Re: Capacitor terminology

[brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>]

At 12:16 2/17/98 MST, Alex wrote:
> Question - Why was mmf used instead of pf.
> -
> Since I am older than Palmer, I will answer.
> pico had not been invented yet.
Thought Alex might be amused by this:

Capacitance:..."The farad is too large a unit for
radio or electrical work; hence the microfarad...
and the micromicrofarad...are commonly used."

Picofarad: "Obsolete term for micromicrofarad."

Electronics Dictionary, Cooke & Markus, McGraw-Hill, 1945


brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK