Gold vs Silver (Nickel) Audio Connectors - Which is Better?

Lets chat about the differences, advantages and issue with gold vs nickel connectors and when to use which.

The series on soldering mic cables will be released one video per week starting late May 2021, here are the links. The entire series is up and available to YouTube Channel Members

Public Soldering Series Releasing starting Mid May 2021

Part 1 Making XLR Cables- https://youtu.be/S6prsGkbZi4
Part 2 Stripping and Shields - https://youtu.be/o1T2lpl2Tcs
Part 3 Quality and Faults - https://youtu.be/kRQYUim554M
Part 4 Making a Quad Cable - https://youtu.be/IFcHe1ttrs0
Part 5 Soldering Irons - https://youtu.be/doOdYYDG9NU
Part 6 Gold or Silver Connectors - https://youtu.be/_c69twCBxxU

If you want access to the full series and more, the YouTube Members Soldering Series, here is a member join link and links to the Members series

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XLR Cables part 1 Make a Cable and Tips - https://youtu.be/D55nKf4XQ2g
XLR Cables part 2 Stripping and Shields - https://youtu.be/1o9vZjh_S7o
XLR Cables part 3 Faults and Quality - https://youtu.be/_6LFRXYb16k
XLR Cables part 4 Quad Mic Cable - https://youtu.be/QVnN_bKkvM8
XLR Cables part 5 Soldering Irons - https://youtu.be/AEWUDnuYzms
XLR Cables part 6 Gold vs Silver - https://youtu.be/ZFPirQCELkg

00:00 Intro
00:21 Nickel vs Silver
00:38 Conductivity and corrosion of some metals
02:00 Offset lower conductivity with surface area
02:50 Wear factors
03:30 Galvanic corrosion
04:25 Anodic Index
06:14 Real world issue
07:12 Computer memory card connections
07:57 Molex issues
09:22 Guitar pedal issues
10:10 Summary
10:52 Outro

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