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Circuit breakers and contactors are coated with silver because silver is an excellent conductor of electricity, with low resistance and high thermal conductivity. This ensures efficient flow of electrical current and helps prevent overheating. Silver also has good corrosion resistance, which helps maintain the performance and longevity of these electrical components.

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Were is the platinum in a circuit breaker?

There isn't, the contacts in a circuit breaker are plated with silver.


Can silver be used to make electrical wires?

Silver is used as a low resistance conductive material. Contactors and relays contact points are made of copper and are silver plated to obtain the lowest resistance between the moving contact faces.


What is 100 mills silver?

Those '100 mills .999 silver' are usually copper bars coated with a thin silver layer. Strictly speaking the description is correct, it specifies that this plating is pure silver and that it's 100 mills thick. So it's not a solid silver bar. They are just art items, novelty stuff that cost maybe $1 total to produce. The coating is so thin the actual amount of silver is maybe one gram.


How can you remove silver contact from copper located in a circuit breaker without dissolving the silver?

If you are trying to recover the silver for reclamation don't bother. The silver is silver plated on the contact faces. it is only thousandth of an inch in thickness. The copper that the contact is made of would be worth more that the silver content on the copper. This is why electrical contacts should never be filed but burnished. Once the silver coating has been destroyed due to many opening and closing of the contact faces the contact face has but a short life left. Copper to copper contact faces burn up very fast due to excessive arcing and pitting. Once this starts the contact faces start to acquire a resistance rating which leads to higher heat generated at the contact face. Eventually the contact faces burn up making the breaker or contactor inoperable.


Is silver tarnishing a physical or chemical reaction?

The tarnishing of silver is due to a reaction with hydrogen sulfide. Because the end result of the tarnish is silver sulfide, it is a chemical change.

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Is there silver or copper in old circuit breakers?

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Old mirrors were coated in silver, behind the glass. Nowadays they use a different substance.


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In what year did dimes go from all silver to just silver coated?

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What is a drawing point made of silver which is used on a gesso-coated surface called?

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Is 5 cent Canadian coin silver?

No. Zinc coated steel.


What is value of BU silver penny sets?

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Silver 1943 penny?

1943 pennies are not silver. They are zinc coated steel. Copper was saved for war effort.


What is milor sterling silver coated with?

Milor sterling silver is typically coated with a thin layer of rhodium to enhance its durability, prevent tarnishing, and give it a shiny finish. Rhodium is a precious metal that is resistant to scratches and provides a bright, reflective surface.