ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:46:46 -0800, richard courtway
<courtway@syix.com> wrote:
>Always was under the impression that Gold noes not oxidize ? May be
>something else causing the prob.
REPLY:
Pure gold does not oxidize, otherwise gold nuggets a hundred million
years old would be just oxide. Gold used in electronics however, is
often alloyed with a few percent copper for strength. That will
oxidize.
73, Bill W6WRT
_______________________________________________
Amps mailing list
Amps@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
|