Photo of the switch blades from a small signal relay. Gold is typical to use on small signal relays. My question. Is the whole blade acceptable as Gold Pin submission? I only ask this question due to the amount of relays I have. Also. I have the time to do this small chore of microscrapping. Any comments appreciated. Yeah or Nah. To even attempt microscrapping the relays.
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I think the contacts/buttons are going to be where any valuable material will be. I usually pull those off for silver if I have time. I have seen gold colored buttons though not sure how much gold there would be.

Buttons are either pressed in or welded on. Pressed ones you can usually break the metal strip fairly easily with a pair of wire cutters or pliers to start a cut or simply bend at the narrowest part so the button pops free.

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I got a multitude of relays. Some really old industrial horses. Those are silver contact. No doubt. But. These small signal relays. Yes. Have gold contacts. I was thinking/hoping the blade itself holding the contact would be gold anodized also. No matter how thin the coating. Just for the corrosion resistance. As is an accepted practice.
As a sidenote. As a technician. I always had a selection of multiple contacts(buttons) for replacement. Many many times. The blade is only shred metal. But these small signal relay blades??? Could they be gold anodized? I hate to try and acid test the blades. Just looking for additional comments.
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