How to Convert Foot-Pounds to Watts
- 1). Convert foot-pounds to its SI equivalent units, joules. It is generally accepted that 1 foot-pound is equal to 1.356 joules. Multiply this value by the number of foot-pounds to convert them to joules.
- 2). Determine the time period that the work is being done and, if necessary, convert this time to seconds. There are 86,400 seconds in a day, 604,800 seconds in a week and 31,556,926 seconds in a year. Use these values to convert your time period to seconds.
- 3). Divide the amount of joules by the time period in seconds. This is the amount of watts.
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