Convert Milliwatts to Ergs per Second
Convert Milliwatts (mW) to Ergs per Second (erg/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
erg/s = mW × 10000
About Milliwatts
A milliwatt (mW) is 10⁻³ W - the power scale of consumer wireless communications. Wi-Fi access points transmit at 100 mW (20 dBm); mobile phones peak at up to 1,000 mW. A laser pointer emits 1-5 mW; an LED indicator 10 mW; Bluetooth Classic peaks at 100 mW. Standby power implications: 1 mW × 10⁹ devices × 1 year = 8,760 MWh - enough to power a small town, underscoring why milliwatt standby matters at scale. 1 mW = 10⁻³ W.
About Ergs per Second
An erg per second (erg/s) is the CGS unit of power - exactly 10⁻⁷ W. Despite SI adoption, erg/s persists in astrophysics: the Sun's total luminosity is 3.828 × 10³³ erg/s; a peak supernova radiates ~10⁴³ erg/s - more power than the Sun emits over its 10-billion-year lifetime. X-ray binaries, active galactic nuclei, and neutron star accretion rates are catalogued in erg/s across decades of archival literature. 1 erg/s = 10⁻⁷ W.
Quick Reference Table
| Milliwatts (mW) | Ergs per Second (erg/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 mW | 10000 erg/s |
| 2 mW | 20000 erg/s |
| 5 mW | 50000 erg/s |
| 10 mW | 100000 erg/s |
| 25 mW | 250000 erg/s |
| 50 mW | 500000 erg/s |
| 100 mW | 1000000 erg/s |