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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•30 days agoExcept in electronics. Everything is still .1 inch headers. We invented too many electronics and it’s stuck now.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•29 days agoNot all of it though. Like JST plugs, barrel connectors, breadboard pin spacing, etc.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•29 days agoIt is also annoying that the electronics industry prefers the term “mil” for 1 thousands of an inch. Why not use “thou” like machinist use?
Except in electronics. Everything is still .1 inch headers. We invented too many electronics and it’s stuck now.
Not all of it though. Like JST plugs, barrel connectors, breadboard pin spacing, etc.
It is also annoying that the electronics industry prefers the term “mil” for 1 thousands of an inch. Why not use “thou” like machinist use?