Re: red SATA cables "notoriously bad"? (Was Re: Orphaned Inode Problem)

[jeremy ardley <jeremy.ardley@gmail.com>]

On 20/2/24 08:48, Andy Smith wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 04:12:44PM -0300, Eike Lantzsch ZP5CGE / KY4PZ wrote:
> > The notorious red SATA cables - I threw them out long ago. The red
> > pigment eats up the fine copper threads, changing the impedance of the
> > cable and eventually making false contact before failing completely.
> I've never heard of this. I did a bit of searching around and all I
> can find is assertions that cable colour doesn't matter for SATA. I
> can't seem to find anything about red pigment damaging the copper.
> Have you got a reference so I can learn more?


I find it unlikely that the color of the outer sheath of a cable affects 
the conductors as they have their own individual sheaths usually of a 
different material to the sheath.

It's possible that some manufacturer made cables with faulty individual 
insulation and their brand used a red outer sheath. In that case the 
color of the sheath correlates with faulty cables but is not the cause 
of the faulty cables.