makerfabs.com<\/a>: Recommended by Henry S. Courbis as being cheaper than pcbcart.com<\/p>\nHenry Courbis says this about gold plating: “You can usually request boards in varying thicknesses of gold plating. Most will “flash” gold to a pin for cheap I have found. It does kind of look like gold, but as you said it’s thin and won’t withstand any real abuse. I always request 2u” (.002 mils) of plating on edge connectors. This isn’t as good as hard gold, however I have tested a board with 100 inserts and removals with no issues. And it may even make 200 times, but I never tested that far. So that seemed a good compromise on price and longevity.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This page is my list of useful electronic component stores. Feel free to send additional suggestions – I’ll add them to this list! Australian bricks-and-mortar stores Worldwide Electronic Components: Bayswater, WA. Tel: (0414) 421 132, (08) 9370 5307. Truscott’s Electronic World (Melbourne): 27 The Mall, Croydon South VIC 3136. Tel: 03 9723 3860. Rockby Electronics: ..<\/p>\n
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