Re: gEDA-user: Drawing a schematic with a single-inline resistornetwork

[Dave McGuire <mcguire@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 5, 2007, at 5:50 PM, Jeremy Pedersen wrote:
> That much I know. :-) If I want custom footprints I'll be sure to  
> make 'em. I just wish I could figure out how the heck I can tell  
> how big in "mils" a component is. I don't know where to find sizes  
> of components (data sheet?),

  Packaging information is found in component datasheets, usually  
toward the back.

> and I also (forgive my stupidity) have no idea what a "mil" is. I  
> certainly know what a millimeter is, but what on earth is a "mil"?

  A "mil" is 1/1000 of an inch.

         -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL




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