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Re: Tin RAM in Gold Sockets on Multia?

Subject: Re: Tin RAM in Gold Sockets on Multia?
From: Alex Angerhofer (alex@chem.ufl.edu)
Date: Tue Jan 18 08:20:41 2000


In reply to Kid's letter who wrote on 18 Jan:
>
> I messed up and bought Tin RAM for my gold-socketed Multia. I want to put
> the RAM in but am afraid of what might happen.... I saw some posts about
> gold-vs-tin plating and know that I would be on "borrowed time" before
> weird things happened. But what are those things? Does some buildup crop
> up that I can easily get rid of or am I looking at permanent damage?
>

You will end up cleaning your contacts probably on a yearly to
half-yearly basis :-(. I don't know whether I would like to do that. I
suggest you try to give the RAM back and exchange for the right ones
if possible.

Best regards, Alex.

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