Watt (W)
The watt is the SI unit of power and describes the rate of energy transfer or consumption.
History: the watt is named after James Watt and is the SI unit of power.
Quickly convert watts to mechanical horsepower without lookup tables or manual math.
This page is focused on converting watts to mechanical horsepower. Type a number into the first field and the result appears immediately in the second field.
Example: 1 W = 0.0013410221 hp. Conversion formula: result = value × 1 / 745.69987158227.
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The watt is the SI unit of power and describes the rate of energy transfer or consumption.
History: the watt is named after James Watt and is the SI unit of power.
Mechanical horsepower is used in the United States and the United Kingdom for engines and machines.
History: James Watt mechanical horsepower became an Anglo-American measure for machine power.
Enter a value in the Watt field. The converter applies the formula "result = value × 1 / 745.69987158227" and immediately shows the result in mechanical horsepower.
1 W = 0.0013410221 hp.
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