Hi Joe. I have a similar situation, where our mature products are bringing in sales without packaging updates, so we keep building old stuff along with the new. As a mostly-Military house, we buy parts after receiving a contract for a delivery schedule, and they don't get in the door without solderability sampling, so in-house solderability deterioration isn't currently a problem. I appreciate your proactive concern, though, because of diminishing suppliers and the aging on their shelves, which will be getting longer. Please keep the info exchange about this on Technet, so I can follow. thanks. -------------------------------------- Hughes Defense Communications Benjamin A Guthrie Phone: (219)429-8324 Mail Stop:25-31 Fax: (219)429-4688 Email: [log in to unmask] HDC, 1010 Production Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 ########################################################################### From: Richard Hamilton -TEST <[log in to unmask]> To: 'Joe Wackerman' <[log in to unmask]> Subject: