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Re:My Pixel has a manufacturing defect by lightedman on Saturday December 10, 2016 @09:52AM (#13145863)
Almost anything corrodes very easily under human skin contact. If you take a pH testing kit, and put a drop on your skin, you'll notice you're pushing fairly acidic levels.

I destroy guitar strings on a near-weekly basis, despite all the anti-corrosion plating tech they have.

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Re:My Pixel has a manufacturing defect by blackguardx on Saturday December 10, 2016 @10:09AM (#13145943)
No, annodized aluminum is very resistant to corrosion. Guitar strings are made out of steel, which rusts readily and plating doesn't adhere as well to flexible materials like wires.
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Re:My Pixel has a manufacturing defect by lightedman on Saturday December 10, 2016 @07:48PM (#13148915)
You use an acid flux to remove the oxidation on aluminum. Guess what your sweat will do if it is acidic enough? Hobo soldering tip 101 - no flux, use your sweat if you can get away with sodium in your solder and your solder has no flux.
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Re:My Pixel has a manufacturing defect by kalleboo on Saturday December 10, 2016 @09:54AM (#13145874)
My phone was in an Apple Smart Battery Case the whole time it turned bad, no skin contact.
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