Current Converter

This current converter features 22 units of electrical current, enabling arbitrary conversion between different units. The values are converted in real time and displayed with an accuracy of up to 20 decimal places to guarantee the most precise results possible.

Two Steps to Your Result

Our current converter offers several input fields, each displaying the current unit symbol (for example, A, mA or kA). To change a unit, simply click on the unit symbol and select your preferred measurement from the dropdown menu.

Once you have selected the desired units in the current converter, simply enter the value you want to convert. You can input numbers into any of the available fields. As soon as you enter a value in one field, all other fields will automatically update and display the converted results. Both the entered value and the calculated results are automatically rounded to the predefined number of decimal places.

At the bottom of the current converter, you will find two green buttons. The button on the right resets the converter to its default state. This restores all units, values, and decimal settings to their original configuration. The button on the left clears the current inputs by setting all values to zero, while keeping your selected units and decimal settings unchanged.

Conversion table for current units

Electric current is always specified with a value and the corresponding unit. A conversion table can be used to determine the value of the known current in another unit. For example: How many milliamperes [mA] are in 1 ampere [A]?. In most cases, a conversion table is used to determine the conversion value or calculation method for converting one unit of electrical current into another. However, conversion tables are usually very confusing and difficult for inexperienced users to understand.

The following tool offers a solution to this problem, allowing conversion values and calculation methods to be retrieved directly from the conversion table. The conversion table covers a total of 22 internationally common units of electrical current.

Converting units of electricity in everyday life

There are many units of electrical current that are rarely used in everyday life. These include, for example, hectoampere [hA], deciampere [dA] and statampere [statA]. It is also rather unlikely that conversions will be made between a very small unit of electricity and petaampere [PA]. For this reason, it is not necessary to know all conversion values by heart. However, there are units of current that are used very frequently in everyday life. Examples include ampere [A], kiloampere [kA], and milliampere [mA]. For these units of current, it can be very helpful to know the calculation method and the conversion value by heart.

Converting amperes and milliamps

Converting between amperes [A] and milliamps [mA] is very simple. A conversion factor of 1,000 is used for the calculation. The value in amperes [A] multiplied by 1,000 gives the value in milliamperes [mA]. Dividing the value in milliamperes [mA] by 1,000 gives the value in amperes [A].

• Milliampere [mA] = ampere [A] * 1,000
• Ampere [A] = milliampere [mA] ÷ 1,000

Converting amperes and kiloamperes

Amperes [A] and kiloamperes [kA] belong to the metric system of units, which makes conversion very easy. A conversion value of 1,000 is used for the calculation. The value in kiloamperes [kA] multiplied by 1,000 gives the value in amperes [A]. Dividing the value in amperes [A] by 1,000 gives the value in kiloamperes [kA].

• Amperes [A] = kiloamperes [kA] * 1,000
• Kiloamperes [kA] = amperes [A] ÷ 1,000

Converting amperes and megaamperes

The prefix "mega" comes from the decimal system and is based on a power of ten with a value of 10⁶. This value can be used to convert between amperes [A] and megaamperes [MA]. The value in megaamperes [MA] multiplied by 10⁶ gives the value in amperes [A]. Dividing the value in amperes [A] by 10⁶ gives the value in megaamperes [MA].

• Ampere [A] = megaampere [MA] * 10⁶
• Megaampere [MA] = ampere [A] ÷ 10⁶

Converting megaamperes and kiloamperes

While the prefix "mega" corresponds to a value of 10⁶, "kilo" stands for a value of 10³. A megaampere [MA] is therefore a thousand times greater than a kiloampere [kA] at the same time representing the conversion factor. The value in megaamperes [MA] multiplied by 1,000 gives the value in kiloamperes [kA]. Dividing the value in kiloamperes [kA] by 1,000 gives the value in megaamperes [MA].

• Kiloampere [kA] = megaampere [MA] * 1,000
• Megaampere [MA] = kiloampere [kA] ÷ 1,000