The influence of the gold plating layer of Cat.8 STP 5 Angle Field Termination Plug on its performance

1. Basic functions and characteristics of the gold plating layer
The gold plating layer mainly plays the following roles in Cat.8 STP 5 Angle Field Termination Plug:

Improve conductivity: Gold is an conductor with extremely low resistivity, which can effectively reduce the energy loss of the connector during signal transmission.

Enhance corrosion resistance: Gold shows good chemical stability in a variety of environments, which can protect the connector from corrosion and extend its service life.

Improve wear resistance: The gold plating layer has a certain hardness, which can resist wear during the plugging and unplugging process and maintain good contact of the connector.

2. The specific influence of the thickness of the gold plating layer on performance
Cat.8 STP 5 Angle Field Termination The Plug's gold plating is 50 micro-inches (50U") thick, a thickness designed to balance performance and cost to meet the requirements of high-speed data transmission.

When the gold plating is moderately thick, it can provide a stable low-resistance path to ensure efficient current transmission between connector terminals. For high-speed data transmission standards such as Cat.8, the gold plating can significantly reduce attenuation and reflection during signal transmission and improve signal quality. The 50 micro-inch gold plating thickness is sufficient to meet this requirement, ensuring that the connector maintains low loss and low distortion during high-speed data transmission.

In humid, hot or corrosive environments, the gold plating can protect the connector terminals from environmental factors. The 50 micro-inch gold plating thickness provides sufficient corrosion protection to ensure that the connector can still be used in harsh environments. Maintain good electrical performance and reliability.

The gold plating layer has a certain hardness and can resist wear during the plugging and unplugging process. For connectors that are frequently plugged and unplugged, wear resistance is particularly important. The 50 micro-inch gold plating layer thickness will not increase the plugging and unplugging force while ensuring wear resistance, ensuring the smooth plugging and unplugging of the connector.

The thickness of the gold plating layer also has a certain impact on the assembly accuracy and contact pressure distribution of the connector. Too thick a gold plating layer may cause the matching gap between the connector and other components to be too large, affecting the reliability of the electrical connection. The 50 micro-inch gold plating layer thickness can ensure that the connector maintains a tight fit and uniform contact pressure distribution during the assembly process, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the electrical connection.

3. Considerations for the selection of gold plating thickness
When choosing Cat.8 When determining the thickness of the gold plating layer of the STP 5 Angle Field Termination Plug, multiple factors need to be considered comprehensively:

Use environment: including environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, and corrosive substances, which will directly affect the corrosion resistance and wear resistance requirements of the connector.
Performance requirements: including performance indicators such as data transmission rate, signal quality, and plug-in times, which will determine the conductivity and wear resistance requirements of the gold plating layer.
Cost budget: The thickness of the gold plating layer is proportional to the manufacturing cost, so it is necessary to reasonably control the cost while meeting the performance requirements.