Nancy,
I'd concur with the oxide on nickel danger point,
but palladium did not exactly proved with phenomenal wetability;
the ti saga alone is long enough .
Beats naked nickel , that's for sure ,
but IF you could have nickel with gold flash,
it would wet better and could be cheaper as well .
Getin' LED's from Tenrod this way i think .
I'd find it almost hard to believe fab would ship you naked Ni,
as the oxide is very obvious consequence .

diddle squat hey , cute , learnin' too

my 2 nickels                                  paul

-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Trumbull [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, 15 June 2000 4:13
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] Palladium > Nickel


Hi everyone,
  I've not been on for awhile.  We have been doing trial runs for a new
product. Then I missed placed my brain and hurt myself by falling out of a
hammock.  Yes, I know it sounds backwards doesn't it.
Any way I'm  hoping that this finds all of you  health and happy. Because
believe me it only takes one study mistake to end it all.

Now  My Question : Sorry if this has already been addressed.
More than likely most or all of you  have been using these parts.
But this is our first notices of the change over..
Our supplier of condenser / ceramic chips has informed us of a coming
change.
They are telling us that they are changing some of the condenser / ceramic
chip from palladium to nickel.
I have looked up the different between the  element and properties.
in my handy little Thomas Pocket ref.  So I can see the  difference in
numbers under elements
.  And I have noted the difference in the density, Melting and boiling
points.
But I have to be honest It does not mean diddle squat to me.
So I have a lot of questions and need a lot of help.
   As
           1. Performance durability
           2. Structural difference that might give us issues now and in the
further.
           3. The reliability of the part it is worst or better.
           4. Are these parts already out there ,  so I really have no
worried at all.

If someone would be so kind to give me items that I do or
don't need to worried about , with reason why. I will greatly appreciate it.
My understanding is this is all happening because of the availability of
palladium and cost.
I thank all of you for taking the time to read my e-mail and those of you
that can and will help me out.
Nancy T.

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