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| TimFox:
In the King James translation, Matthew 18:6 "But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea." An example of English usage for millstones. |
| Bud:
--- Quote from: pcprogrammer on February 18, 2023, 03:56:45 pm --- --- Quote from: tggzzz on February 18, 2023, 03:19:15 pm ---When I read the title, my presumption was that it would be about defects when soldering SMD components. --- End quote --- I was wondering too what it was about. Read just a couple of lines and thought "Ah well it is yet another one of those" --- End quote --- It is called Tombstone effect, when SMT components lifted off on one side and stands vertically on the other pad like a tombstone on a grave. |
| tggzzz:
--- Quote from: pcprogrammer on February 18, 2023, 03:56:45 pm --- --- Quote from: tggzzz on February 18, 2023, 03:19:15 pm ---BTW, pcprogrammer has spotted the meaning of "millstoning", even though it is used in an odd way. Maybe people around him have frequently used that terminology. --- End quote --- Nope. It is just due to the dutch expression that I made the link. --- End quote --- But it is a standard English idiom too, as TimFox noted. I wouldn't have spotted the Biblical reference, but it probably explains the common usage. --- Quote --- --- Quote from: tggzzz on February 18, 2023, 03:19:15 pm ---When I read the title, my presumption was that it would be about defects when soldering SMD components. --- End quote --- I was wondering too what it was about. Read just a couple of lines and thought "Ah well it is yet another one of those" --- End quote --- I saw faringdon, presumed "another one", saw the title, hoped maybe not... And as Bud noted, tombstoning is the "correct" idiom for PCBs. |
| PlainName:
--- Quote ---And as Bud noted, tombstoning is the "correct" idiom for PCBs. --- End quote --- But it could have been a new 'thing'. Perhaps accidentally soldered to an adjacent part, hence millstoning that. Seems unlikely he would know of an industry term than no-one else does, though. |
| tggzzz:
--- Quote from: PlainName on February 18, 2023, 04:46:44 pm --- --- Quote ---And as Bud noted, tombstoning is the "correct" idiom for PCBs. --- End quote --- But it could have been a new 'thing'. Perhaps accidentally soldered to an adjacent part, hence millstoning that. Seems unlikely he would know of an industry term than no-one else does, though. --- End quote --- Far too many technical neologisms are for invalid reasons, e.g. * ignorance of the subject, leading to triumphant reinvention of an old concept with a new name. Especially w.r.t. software * marketing wank, which tries to make something known to be (sub)standard seem new and wonderful |
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