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| Alex Eisenhut:
A lot of things have odd names if you look too closely. Why is a vacuum tube grid called a grid? This is a grid But a vacuum tube grid looks like this So, why isn't it called a fence? |
| HwAoRrDk:
I think in that case grid is an abbreviation of "gridiron". With the definition of gridiron being "a frame of parallel bars or beams, typically in two sets forming a grid". |
| Whales:
--- Quote from: gnuarm on November 05, 2022, 03:27:18 am ---So, I'm a bit lost from the original post. What exactly does "brick nogging" mean? Is it just any SMD connector? --- End quote --- I'm not sure of the definition I saw earlier in this topic (of being a PNP SMD part). I thought "brick nogging" referred to breakaway parts like this: Notice the little brick-shaped sections that can be cut away? My other favourite translation on LCSC is "Lying", eg "50mA 12V SPST Lying Round Button Plugin Tactile Switches ROHS". No it's not a phonetic English spelling of a Chinese name being used as a brand name. No it doesn't mean the part specs are false. It means it's a right angle part, like a right-angle PCB-mount slide switch. |
| Whales:
Hmm, a search of LCSC for "brick nogging" seems to defeat both my theory and the previous PnP theory. - Both SMD and through-hole parts have it in their description. - Both PnP-able and non-PnPable parts have it. - Even tactile switches are labelled with brick nogging Maybe any part that has one line of pins (eg flat flex connector) or multiple parallel lines of pins (eg 2-row headers, tactile buttons) is "brick nogging"? Exclusions include parts with lines of pins in non-parallel directions (such as LQFP). A bit odd. |
| amyk:
--- Quote from: Whales on November 06, 2022, 12:23:57 am ---My other favourite translation on LCSC is "Lying", eg "50mA 12V SPST Lying Round Button Plugin Tactile Switches ROHS". No it's not a phonetic English spelling of a Chinese name being used as a brand name. No it doesn't mean the part specs are false. It means it's a right angle part, like a right-angle PCB-mount slide switch. --- End quote --- That was probably something like "lying down". |
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