Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Metric vs. US/Imperial Date: 21 Oct 2026 14:00:35 GMT Lines: 19 Message-ID: References: <18df0d1075e60834$2732$2693458$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <6ad3783b$0$7098$426a34cc@news.free.fr> <18df56f2b859344d$1690$25751$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <11b2c82$vg3b$1@news.xmission.com> <20261018145916@news.eternal-september.org> <11b37e5$1dsuc$10@dont-email.me> <11b6fkm$2jehe$2@dont-email.me> <11b72b2$222bd$1@news1.tnib.de> <11b7q15$305dq$14@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 6p4Wbw+jX3UMUb0+A20uagBVMEl1ye7wJCI1a0Mq1q20vhxj30 Cancel-Lock: sha1:CeYx//qM2i4Zgcwrg+NW1e1IBZw= sha256:ahYFrI1fYcngfQNUI1eqy6YlIJ99xRcYNwmU7OFUvgw= User-Agent: Pan/0.165 (Kostiantynivka) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:94490 On Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:21:32 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote: > On 2026-10-21 04:31, rbowman wrote: >> On Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:18:44 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote: >> >>> I don't think anyone knows what the "2032" part even means. >>> I didn't myself until recently, when I started correlating it with the >>> numbers on other sizes of batteries (plus a bit of work with a >>> measuring tape). >> >> You figure it out when you find you have a 2032 but really need a 2012, >> 2016, 2020, or 2025. > > But it doesn't matter that much, does it? The holder may actually be > able to hold a variety of sizes. Voltage is the same. Slight variation > on capability. I've never seen a holder that can accept another size. I think some can stack two 2016s but its to get a higher voltage than a 2032.