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minus-square🇰 🔵 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down9·1 year agoGold is a better conductor than copper. So they actually are better cables.
minus-squareic33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 year agoGold 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).
minus-squareAnObscureTenet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoThe 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.
Gold is a better conductor than copper. So they actually are better cables.
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).
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.