[sdiy] backplane connector recommendation?

[Jerry Gray-Eskue]

Opps, I meant Cyanide not arsenic.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Gray-Eskue" <jerryge at cableone.net>
To: "Paul Perry" <pfperry at melbpc.org.au>
Cc: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] backplane connector recommendation?


> 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.
>>>
>>
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