• ic33@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Gold is a worse conductor than copper. The benefit is just protection from corrosion.

      (Copper conductivity is 6 * 10^7 S/m, gold is 4*10^7 S/m. Silver is 6.3 * 10^7, but very prone to corrosion).

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      1 year ago

      The conductivity doesn’t mean a damn thing when it’s plating some shit-tier alloy.

      That corrosion resistance though… more than worth the price. I made that mistake on some monitors once. ONCE.