On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 16:04:08 -0500, Spehro Pefhany wrote:

>At 12:42 PM 3/18/02 -0800, you wrote:
>
>>As a side note, does anyone else get irritated with the use of 'nF'
>>for caps? I think that I would have noticed a change from 200 uF to
>>0.2 uF. The 200 uF to 200 nF change is a lot harder to spot,
>>especially with my old eyes. :=3D)
>
>I like nF. Gets rid of the 0.xx notation totally, and good riddance.
>22n is much nicer than 0.022uF. I blame resistance to it on NIH
>Euro-phobia.
>

You're probably right about the Euro-phobia but I just don't think in
terms of nF. I find the 0.xx uF notation more readable. If the letters
'n' and 'u' were easier to distinguish (especially on small,
photocopied or smudged schematics), it would be a lot easier.


>I like 4K7 for 4.7K ohms, too.

So do I. I find that the xKx notation improves readability.


Regards, Bob

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