Hi Yo Silver, Away!

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in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Here's an interesting article I thought I'd share:

http://www.te.com/documentation/whitepapers/pdf/Performance_implications_Silver_Myers2009.pdf

Enjoy!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,446
    All of that is way over my head..
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  • Jim Shearer
    Jim Shearer Posts: 369
    Thanks Ken!

    I had no idea folks were thinking of using silver for contact surfaces instead of gold.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,556
    edited April 2017
    Jim Shearer wrote: »
    Thanks Ken!

    I had no idea folks were thinking of using silver for contact surfaces instead of gold.

    yes bananas, RCA's and HDMI ends. Some ends they flash with rhodium which I do not understand as it is very hard and doesn't even make the list of 20 most electrical conducting metals. So to me that would defeat the purpose but what do i know?
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