Kiloamp

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Meaning

Kiloamps (kA) are a unit of current 1,000 times larger than the SI Unit; the Amp.

About Kiloamps

Kiloamps are shortened to kA with a lower case k and an upper case A.

Kilo means one thousand so there are 1,000 Amps in a kiloamp.

Converting to Kiloamps

Unit	To convert	Kiloamps
1 megaamp (1MA)	Convert to kiloamps x103	1x103kA
1 kiloamp (1kA)	Convert to kiloamps x1	1kA
1 Amp (1A)	Convert to kiloamps x10-3	1x10-3kA
1 milliamp 1(mA)	Convert to kiloamps x10-6	1x10-6kA
1 microamp 1(µA)	Convert to kiloamps x10-9	1x10-9kA
1 nanoamp 1(nA)	Convert to kiloamps x10-12	1x10-12kA