(Friday 5 June, 2015)

Here are some handy conversions…

WEIGHTS & MEASURES

METRIC
Linear Measure
10 millimetres …………. 1 centimetre
10 centimetres ………. 1 decimetre
10 decimetres ……… 1 metre
10 metres ………. 1 decametre
10 decametres …….. 1 hectometre
10 hectometres ………. 1 kilometre
Liquid Measure
10 millilitres …… 1 centilitre
10 centilitres ……….. 1 decilitre
10 decilitres ………… 1 litre
10 litres ……… 1 decalitre
10 decalitres ………. 1 hectolitre
10 hectolitres ………. 1 kilolitre
Square Measure
100 sq. millimetres ……. 1 sq. centimetre
100 sq. centimetres …… 1 sq. decimetre
100 sq. decimetres …… 1 sq. metre
100 sq. metres ….. 1 sq. decametre
100 sq. decametres ……….. 1 sq. hectometre
100 sq. hectometres ….. 1 sq. kilometre
Weights
10 milligrams ……… 1 centigram
10 centigrams ………. 1 decigram
10 decigrams ……… 1 gram
10 grams …….. 1 decagram
10 decagrams ……….. 1 hectogram
10 hectograms ……….. 1 kilogram
100 kilograms ……….. 1 quintal
10 quintals …………. 1 tonne

 

TYRE PRESSURE
psi/in2 = kPa kPa = psi/in2
25 = 172.36 155 = 22.98
26 = 179.26 160 = 23.2
27 = 186.16 165 = 23.93
28 = 193.05 170 = 24.66
29 = 199.95 175 = 25.38
30 = 206.84 180 = 26.11
31 = 213.74 185 = 26.83
32 = 220.63 190 = 27.56
33 = 227.53 195 = 28.28
34 = 234.42 200 = 29.00
35 = 241.31 205 = 29.73
40 = 275.60

ENGINE CAPACITY
Kilowatt = 1.34 horsepower
1 horsepower = 0.746kf
HP = kw kw = HP
50 37.3 60 80.4
100 74.6 80 107.2
150 111.9 100 134
200 149.2 120 160.8
250 186.5 140 187.6
300 223.8 160 214.4
250 261.1 180 241.2
400 298.4 200 268
450 335.56 220 295.02
500 372.85 240 321.84
550 410.13 260 348.66