pic microcontroller discussion list wrote:
>>> PS: Olin - 1mF???  Isn't that just 1000uF?
>>
>> The "m" stands for "milli" meaning 1/1000 and the "u" for "micro"
>> meaning 1/1000000.  In engineering notation, one tries to keep the
>
> Try telling this to parts suppliers, electronics ans schematical
> texts, and, well, everywhere really.

I overheard one of my colleagues ordering some 47uF caps from a well known
distributor's call centre with little success, eventually saying "No,
MICRO, it looks like a small letter 'u'"...

I'll be charitable, assume it was a new employee at the distributors, and
not name the company :-)

IME, in the UK, pF,nF and uF are widely used, mF is rarely used.  It
doesn't help that 100uF is sometimes called '100 muff', which could equally
be 100 mF!

Nigel

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