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I'm afraid we've been bamboozled(lemmy.world)

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marcos@lemmy.world
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your track widths and PCB dimensions will be in millimetres

Not milli-inches? Is this a UK thing or have PCB design evolve since I last touched it?

Anyway, milli-inches is one of the funniest unities I’ve used.

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Bob@feddit.nl
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We call them thou.

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moody@lemmings.world
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Or mils

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Kaboom@reddthat.com
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Yeah, thou is industry standard. Never heard of mili inches

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Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Yeah, even though that unit is a thousandth of an inch, it’s called mils rather than milli-inches.

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milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
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Dost thou indeed?

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Bob@feddit.nl
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Beware he who thous the thou.

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