Re: KX3 Display LEDs

Posted by 'DGB' on Jan 03, 2012; 4:52pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/KX3-Display-LEDs-tp7145671p7147354.html

In my life-time career as a Toolmaker/Mfg Eng., a millionth or a mil was
a thousandth (.001) divided by 10 or:

.001/10  =  .0001  (what we called a mil or a tenth)

I worked with those so called mils and sometimes even splitting them!
I'm not clear what is meant by the term "50 mils".

73 Dwight NS9I

On 1/3/2012 8:59 AM, darren McDonald wrote:

> In th UK, once the home of imperial hi, 0.001 of an inch is refered to as a thou (pronounced thowe) meaning thousanth of an inch
> The 50 mil had me scratching my head? (5cm)
> Regards Darren g0ott  
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