[GreenKeys] teletype...Whhhyyy?!

[Jim Haynes]

Teletype normally used the fine-thread standard hardware such as
6-40, 8-36, 10-32.  Better quality.  If you are building precision
machinery you want more threads per inch, especially if you are screwing
into fairly thin metal.

On Fri, 30 Dec 2022, W2HX wrote:

> 
> It is like they intentionally went out of their way to make things
> difficult.  I am looking at simple screw standoff that hold the rear
> terminal strips in place on a 28ASR. What is the thread? Looks like 6-32 to
> me, no problem. Wait? No, it is 6-40 thread! Whhhhyy!?
>