Cleaning pins on UK mains plugs

Do these "Gold plated "connectors still have ordinary solder connections on the pcb inside the amp ? I've never quite seen the reason for the hype about gold plated connectors or does the solder not affect the signal quality ?

Andy

ITYM conductance, or resistivity.

Alex

-ITYM conductance, or resistivity.

-Alex

This thread has changed my life.

I have been round the house and detarnished my plugs, and gold plated a fair few too. My kettle boils faster, and the tea tastes nicer.

My microwave pings with renewed vigour.

When the cordless phone rings, it's always someone I want to talk to.

My TV shows programmes worth watching during the evening. And the remote control never gets lost.

I pressed Play on my CD player yesterday and the Berlin Philharmonic appeared in my living room. However the CD was the latest Morrissey album, so I am going to redo this plug tonight in platinum.

Thank you usenet.

-Rob robatwork at mail dot com

You might jest, but I decided to do some baking the other night. Got the very old mixer out, it was dead. Checked the fuse, sat puzzled for a minute, then cleaned the pins. Lo and behold, it's perfect now. Unlike my cooking abilities :)