Here's an excellent technical paper related to the use of silver for
connector applications:
http://www.te.com/documentation/whitepapers/pdf/Ag_use_connectors_503-1016.pdf
Jerry, W6UV
On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Stephen Davis <sdavis@davisrf.com> wrote:
> Hello TT'rs,
>
> Thanks to Roger for recommending us, and to Bryan for clarifying that we
> are not Davis Electric, but DAVIS RF (Roger has done biz with us, I am sure
> he knows a Davis Electiric and just slipped)
> www.DavisRF.com . Contact me or call the 800 # if you don't see what
> you want or need tech help. We can not list all the product variances in
> wire, cable, or connectors on our web site.
>
> Couple of tech points: We sell gold pin connectors (and we sell any and
> all coax connector types that are produced) as there is a reasonable demand
> for them. But, I think that gold pins are
> an overkill and often not needed depending on the application. Silver
> (i.e. silver plated nickel, the most always case for center pins) conducts
> a bit better than gold . I doubt you could ever notice any difference in
> ham applications using either one, if the connection is water proofed. I
> don't recall the exact terminology, otherwise incorrectly referred to as
> "silver oxidation", but if silver is exposed to air and water, the residue
> will not conduct appropriately whereas gold does not have the same issue.
> Hope this helps a bit.
>
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