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What is a Current Converter?
An electric current converter is a tool that converts between units of electric current such as amperes, milliamperes, microamperes, and kiloamperes. It is essential for electrical engineering, electronics design, and circuit analysis where different current scales are used.
How to Convert Current Units
Select the current unit you want to convert from and the target unit using the dropdown menus. Enter your value in the input field and the converter instantly calculates the equivalent current. Use quick links for common conversions like amps to milliamps.
Current Conversion Formulas
History of Current Measurement
The ampere is named after André-Marie Ampère, who demonstrated electromagnetic interactions between current-carrying wires in 1820. The modern ampere definition, adopted in 2019, is based on the elementary charge. The abampere and biot are CGS units equal to 10 amperes.
About This Current Converter
This electric current converter supports 14 units including ampere, milliampere, microampere, kiloampere, nanoampere, abampere, biot, statampere, and gilbert. It covers SI, CGS electromagnetic, and CGS electrostatic current units.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I convert amps to milliamps?
Multiply the ampere value by 1000 to get milliamperes. For example, 0.5 A × 1000 = 500 mA.
What is the difference between amps and milliamps?
An ampere (A) is the SI base unit of electric current. A milliampere (mA) is one-thousandth of an ampere. Small electronics typically draw milliamps, while household appliances draw amps.
How many microamps are in one amp?
One ampere equals 1,000,000 microamperes (µA). Microamperes are used to measure very small currents in sensors and low-power circuits.
What is an abampere?
An abampere (also called a biot) is a CGS electromagnetic unit of current equal to 10 amperes. It was used in older scientific literature before SI units became standard.
What is a gilbert used for?
The gilbert is a CGS unit of magnetomotive force, not strictly a current unit. It equals approximately 0.7958 amperes and is sometimes encountered in magnetic circuit calculations.
Metric Conversion Factor Tables for Current Converter
| Units to convert | Multiply By The Number | Convert as Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Ampere (A) | 1000 | Milliampere (mA) |
| Ampere (A) | 1000000 | Microampere (µA) |
| Ampere (A) | 0.001 | Kiloampere (kA) |
| Ampere (A) | 0.1 | Abampere (abA) |
| Ampere (A) | 0.1 | Biot (Bi) |
| Ampere (A) | 1.25664 | Gilbert (Gi) |
| Milliampere (mA) | 0.001 | Ampere (A) |
| Milliampere (mA) | 1000 | Microampere (µA) |
| Microampere (µA) | 0.000001 | Ampere (A) |
| Microampere (µA) | 0.001 | Milliampere (mA) |
| Kiloampere (kA) | 1000 | Ampere (A) |
| Abampere (abA) | 10 | Ampere (A) |
| Biot (Bi) | 10 | Ampere (A) |
| Statampere (statA) | 3.33564e-10 | Ampere (A) |
| Gilbert (Gi) | 0.795775 | Ampere (A) |
Currentconverters & it's abbreviations
| Unit | Abbreviation | Unit | Abbreviation | Unit | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ampere | A | kiloampere | kA | milliampere | mA |
| microampere | µA | nanoampere | nA | picoampere | pA |
| abampere | abA | biot | Bi | statampere | statA |
| EMU of current | EMU | ESU of current | ESU | CGS e.m. unit | CGS e.m. |
| CGS e.s. unit | CGS e.s. | gilbert | Gi |
Complete list of Current conversion units and its conversion.
- 1 ampere [A] = 1000 milliampere [mA]
amps to milliamps → - 1 ampere [A] = 1000000 microampere [µA]
amps to microamps → - 1 ampere [A] = 0.001 kiloampere [kA]
amps to kiloamps →
- 1 ampere [A] = 1e9 nanoampere [nA]
A to nA → - 1 milliampere [mA] = 0.001 ampere [A]
milliamps to amps → - 1 milliampere [mA] = 1000 microampere [µA]
mA to µA →
- 1 abampere [abA] = 10 ampere [A]
abA to amps → - 1 biot [Bi] = 10 ampere [A]
biot to amps → - 1 statampere [statA] = 3.33564e-10 ampere [A]
statA to amps →
- 1 ampere [A] = 0.1 abampere [abA]
A to abA → - 1 ampere [A] = 0.1 biot [Bi]
A to biot → - 1 ampere [A] = 1.25664 gilbert [Gi]
A to gilbert →
- 1 microampere [µA] = 0.000001 ampere [A]
microamps to amps → - 1 microampere [µA] = 0.001 milliampere [mA]
µA to mA → - 1 kiloampere [kA] = 1000 ampere [A]
kiloamps to amps →
- 1 gilbert [Gi] = 0.795775 ampere [A]
gilbert to amps →