Rule of thumb has always been 2 years in my company.
If purchasing should procure parts older we usually
perform solderability testing per MIL STD. If the
component is a memory type we may have some
parametric tests done.
But usually 2 years is ok.
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Don F. Fumia
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Schneider Automation
No. Andover MA
978-975-9344 FAX x9714
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