Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 04 17:53:22 EST 2002 | dave edwards
You wanted someone from Loctite to add their opinion on the matter. Our official statement on expired material is that after the expiration date we can not certify the performance and/or quality of the material. Although most likely the material is g
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 01 07:39:14 EDT 2009 | shannond
We started to use wire from Metallic Resources because they have no expiration date for "properly stored" product.
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 24 16:05:58 EST 2015 | alexeis
Hi, The best way is to sort your components for each shape type by expiration date and than by delivery date. This will give exactly what you need to reorganize from lifo to fifo. Best Regards, Alexei
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 26 08:07:25 EDT 2009 | davef
Many solder wire suppliers put a on rolls of solder wire either a: * "Date of manufacture" stamp and then specify a shelf life in their product documentation ... OR * "Date of expiration." J-STD-005, 6.2, 6.3, and Table 4, where it states "If the st
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 24 22:32:56 EST 2011 | rstadem
PKannan, Your opinion is contrary to J-STD-005 "Requirements for Soldering Paste". Within that document is included specific requirements for re-certification of expired solder paste. Paste that is expired can be used after a simple viscosity test an
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 26 05:57:45 EDT 2009 | aw126901
Hi We have recently noticed that our lead free solder wire is being supplied with expiry dates (typically 2-3 years after manufacture). I have seen "date of manufacture" information on wire before but I was not aware that a cored solder wire could e
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 19 08:04:04 EDT 2001 | dahsr
I have a sealed and refridgerated 350g jar of solder paste (water soluable flux). According to the label it expired July 1st. 2001 after the 6 month shelf life. Can this be used? Why or why not? What is the relevance of the expiration date? Can I re-
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 30 05:36:04 EST 2002 | vincent_f
Hello everybody, I would like to use PCB which have expired. I have already planned to bake them in order to avoid pop corn effect but I wonder about some few items : 1) How can I identify the optimal baking parameters ? 2) Even after baking, is the
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 30 17:49:41 EST 2002 | davef
PCB never expire, they just become more difficult to solder. [Many shops impose �shelf life� periods for their boards, but they aren�t going to discard the boards if the exceed the limits, unlike they would with some other process materials.] IDENT
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 01 08:35:18 EST 2002 | gregers
PWB shelf life: HASL---3mth ENTEK-- 2mth Before using expired PWB, it is suggested to go thru HASL or ENTEK angain. Ask your VDR to serve this. Re immersion Au, mostly when the thickness under 3u"(micro pores present), the surface gold will serve a
