banana plug question

pitdogg2
pitdogg2 Posts: 25,572
edited August 2010 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
Just to pick the collective brain power out here on the forum.

All things being equal which banana would be better?

Gold plated
silver plated
or Rhodium plated

and why would you pick one over the other?

Thanks for the input
Ivan
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  • ShinAce
    ShinAce Posts: 1,194
    edited August 2010
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    Just to pick the collective brain power out here on the forum.

    All things being equal which banana would be better?

    Gold plated
    silver plated
    or Rhodium plated

    and why would you pick one over the other?

    Thanks for the input
    Ivan

    I prefer plantains!

    Not a fan of gold plating, or silver plating. I'm not sure about rhodium, but I probably don't want it for the same reasons.

    I want the connector to be the same metal through and through. Nickel alloy, something like that. I'm just not a fan of copper, plated in nickel, plated in zinc, plated in gold, touching gold, plating zinc, plating nickel, plating copper.

    I scored some of these at a surplus store way back when. Awesome build quality as the banana has a smooth, yet stiff spring action(not those crappy mini leaves that break off):
    http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=3257-ND
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2010
    Just the opposite here, I prefer silver or gold plated copper body. Vampire makes a very affordable copper alloy nanner, but for a pure copper nanner, expect to pay a lot more.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,649
    edited August 2010
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    Just to pick the collective brain power out here on the forum.

    All things being equal which banana would be better?

    Gold plated
    silver plated
    or Rhodium plated

    and why would you pick one over the other?

    Thanks for the input
    Ivan


    In the scheme of things, it won't make any difference.
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