Ignoramus10114 fired this volley in
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strength not an issue


Then one sizes it according to what you want to mount.

I mentioned 2.5x.45 metric... some also use 3 x 0.5mm, but even that's
smaller than 6-32.

If you need to mount through screw insulators (like for mounting a
transistor or a floating-case regulator like an LM-317, you may be hard-
put to find any insulators that will fit even 6-32... metric has more-or-
less filled that market.

Lloyd