[Elecraft] Connectors

[Bob Liesen]

Hi gang,
  I have been told by several people who are clearly in the know of many
things, that tarnished silver is a >better< conductor than untarnished.
And I have also been told by others just as in the know, that that is a
myth.
 Anyone have definite info?

Bob  WB0POQ

On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 4:11 PM Bill Frantz <frantz at pwpconsult.com> wrote:

> I was told that all the compounds produced when silver is
> tarnished are conductive. So, when I built a single-lever
> paddle, I used two short pieced of silver wire, obtained from a
> jeweler friend, at right angles for the contacts. I haven't had
> any contact problems with that paddle.
>
> 73 Bill AE6JV
>
> On 7/12/21 at 3:35 PM, wes_n7ws at triconet.org (Wes) wrote:
>
> >On 7/12/2021 11:47 AM, Paul Dluehosh wrote:
> >>...They may look ugly with a black patina, but that may be
> >>because they have real silver plating.
> >
> >That's what TARN-X is for.
>
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