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Enter your value above to convert watts to erg/second units or vice versa.
Real-World Examples
The Uses of Watts to Erg/Second units Conversion
Modern watt-based power figures often need to be converted into ergs per second when comparing against microscopic physics or CGS-based astrophysics research.
Translating Modern Instrument Watts to CGS Energy Rates
Astrophysics researchers who know a modern instrument's electrical power rating in watts convert it into ergs per second to compare directly against stellar luminosity figures reported in older CGS-based literature.
Scaling Detector Power Specs to Particle Interaction Rates
Physicists who know a detector's electrical power draw in watts convert it into ergs per second to compare against a microscopic particle interaction's measured energy release rate.
Checking Calibration Standards Against Micro-Scale Sensors
Lab engineers who know a calibration standard's power in watts convert it into ergs per second to compare against an ultra-sensitive micro-scale sensor's rated detection threshold.
Quick Reference
Comprehensive Conversion Table
Our quick table gives you instant results, so you don't have to calculate these common values manually.
| Conversion | Formula | Result (erg/s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 W to erg/s | 1 × 10000000.0 | 10,000,000.00 erg/s |
| 2 W to erg/s | 2 × 10000000.0 | 20,000,000.00 erg/s |
| 3 W to erg/s | 3 × 10000000.0 | 30,000,000.00 erg/s |
| 5 W to erg/s | 5 × 10000000.0 | 50,000,000.00 erg/s |
| 10 W to erg/s | 10 × 10000000.0 | 100,000,000.00 erg/s |
| 20 W to erg/s | 20 × 10000000.0 | 200,000,000.00 erg/s |
| 50 W to erg/s | 50 × 10000000.0 | 500,000,000.00 erg/s |
| 100 W to erg/s | 100 × 10000000.0 | 1,000,000,000.00 erg/s |
| 500 W to erg/s | 500 × 10000000.0 | 5,000,000,000.00 erg/s |
Got Questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
What's a quick way to size up what 1 watt means in erg/second units?
It helps to know that 1 watt comes out to roughly 1e+07 erg/second units, which puts the size of a single watt into perspective against the erg/second.
How many watts make up 1 erg/second?
It takes exactly 1e-07 watts to equal 1 erg/second, a ratio worth knowing when working at the microscopic physics and CGS-unit scientific research scale.
Why is microscopic energy release measured in ergs per second?
Ergs per second gives a fine enough scale to describe the tiny energy rates involved in microscopic particle interactions or faint astronomical sources, where a watt-based figure would involve awkward tiny decimals.
Is an erg per second a large or small fraction of a watt?
An extremely small fraction. It takes 10 million ergs per second to equal just 1 watt, since 1 erg per second equals only 0.0000001 watts.