My Bencher BY-2 paddle has gold-plated silver contacts. The contacts
don't wipe. The paddle is 21 years old. The contacts have *never* been
cleaned, and the paddle works great.
73,
- Rob W7GH
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:09:55 -0700, Stuart Rohre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
The contact area is a high stress point of pressure, Gold is a soft
metal and actually can develop films that inhibit good conduction,
unless the contact "wipes" so as to be self cleaning.
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