30 May
2007
30 May
'07
7:30 a.m.
From: der Mouse <mouse at
rodents.montreal.qc.ca>
Hi
It is like I said. There are two standard plating thicknesses, 15 mil and 30
mil.
I did the math from there.
Dwight
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- a bunch of old-style connector pins which he
claims to be "solid
gold". He cut one in half to see, but doesn't show a photo of said
cut. [...] it can be expected to be a good thick plating, but solid:
hardly.
Not to mention that making a connector pin out of solid gold is
*stupid*. Gold has rather bad mechanical strength as compared to more
conventional metals, and is expensive; its only real benefit is its
corrosion resistance, and all you need for that is gold plating.