Andy Smith composed on 2024-02-20 00:48 (UTC):
> On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 04:12:44PM -0300, Eike Lantzsch ZP5CGE / KY4PZ wrote:
>> The notorious red SATA cables - I threw them out long ago. The red
>> pigment eats up the fine copper threads, changing the impedance of the
>> cable and eventually making false contact before failing completely.
> I've never heard of this. I did a bit of searching around and all I
> can find is assertions that cable colour doesn't matter for SATA. I
> can't seem to find anything about red pigment damaging the copper.
> Have you got a reference so I can learn more?
Don't you ever read Gene Heskett posts? I expect he'll be chiming in on this one
shortly.... While you wait, consider searching this very list's archives.
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