@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agoeverything actually important is already metriclemmy.worldimagemessage-square213fedilinkarrow-up1825
arrow-up1825imageeverything actually important is already metriclemmy.world@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square213fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoExcept in electronics. Everything is still .1 inch headers. We invented too many electronics and it’s stuck now.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year 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?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoNot all of it though. Like JST plugs, barrel connectors, breadboard pin spacing, etc.
Except in electronics. Everything is still .1 inch headers. We invented too many electronics and it’s stuck now.
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?
Not all of it though. Like JST plugs, barrel connectors, breadboard pin spacing, etc.