Are those little pins real solid gold?
You can get more gold out of a used computer
than gold ore (rocks with gold in them) compared by oz/weight. It is a good
idea to use gold because it is a great conductor (better than silver and
copper) and has the advantage of never corroding. It will never rust like iron
or turn green like copper.
There is also gold on the connector end of your cellphone (where the charger connects, ect).
There is also gold on the connector end of your cellphone (where the charger connects, ect).
They are plated gold, and they are more like
pure gold than 14K gold. There's not enough to even scrape them to get a small
pile of gold dust. They are like 0.001" thick, if even that. If they were
solid gold, there's no way a computer could cost $599. There's plated gold
plated on some connectors and card fingers too. Recyclers cut off the gold
fingers and the pins to reclaim the gold, but it takes a lot of boards and a
lot of processing.
The gold is there because they are a great electrical conductor and doesn't oxidize. Gold plating is also used in some solder plating because it adheres well to copper and solders really well.
The gold is there because they are a great electrical conductor and doesn't oxidize. Gold plating is also used in some solder plating because it adheres well to copper and solders really well.
On very few processors, they are pure. On
most, they are plated. You'd have to process thousands to get a decent amount
of gold.
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