And it probably has its origin in Latin. I do know that "one thousand" in the Spanish language is "un mil" when speaking of quantities. However, it is "Kilo" when speaking of weights and measures. Strange.
de Milt, N5IA -----Original Message----- From: Bud Morin Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 10:50 PM To: Elecraft Discussion Group Subject: [Elecraft] Fwd: Re: KX3 Display LEDs 1 mm = 1 millimeter = 1000th of a meter 1 mA = 1 milliampere = 1000th of an Ampere 1 mW = 1 milliwatt = 1000th of a Watt 1 mT = 1 millitesla = 1000th of a Tesla 1 mil (shorthand) = 1 milli-inch = 1000th of an inch This "mil" has nothing to do with "million" 73, Bud Morin, K9ZT -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Display LEDs Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:20:09 -0500 From: Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com> Reply-To: d...@w3fpr.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Unfortunately, one has to be cautious of common "technical slang" in an international community. Yes, common in US machinist's talk is for a 'mil' to equal 0.001 inch. I am not certain of the origin and even though I looked it up at Wikipedia, I still don't have any answer to why 'thou' is equal to 'mil' (even though I use and understand that unit myself). 73, Don W3FPR On 1/3/2012 12:05 AM, Matt Maguire wrote: > Here a "mil" is ovbiously not referring to a millimetre, otherwise the > LEDs are sticking up 5cm! So, I did a google search, and discovered that > in the Imperial measurement system, it can also refer to one thousandth of > an inch (0.0254mm). > > That means 50 mils = 1.27mm, which makes much more sense. You learn > something every day :-) > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4721 - Release Date: 01/03/12 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
