[rescue] Re: I joined the SGI cult... Zeitnet anyone?

[Joshua Johnston]

I don't know the technical reasons why the corrode off the top of my
head, but I do recall that being one of the few "Hey, I didn't know
that." Bits from my A+ study guide last year.  Something to do with the
electricity causing some kind of reaction between the metals or some
stuff like that.  If the tin's on the motherboard side, I'd play it
safe.  If on the RAM, well... depends on the price of replacing it in
five or ten years, which I'd guess people on -this- list might actually
care to think about.

- Josh

-----Original Message-----
From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org] On
Behalf Of Harri Haataja
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 9:44 AM
To: rescue at sunhelp.org
Subject: Re: [rescue] Re: I joined the SGI cult... Zeitnet anyone?

On Sun, Feb 03, 2002 at 11:30:18PM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:
> On February 3, Robert Novak wrote:
> > > I was assumeing someone would mention this, but They Must Be Gold
Plated
> > > leads...  As I understand it the sockets will degrade very rapidly
if you
> > > use the normal tin lead simms.
> > 
> > Yeah, I found the memory specs before I posted my inquiry. I may
have to
> > break down and get a semi-official kit, as I have mostly tin.

If the connectors on the board are golden, on what unearthly logic would
tin cause them to corrode?
The SIMMs might deteriorate double-speed (which is not much) and some of
that oxide stick, but still sounds like a warning that has suffered the
changes rumors tend to get.

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