Help converting inch pounds to foot punds

[Banjorear]

0 - 400 / 0 - 900 / 0 - 1,650 in-lbs.

Here are the specs. Would like help converting them to ft. lbs.

Thanks.

 

[Boiler]

divide by twelve

 

[Banjorear]

divide by twelve

Thanks. I was multiplying by .0832. Seemed low, but I guess it is what it is.

 

[k p]

Thanks. I was multiplying by .0832. Seemed low, but I guess it is what it is.

Dividing by 12 and multiplying by .0832 gives you the exact same answer...

 

[Rico.]

divide by twelve

Exactly... 12 inches in a foot...


12 lbin = 1 lbft
24 lbin = 2 lbft
36 lbin = 3 lbft

and so on...

 

[chillrich]

http://www.belknaptools.com/support-library/torque-conversion-calculator/

 

[OxJaw]

1/12=.083

 

[Banjorear]

Dividing by 12 and multiplying by .0832 gives you the exact same answer...

Not disputing the formula, my answer just seemed low. That's all.

 

[pepi]

go here

http://www.convertunits.com/from/inch-pound/to/foot+pounds

 

[Stuey]

In the future, you can always use Google, and I don't mean that sarcastically.

"400 inch lbs in foot lbs" gives you the answer right answer right on top.

https://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=400+inch+lbs+in+foot+lbs

You just have to remember to type out "inch," otherwise you get a list of conversion sites that require extra clicks and steps to get an answer.

You could also use Wolfram Alpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=400+in-lbs+in+ft-lbs

 

[JazRedGT]

If you have a smart phone there is a real good ap for conversions. ConvertPad. I use it at work all the time.

 

[Banjorear]

In the future, you can always use Google, and I don't mean that sarcastically.

"400 inch lbs in foot lbs" gives you the answer right answer right on top.

https://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=400+inch+lbs+in+foot+lbs

You just have to remember to type out "inch," otherwise you get a list of conversion sites that require extra clicks and steps to get an answer.

You could also use Wolfram Alpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=400+in-lbs+in+ft-lbs

Funny, that's were I found the formula. Just didn't seem right, but after thinking about it some more, it made sense.

Thanks all.

 

[Stuey]

Funny, that's were I found the formula. Just didn't seem right, but after thinking about it some more, it made sense.

Thanks all.

When conversions don't seem right, I pull out a pen and paper and attack them manually.

In this case, for 400 inch-pounds, I would have multiplied by 1 foot/ 12 inches.

1 foot and 12 inches is the same, so it's technically only "multiplying by 1."

This would bee 400/12 inch-foot-pounds/inch,

Which ends up being 33.333 foot-pounds, after the inch/inch cancels out as 1.

Breaking up the units and multiplying by a conversion factor (1 foot / 12 inches) is a little slower, but simpler because you're working on one unit at a time.

If my manual conversion matches up with online calculators, I know I can trust the calculators for future conversions.