[time-nuts] GPS Patch Antenna Electrode Tarnish

[Bob Camp]

Hi

There can be many interesting variations in air quality. I've worked several places where they found that the stock room wasn't the right place to keep silver plated stuff. Being down wind of this or that can be all it takes.

Bob

On Jan 12, 2013, at 2:56 AM, Attila Kinali <attila at kinali.ch> wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:25:55 -0800
> Hal Murray <hmurray at megapathdsl.net> wrote:
> 
>> How much of the crap on exposed silver is oxide vs sulfide?
> 
> Given the very low amount of sulfur and sulfur compounts in the
> air, i'd say you've mostly silver oxide. 
> 
> If you are living in an area with heavy traffic though, things look
> a bit different. Gas contains a quite amount of sulfur and with burning
> you get some quite reactive compounts. It got a lot better (at least here
> in europe) after gas had to be desulfurized, but probably not yet perfect.
> 
> 			Attila Kinali
> 
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