On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 21:20:40 -0400, George M. Middius
wrote:
TT said:
"Silver Oxide is an insulator - no resistance value can be
ascribed"
I believe it to be incorrect and at least Silver Oxide is a
semi-conductor or has a measurable resistance.
"silver oxide is a better electrical conductor than copper"
http://216.239.37.104/search?q=cache:PlKEYyY7hssJ:us.geocities.com/ok_ozkol/cable.htm+%22silver+oxide%22+resistance+insulator& hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8
********! Atomic oxygen sensors (rocket science, note) can be made
from thin films of silver which increase in resistance as they are
oxidized. Eventually the resistance goes way up (orders of magnitude).
Been there, done that.
"As silver is converted to its non-conducting oxide the resistance
increases"
http://lasp.colorado.edu/strv/exp1a_strv.html
Heck, I suppose high-end silver oxide could be different.
"Copper oxide is an insulator; by contrast, Silver oxide is a very
good conductor."
http://www.siltechcables.com/info/in.html
Hardly but at least(tm) it is soft.
"3.2.2. Silver oxide. - Silver oxide is easily broken down by contact
pressure and forms less readily at elevated temperature. Thus it is
good practice to silverplate copper contact surfaces that must be
operated at elevated temperatures." -
http://www.usbr.gov/power/data/fist/fist3_3/3_3_3.htm
"An important benefit to the use of Silver is freedom from the
diode-like, energy storing and distortion producing effects of its
oxide (compression and other non-linear effects). This is because
Silver Oxide itself is such a superior conductor. Copper Oxide on
the other hand, is a semi conductor, a material a rectifier could
be made of!"
http://216.239.37.104/search?q=cache:QTdL4TXXESEJ:www.silveraudio.com/papers1.html+%22silver+oxide%22+resistance+insulat or&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8
"Copper oxide is an insulator whereas silver oxide acts as a
conductor and has 40 times the conductivity."
http://216.239.37.104/search?q=cache:JEO_oR2neckJ:www.romanmfg.com/files/causes/poorecon.htm+%22silver+oxide%22+resistance+insulat or&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8
Audiophiles give me the willies, note.