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minus-squareflying_gel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·4 months agoA millimeter i.e a thousands of a meter.
minus-squareThreeme2189@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·4 months ago5 mm isn’t ‘just over 0.1 mm’. That can’t be right.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoWell, it depends on your margin of error.
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 months agoIn the design and manufacture of PCBs (aka circuit boards) a “mil” is a one thousandth of an inch, so it makes sense that’s what is being used in this context. Also the maths check out: 0.005 inches is equal to aprox 0.12mm, “just over 0.1mm”.
A millimeter i.e a thousands of a meter.
5 mm isn’t ‘just over 0.1 mm’. That can’t be right.
Well, it depends on your margin of error.
In the design and manufacture of PCBs (aka circuit boards) a “mil” is a one thousandth of an inch, so it makes sense that’s what is being used in this context.
Also the maths check out: 0.005 inches is equal to aprox 0.12mm, “just over 0.1mm”.