18 Jul
2000
18 Jul
'00
9:48 a.m.
By
"turned pin" you mean as in turned on a machine lathe, correct?
Exactly. I mean the type of socket where each pin is machines from a
metal rod (I assume) with a little spring contact inside the top of each
pin. As opposed to the 'formed pin' type where the contacts are made by
folding a strip of metal.
We just call these "machined" pins
here... always a joy to
Yes. I've seen that usage in some American books, and it _is_ the same
type of socket.