Convert Foot-pounds/min to Watts
Convert Foot-pounds/min to Watts instantly. 1 Foot-pound per Minute (ft·lb/min) equals 0.0226 Watts (W).
Foot-pounds/min to Watts conversion table
| Foot-pounds/min (ft·lb/min) | Watts (W) |
|---|---|
| 1 ft·lb/min | 0.0226 W |
| 2 ft·lb/min | 0.04519 W |
| 3 ft·lb/min | 0.06779 W |
| 5 ft·lb/min | 0.113 W |
| 10 ft·lb/min | 0.226 W |
| 20 ft·lb/min | 0.4519 W |
| 50 ft·lb/min | 1.1298 W |
| 100 ft·lb/min | 2.2597 W |
| 500 ft·lb/min | 11.2985 W |
| 1,000 ft·lb/min | 22.597 W |
1 Foot-pound per Minute = 0.0226 Watts · multiply Foot-pounds/min by 0.0226
About converting Foot-pounds/min to Watts
Foot-pounds/min (ft·lb/min) and Watts (W) are both units of power, so converting between them is a single multiplication: multiply your Foot-pounds/min figure by 0.0226. Ten Foot-pounds/min comes to 0.226 Watts, and a hundred works out at 2.2597 Watts.
Rule of thumb: going from Foot-pounds/min to Watts divides, so the figure always shrinks — it takes about 44.2537 Foot-pounds/min to make a single Watt. If your answer came out bigger, you have the conversion the wrong way round.
What is a Foot-pound per Minute?
The foot-pound per minute is the raw ingredient horsepower was built from. It is exactly what it says: the work of lifting a pound through a foot, done once a minute. James Watt’s original estimates of what a horse could do were made in these terms, and mechanical horsepower is still formally defined as 33,000 of them — which is why horsepower converts to such an untidy number of watts. On its own the unit is now mostly a teaching device and a fixture of older American engineering texts, appearing where someone wants to show the arithmetic behind a horsepower rating rather than simply quote it.
What is a Watt?
The watt is the SI unit of power — one joule per second — named after James Watt, whose steam-engine improvements did as much as anything to make the idea of power commercially interesting. It measures a rate, not an amount: a watt tells you how fast energy is being moved or converted and says nothing on its own about how much has been used. That is the entire difference between the watts printed on a light bulb and the kilowatt-hours printed on the bill. It is also deliberately universal — the same unit rates a bulb, a loudspeaker, an engine, a laser and a cyclist on a hill.
To put both in perspective: someone climbing stairs steadily works at a few thousand foot-pounds per minute, while an LED bulb bright enough for a room draws about 10 watts.
The converter above updates as you type, and the table lists common values for quick reference. Need the opposite direction? Use the Watts to Foot-pounds/min converter, or browse all Power converters.
Frequently asked questions
How many Watts are in one Foot-pound per Minute?
There are 0.0226 Watts in one Foot-pound per Minute.
How do I convert Foot-pounds/min to Watts?
Multiply the number of Foot-pounds/min by 0.0226. For example, 10 Foot-pounds/min = 0.226 Watts.
What is 100 Foot-pounds/min in Watts?
100 Foot-pounds/min is equal to 2.2597 Watts.
How do I convert Watts to Foot-pounds/min?
Multiply the Watts value by 44.2537 (or divide by 0.0226).
Is this Foot-pounds/min to Watts conversion exact?
The definition is exact — Foot-pounds/min and Watts are both fixed against the same base by international agreement — but the decimal shown here is rounded for readability, because the true ratio does not terminate. For engineering or scientific work, carry more decimal places than this page displays.
What is a Foot-pound per Minute?
The foot-pound per minute is the raw ingredient horsepower was built from. It is exactly what it says: the work of lifting a pound through a foot, done once a minute. James Watt’s original estimates of what a horse could do were made in these terms, and mechanical horsepower is still formally defined as 33,000 of them — which is why horsepower converts to such an untidy number of watts. On its own the unit is now mostly a teaching device and a fixture of older American engineering texts, appearing where someone wants to show the arithmetic behind a horsepower rating rather than simply quote it.
What is a Watt?
The watt is the SI unit of power — one joule per second — named after James Watt, whose steam-engine improvements did as much as anything to make the idea of power commercially interesting. It measures a rate, not an amount: a watt tells you how fast energy is being moved or converted and says nothing on its own about how much has been used. That is the entire difference between the watts printed on a light bulb and the kilowatt-hours printed on the bill. It is also deliberately universal — the same unit rates a bulb, a loudspeaker, an engine, a laser and a cyclist on a hill.