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Solid Brass vs Tin Plated Terminals
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11-24-2012, 05:00 AM
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Benesesso
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Originally Posted by
Pike Bishop
Actually brass is less resistive than tin. (Brass is mostly copper, and the only thing more conductive than copper is silver.)
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/re...ity-d_418.html
After a bit of corrosion, it's the conductivity/resistivity of the resulting oxide/sulfide/carbonate films that count.
That's why we gotta keep those battery terminals clean.
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