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Re: on outlets

Thanks Steve... I appreciate the viewpoint and agree in general.... but the contribution of the silver in lowering resistance is not directly proportional to the cross sectional area....esp. in the case of a brass piece in can be substantial.

I didn't say that its cross sectional area was solely responsible. I also made mention of silver's higher conductivity versus brass. But I also put it into perspective by saying that while silver is about 4 times more conductive than brass, the cross sectional area of the brass in the example I gave is 100 times greater than the cross sectional area of the silver. That 4 time increase in conductivity doesn't come close to making up for the 100 time decrease in cross sectional area versus the brass.

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