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a) the shelf life is around 2 years for "lead-free" parts
b) storing in small zip-lock bags is MUCH better than
dumping them in say a 'parts bin'

Paul S>

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Peery" <ppeery@...>
To: <motm@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 10:57 PM
Subject: [motm] OT (sort of) - resistor question....


> Hi everyone,
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> 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?
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> Thanks!
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> Regards,
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> Phil Peery
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