Sorry may be I was not clear. I proposed (additional) gold plating to avoid corrosion on the charger contacts as well. I agree that "data" contacts should be isolated because they are not in use for 99% of users.
May be we should inform the vendor about the issue, not sufficient gold plating.
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Sorry may be I was not clear. I proposed (additional) gold plating to avoid corrosion on the charger contacts as well. I agree that "data" contacts should be isolated because they are not in use for 99% of users.
May be we should inform the vendor about the issue, not sufficient gold plating.