Au, Pt or Rh plating?
jd
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Subject: [AR] Re: Tin whiskers
On Tue, 2 Aug 2016, Norman Yarvin wrote:
They also help against whiskers that are floating around...Generally better addressed by excluding such conductive debris, i.e.
by being more careful about materials choices and cleaning.
With all the little parts that come galvanized, that isn't a small task.
(The presentation I linked to shows a D-sub connector with a
zinc-plated shell with whiskers growing. "What additives quench zinc
and cadmium whiskers? We don't know, but certainly NOT chromate
conversion
finishes!")
