Originally Posted by
eesakiwi
I have seen the 'TV power cords with Gold clips on them" too. Its a subject that has come up a few times.
They do LOOK like Gold, not like Brass at all, a deeper 'Gold' colour than Brass has. After saving a bunch (5 pairs?) I decided to scrap them as Brass instead.
Its the two pins on the end of the (NZ) 240V AC cord where its attached to the CRT TV's board, after its gone thru the Off/On switch.
A usual rule of thumb with connectors is.
If it has power no data then the connector will be brass,copper or another type of metal.
If the connector pass's data 1's and 0's then it will be gold.
It's not 100% but i have found it about 98% accurate.
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