Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: The Natural Philosopher Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 01:04:34 +0100 Organization: A little, after lunch Lines: 41 Message-ID: <1034sui$aubo$1@dont-email.me> References: <103224u$5n7h$1@dont-email.me> <0J-cnV5W1dboc8n1nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@giganews.com> <184abc8aaf1e9b26$4281$584523$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <1033tql$3aqu$1@dont-email.me> <184acb919114b813$4458$584523$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 02:04:35 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="85e042721931b104c8285aaa051e8924"; logging-data="358776"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19BWPzc2ILp7ngOutQuWy2jV45T4rfN0h4=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:1qFPP2DkmQDcg78nu+g00MyOfWY= In-Reply-To: <184acb919114b813$4458$584523$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> Content-Language: en-GB On 20/06/2025 17:00, Farley Flud wrote: > On Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:13:25 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > >> >> No. It isn't. I cannot recall ANY commercial cables that are *soldered*. >> >> Nor any that would be so stupid as to use aluminium >> It's tinplated copper and its crimped or IDC. >> > > Copper is expensive. That's why most cables in power supplies are > aluminum. Just strip the insulation on one and find out. > Never seen one yet. Only in HVAC power trnasmission lines where its light weight makes it better than copper > Regarding data cables I wouldn't think that there would be any > difference between copper and aluminum for handling digital > signals. Manufacturers are controlled by bean counters who > will always go the cheapest route. > Well no, you probably wouldn't But there is a reason why aluminium is avoided at all costs > Regarding crimped/IDC connections I would say that is the likeliest > source of failure. > No shit sherlock. > > > -- "The great thing about Glasgow is that if there's a nuclear attack it'll look exactly the same afterwards." Billy Connolly