Silver is a great conductor, way better than gold. Gold is usually used
because it is good at resisting oxidation, silver is not. In order for
silver to work well, oxidation must be cleaned off regularily or the
connections must be sealed somehow. Platinum is better that gold, but is
more brittle, more resistant to heat, and very expensive. Silver is softer
and is used mostly in lower temperature electrical connections, in fact,
silver flows so well, it can alter a circuit unless it is compensated for.
Mark Kuzia
flyboy01@mediaone.net
http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 102.45 mph
360ci, 5-spd, 4.11 LS, Cowl-induction
----- Original Message -----
From: "jay & dana" <jay&dana@telus.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Re: Re: Re: 3923's in a 4.7L-HELP!!! Platinum vs.
Copper
> You are right about your periodic letters (symbols) for the metals, but in
> all my years of experience with metals as a jeweller, I have never heard
of
> silver as a good conductor. And if it is such a good conductor then why
is
> it not used more often because it is more affordable than gold, and much
> more affordable than platinum. Platinum is used not for it's conductivity
> but for the fact that it can withstand higher temperatures within a
> combustion chamber in an engine or in jewellery it is used for 2 purposes,
> one that it will last forever and two because fewer people have and
allergic
> reaction to it. Silver becomes brittle when exposed to high heat.
>
> Dana
> jay&dana@telus.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Kuriger <michael@isuzu-mods.com>
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Date: Friday, October 20, 2000 2:53 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: Re: Re: Re: 3923's in a 4.7L-HELP!!! Platinum vs.
> Copper
>
>
> >The platinum is there to protect the copper electrode from wear. It is
not
> >supposed to be a better conductor. Also, gold is AU, Silver is AG.
SILVER
> is
> >the best conductor. Gold is below copper.
> >
> >-=Mike
> >
> >"Steven T. Ekstrand" wrote:
> >
> >> Regardless of what the Dodge article and all the advertising claims,
I'm
> >> uncomfortable with the idea that Platinum would conduct better than
> Copper.
> >> Especially, since it is bonded to the copper as Luke points out.
> >>
> >> Tom Wickessor sent me an interresting link. Check it out!
> >>
> >> This is the proof:
> >> http://wulff.mit.edu/pt/pert7.html
> >> AG=gold, CU=copper, PT=platinum
> >>
> >> Gold is the best electrical conductor, then copper.
> >>
> >> Another question. Duck!
> >>
> >> Would a +4 design, regardless of whatever advantage it may offer in
> >> presenting the spark to the mixture, require more spark energy to jump
> the
> >> gap(s)??? Sometimes, I'd just love to be able to download multiple
> >> engineering degrees and plug it in to spare memory.
> >>
> >> -STE
> >
> >--
> >-=Mike Kuriger
> >1991 Isuzu Impulse RS 1.8
> >2000 Dodge Durango SLT 4x4 4.7
> >http://www.isuzu-mods.com
> >http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/NgFQdD9vkNHNg
> >
> >
> >
>
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