[lordearl]

I bought some Chord Crimson interconnects, and whilst they sound great, there's a lumpy white substance on the interior of the RCA connectors -- is this normal or should I try to scrape it off?

 

[Ares]

RCA connectors are normally gilded. There is a plate of metal that surrounds a hard plastic. While I do not have any good RCA connectors, the radioshack one that broke in my receiver the other day was built in this manner.

 

[Steve Eddy]

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Originally Posted by lordearl /img/forum/go_quote.gif I bought some Chord Crimson interconnects, and whilst they sound great, there's a lumpy white substance on the interior of the RCA connectors -- is this normal or should I try to scrape it off?

Sounds like some salts left over from the plating process which indicates they didn't do a good job of cleaning the connectors afterward.

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[NightOwl]

If it's covering the solder joins then it could be hot glue to help prevent the wire from oxidizing and to help keep the wires secured.

 

[lordearl]

Thanks for the help ppls, I think Koyaan is correct -- it seems like a salty residue and I can scrape it off. I'll send them back, not really worth $60!

 

[Marco2]

One of the Chord Chorus 2's I purchased had the exact same thing, puzzled me too.

I cleaned it off and treated with Caig Deoxit as I would with any new cable and it works a treat, no problem. Don't believe it is anything to worry about.