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Re: [PLUG] Interesting thread on SEUL-EDU mailing list...
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| Not true, actually. It conducts *really* well (though don't get
| rooked into thinking that those gold-connectored cables at Radio
| Shack are anywhere near worth what they're charging).
it conducts well, but I wouldn't say "*really* well". It does not
conduct as well as, say, copper.
silver 1.6 e-8 ohm-meter
copper 1.7 e-8 ohm-meter
gold 2.5 e-8 ohm-meter
aluminum 2.8 e-8 ohm-meter
It is used on the ends of those "wicked cool" radio-shack cables
because it does not oxidize well (ie. it stays shiny and pretty).
Oxidized metals (ie. icky and dirty) don't conduct as well.
--jeff
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