From: kr-lund@nogarbage.online.no   
      
   Doug_M wrote:   
      
   > Mark Whitlock wrote:   
   >   
   >>That would be micro seconds as opposed to milli seconds.   
   >>..5ms is .0005 seconds   35us   is .000035 seconds.   
   >>   
   >>Like Mike says ,ramped seek ,but this was ususlly 10us. When the   
   >>hardware saw this it could reduce pulse current after the first step   
   >>change pulse timing ,and not reapply holding current until it reached   
   >>its final position. This could speed up seeks by a factor of 5 if you   
   >>had to move more than 30 cyls.   
   >>   Sorry ,not a big cpm'er   
   >>                  Mark Whitlock.   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   > Mark and Mike, thanks for the explanations.  If I have this right, 35us   
   > is .0035ms?   
   no, 35us is .035ms and .000035s   
      
   us should really be µs, µ (the Greek lowercase letter mu (my), its their   
   m but since m is already used... it which stands for micro, one millionth).   
      
   Knut   
      
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