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- From: erl@swl.msd.ray.com (ERIC LEETE)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Gold Spark Plugs
- Message-ID: <1992Oct16.165233.20313@swlvx2.msd.ray.com>
- Date: 16 Oct 92 16:52:33 GMT
- Article-I.D.: swlvx2.1992Oct16.165233.20313
- References: <1992Oct14.153510.25746@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> <26367@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
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- In article <26367@oasys.dt.navy.mil> bense@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Ronald Bense) writes:
- >In rec.autos.tech, awds_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (ClarkKent) writes:
- >>saw Champion Gold plugs. I sure they're not solid gold, nor that
- >>much more expensive than platinum. Gold's a great conductor, right?
- >>Any thoughts on these?
- >
- >Yes, platinum is a better conductor than gold, if I remember my physics
- >correctly. (I also think it is more expensive, but that might be another
- >element)
- >
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- Actually gold is a better conductor than platinum, and cheaper, too.
- Platinum is used in sparks plugs for the same reason it's used in
- catalytic converters - it is a catalyst for the combustion of
- hydrocarbons.
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- erl
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