Metric Information Guide - Sea-doo Sportster 1998 Operator's Manual

SI* METRIC INFORMATION GUIDE
DESCRIPTION
length .................................................
mass ..................................................
force...................................................
liquid ..................................................
temperature .......................................
pressure .............................................
torque ................................................
land velocity .......................................
navigation velocity..............................
PREFIX
kilo ......................
centi ....................
milli......................
micro ...................
TO CONVERT
in ........................................................
in ........................................................
in² .......................................................
in³ .......................................................
ft ........................................................
oz .......................................................
lb ........................................................
lbf .......................................................
lbf•in..................................................
lbf•ft...................................................
lbf•ft...................................................
PSI .....................................................
imp. oz ...............................................
imp. oz ...............................................
imp. gal ..............................................
imp. gal ..............................................
U.S. oz................................................
U.S. gal...............................................
knot ....................................................
MPH...................................................
Fahrenheit ..........................................
Celsius ...............................................
hp .......................................................
* The international system of units abbreviates SI in all languages.
To obtain the reverse sequence, divide by the given factor.
To convert "millimeters" to "inches", divide by 25.4.
NOTE: Conversion factors are rounded off to 2 decimals for easier use.
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BASE UNITS
PREFIXES
SYMBOL
k .......................
c .......................
m ......................
µ .......................
CONVERSION FACTORS
UNIT
meter ................................
kilogram ............................
newton ..............................
liter ....................................
Celsius ..............................
kilopascal...........................
newton-meter ...................
kilometer per hour.............
knot ...................................
MEANING
one thousand ....................
one hundredth of ..............
one thousandth of.............
one millionth of .................
TO
mm....................................
cm .....................................
cm²....................................
cm³....................................
m .......................................
g ........................................
kg ......................................
N .......................................
N•m ..................................
N•m ..................................
lbf•in.................................
kPa ....................................
U.S. oz...............................
mL .....................................
U.S. gal..............................
L ........................................
mL .....................................
L ........................................
MPH..................................
km / h ................................
Celsius ..............................
Fahrenheit .........................
kW.....................................
SYMBOL
m
kg
N
L
°C
kPa
N•m
km / h
kn
VALUE
1000
0.01
0.001
0.000001
MULTIPLY BY
25.4
2.54
6.45
16.39
0.3
28.35
0.45
4.4
0.11
1.36
12
6.89
0.96
28.41
1.2
4.55
29.57
3.79
1.15
1.61
(°F - 32) ÷ 1.8
(°C x 1.8) + 32
.75