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Hi everyone,

I'm getting ready to make a purchase of 1% resistors from Mouser. I
have a vague recollection about seeing some comments on ROHS parts
shelf-life, and was wondering if anyone could elaborate a bit for me.
My concern is if I buy a couple hundred bucks or so worth of
resistors, are they going to be unusable if I don't solder them into a
board within a year or two? Can this be stalled a bit by storing the
parts in something like a zip-lock bag? If there is a usable shelf
life, can the part leads be re-tinned?

Thanks!

Regards,

Phil Peery