Sentinel V4 SS - Replacing positive/negative pins

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So I've had my Sentinel V4 stainless steel mod for 2-3 months now, and I really do love it. I'm thinking that the positive and negative pins are made from copper, and are silver plated. I've been doing a little research and have found that everyone's agreeing that "pure" silver (I think the closest I've seen anyone having for mech mod pins are 99% or something) pins are what's going to be the most conductive.

My question is this: Would it be beneficial to replace my silver plated pins for a more conductive metal (be it silver, or... I don't know, fill in the blank in here guys)? Or would it really not make too much of a difference as far as conductivity / voltage drop? If this is something that would be a good investment, does anyone actually sell better pins that I could install in my mod? Or....?

Somewhat lost, thanks for any advice!
 

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I have not tried it, but I really doubt you would get much improvement from solid silver pins compared to silver plated copper. Copper and silver are pretty close in conductivity. You would get a lot more I think from using good batteries and keeping all your electrical contact surfaces clean. Don't use anything abrasive on silver plating, as that will wear it off and you'll have to do a lot more cleaning after that.

I don't know if anyone sells silver pins.
 
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