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In Reply to: Gold over silver! posted by Odyno on February 23, 2007 at 06:00:51:
Hi.For contacts, the best is gold plated to avoid corrosion due to oxidation. Therefore we haveplugs, jacks, lugs, pins all gold plated.
Silver is a better electrical conductor than gold, but oxides easily, so gold plated on the silver surface to avoid corrosion due to oxidation.
That's why all my DIY pure Ag ICs & power cords are built air-tight
to prevent the silver wires inside from tarnishing. Done properly, no goldplating on the silver conductors so far needed.I auditioned a pair European brandname gold on silver interconnects,
not bad sounding but it tagged for a staggering USD4,000!
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Follow Ups
- Silver tarnishes, but gold doesn't. - cheap-Jack 08:11:49 02/23/07 (3)
- Re: Silver tarnishes, but gold doesn't. - Mike B. 09:50:29 02/23/07 (2)
- But they rely on a wiping contact action. - clifff 10:37:04 02/23/07 (1)
- Re: But they rely on a wiping contact action. - Mike B. 11:30:35 02/23/07 (0)
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