[Wayne 962]

There are a few things that stick in the back of my mind that have confused me for many years. One is cadmium plating (cad-plating). Okay, I've got a mess of old batteries that are NiCad (Nickel-Cadmium) and on the side they say that cadmium is a cancer-causing, very toxic metal.

The nuts and bolts that come from Porsche are plated. People commonly call these cadmium plated. Likewise the same nuts and bolts that come from Wurth are called "yellow-plated."

Someone want to tell me what they are talking about? Are these really cadmium plated with this toxic metal, or plated with something else, and it's a term being used, that's not exactly representative?

Inquiring minds want to know.

-Wayne