[Joel_Mckay]

Surplus driven hobby projects are very different from commercial/industrial products.

There are also valid reasons aerospace companies often change chip pin plating.

https://nepp.nasa.gov/WHISKER/background/index.htm

Workmanship is important to some folks... =3

[HeyLaughingBoy]

Oh, this wasn't for hobby projects; I just worked for a cheapskate :-)