Re: BlueDisk Controller Re-released

[Roger Johnstone <news2006@roger.geek.nz>]

In <mt-dnWz38cojZ1DenZ2dnUVZ_tadnZ2d@comcast.com> Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> Michael J. Mahon wrote:
>> Laine Houghton wrote:
>> 
>>> "David Wilson" <mcs6502@gmail.com> wrote in message 
>>> 1137205694.257384.294360@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com">news:1137205694.257384.294360@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>>> Warren Ernst wrote:
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>>>> I was interested to read that the BlueDisk kit on Ebay (Item number:
>>>> 5854040050) has twelve hundred and six surface mount components. 
>>>> This seems somewhat high...
>>>>
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>>>
>>> 1206: means 0.12"x0.06" 
>> 
>> 
>> I though it was 12mm x 6mm...
> 
> And I was wrong!  Thanks for enlightening me!  ;-)
> 
> -michael

There are both metric and Imperial size codes, with absolutely no way to 
tell them apart. Clever, huh? Note that a metric size code of 1206 means 
1.2mm by 0.6mm, not 12 x 6mm.

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