> I suspect that any such connector that does not have gold plating may > also have other characteristics that limit the number of insertions and > withdrawals that can be expected without reliability issues.
This was my point to my counterpart in global procurement. He says QM labs have tested and determined it is not a problem all the way down to 15 or 16u". But I haven't seen the report, so I don't know if that is just one insertion, or more. :-) Thanks, Bret This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. They may contain privileged and/or confidential information, attorney work product or other information protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation. From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of John Woodgate Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 1:05 PM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Re: FCC Part 68 Gold Plating -- Ethernet Lan In message <6.1.0.6.2.20080701131509.03cc0...@pop.randolph-telecom.com>, dated Tue, 1 Jul 2008, Joe Randolph <j...@randolph-telecom.com> writes: >That being said, I would be inclined to use gold plating, at least in a >thin coating, to avoid the type of corrosion problems that FCC Part 68 >was trying to address. I suspect that any such connector that does not have gold plating may also have other characteristics that limit the number of insertions and withdrawals that can be expected without reliability issues. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk Either we are causing global warming, in which case we may be able to stop it, or natural variation is causing it, and we probably can't stop it. You choose! John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
