Er James, as an Englishman, can I correct you there.
The units used are actually "Imperial" and not "English"...8-))

We English have been using the Metric units for quite a few years now.
<BIG GRIN>




> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Jackson [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 5:12 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [DC] Doubt
>
> The resistors and capacitors that have that designation - 0603, 0805 -
> refer
> to English units - and are like .060" x .030" or .080" by .050".
>
> HOWEVER!!
>
> I have noticed that many companies are switching over to the metric
> system,
> and this includes renaming the discrete nomenclature.
>
> There ARE - I believe a couple that translate to metric - and are 0805 and
> 0603. I think. (I would have to research this - and right now, I am doing
> this from memory.)
>
> So - be careful - and do not generalize - but generally speaking... <grin>
> it's in English units - and not metric.
>
> Regards,
>
> James Jackson
> Oztronics
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karthik, P.V.S. (IE03x)" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 10:38 AM
> Subject: [DC] Doubt
>
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have a doubt. It may be a very small one. I would like to know what
> the
> > sizes 0603, 0805 etc etc specify?
> > Does 0603 mean that the size of that discrete component is .6mm x .3mm ?
> > Likewise is 0805  0.8mm x 0.5mm ?
> >
> >
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