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In the Thread: We who are about to die... (a cable thread)
Post Subject: Part and Parcel of Copper PartsPosted by Paul S on: 4/29/2021
The thing is, none of these parts are "homemade" (or, VERY few of them are...), rather they are made by people/companies who are all about "manufacturing". It's said that copper just doesn't lend itself to machining or bending (manufacturing), and it starts corroding immediately. That's all it takes, from a manufacturing standpoint, to make "pure copper" a non-starter for parts. The plating on copper parts assumes people don't want to/won't deal with the corrosion, and/or it mitigates wear. I think silver is more friendly, also very expensive. I think there's plenty of mis/disinformation about "pure copper" floating around out there. Like most things these days, it seems parts for connectors come from just a couple manufacturers, and others have their names stamped on the (sometimes slightly modified) generic parts.
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