[sdiy] backplane connector recommendation?

[Jerry Gray-Eskue]

There is more than one way to do it. Some but not all gold plating system 
use arsenic based chemicals, here are some possible solutions, especially 
the plating pen devices.

http://www.riogrande.com/MemberArea/SearchPage.aspx?page=GRID&free_text=plating%20pen

http://www.goldn.com.au/products/gold_pen_plt_soln.htm

http://www.cohler.com/pdf/Plating_InstructionManual_06(1).pdf


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Perry" <pfperry at melbpc.org.au>
To: "Jerry Gray-Eskue" <jerryge at cableone.net>
Cc: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] backplane connector recommendation?


> DIY gold plating?
> It isn't easy, isn't cheap, and requires very toxic chemicals. I've seen 
> it done.
> Further, if you plate pure gold - all you can do, really - note that pure 
> gold is very soft, as metals go.
>
> paul perry Melbourne Australia
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jerry Gray-Eskue" > Good point, but there are umpteen ways to plate 
> copper with gold, amateur
>> jewelers do it all the time. There should be a cheap high quality  way to
>> DIY gold plate the copper fingers.
>>
>