2026-02-15 23:46 UTC
@JSkier
The gold plating reducing oxidization has a modicum of scientific basis (gold being a non-reactive metal), but never worth the 3x cost you note. Every cable that ever failed for me was due to stresses of regular use (solder joints in the connectors breaking or metal-fatigue of the internal wires), never oxidization. On rare occasions I saw oxidization starting, a wire brush or nail-file helped keep the worst of it at bay. 🤷
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@JSkier@social.linux.pizza 2026-02-16 01:48
@gumnos Valid, and not all homes in the 90’s were the best environment for tin / copper tin connectors. I sold computers for what people wanted back then, not for the bottom line of the company. Rapport was a newer concept, and, it came pretty naturally to me back then. Glad I left sales, though 😆