better conductor?

[Decoy]

for ring terminals, which would be better conductor? gold plated? platinum plated?

[nocoastmusic]

platinum is abtter conductor than gold, tbu what are they going to be used for?

most likely platinum is over kill

[jserrano]

According to this link, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_resistivity, gold has less resistance than platinum, and therefore it is a better electrical conductor.

The benefits of electroplating has more to do with the anti-oxidation property and aestetics than conductivity. Unless, of course, it is used on extremely high frequencies where "skin effects" is a consideration.

[Decoy]

gonna be using them for battery terminals... solid brass 24k gold plated 4 gauge thruput

[nocoastmusic]

hmm i geuss youre right... i dont know why i thought plat. was... who knows.... but still i really dont think it matters for battery terminals.. its a cosmetic thing

[wankski]

platinum isn't a good conductor.

anything will do.

gold isn't really used for its conductivity, but because its rather chemically inert.

[c_izzy32]

Steel, lead, copper, brass, and gold plated will work fine. Your not gonna be running that much juice that you would need be concerned with conductivity. Just don't use aluminum.