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ramminghard
01-15-2003, 01:23 AM
Can someone please explain the concept of gold plated terminals and such to me? Seems pretty stupid to me because gold is a shitty conductor. Why not just use copper or something like that. Gold plated even costs more.

Troy
01-15-2003, 11:31 AM
gold is the best conductor out here..

mrmattyk
01-15-2003, 11:32 AM
I thought platnium was the best conductor??

ramminghard
01-15-2003, 01:57 PM
I was told by an electrican that gold is a bad conductor.

Dirty_SOHC
01-15-2003, 02:06 PM
golds there to reduce the corrosion and for the Bling Bling

FiveFreshFish
01-15-2003, 05:45 PM
Silver is better than gold or platinum for conductivity, but it corrodes too quickly.

Troy
01-15-2003, 08:00 PM
gold is better then silver still

dj_honda
01-16-2003, 01:02 AM
i am pretty sure silver is better than gold although they are all good conductors......and platinum still isnt as good but it is useful because of its durability and inertness i think.....

FiveFreshFish
01-16-2003, 01:26 AM
For conductivity, silver is best. (http://www.audusa.com/silver_has_the_highest_electrica.htm)

However gold has better malleability, ductility, and resistance to corrosion.