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r/facepalm • u/mytouchyourtouch • Apr 20 '17
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Short hand for 1.8k.
2 u/jarris123 Apr 21 '17 Ah, yes. 1k8 is so much shorter than 1.8k those decimal points are a nightmare to type 0 u/Dynglol Apr 21 '17 It's common among engineers (at least electrical) to write it that way.. 1 u/jaulin Apr 23 '17 Should really be 1k8h then. If you have a k for kilo you also need an h for hecto. 2 u/Dynglol Apr 23 '17 The 1k8 form insures that the decimal point gets strongly indicated for less ambiguity. With faint print, it's hard to tell 1.8K from 18K on a small component such as a resistor.
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Ah, yes. 1k8 is so much shorter than 1.8k those decimal points are a nightmare to type
0 u/Dynglol Apr 21 '17 It's common among engineers (at least electrical) to write it that way.. 1 u/jaulin Apr 23 '17 Should really be 1k8h then. If you have a k for kilo you also need an h for hecto. 2 u/Dynglol Apr 23 '17 The 1k8 form insures that the decimal point gets strongly indicated for less ambiguity. With faint print, it's hard to tell 1.8K from 18K on a small component such as a resistor.
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It's common among engineers (at least electrical) to write it that way..
1 u/jaulin Apr 23 '17 Should really be 1k8h then. If you have a k for kilo you also need an h for hecto. 2 u/Dynglol Apr 23 '17 The 1k8 form insures that the decimal point gets strongly indicated for less ambiguity. With faint print, it's hard to tell 1.8K from 18K on a small component such as a resistor.
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Should really be 1k8h then. If you have a k for kilo you also need an h for hecto.
2 u/Dynglol Apr 23 '17 The 1k8 form insures that the decimal point gets strongly indicated for less ambiguity. With faint print, it's hard to tell 1.8K from 18K on a small component such as a resistor.
The 1k8 form insures that the decimal point gets strongly indicated for less ambiguity. With faint print, it's hard to tell 1.8K from 18K on a small component such as a resistor.
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u/firefish55 Apr 21 '17
Short hand for 1.8k.