BTW, I have prob 10 or more ice packs (from solder paste samples). =20 You can have them for the cost of shipping to you. Cheers, -Neil. Quoting Forrest Christian : > My experience has been that paste behaves just like it's new pretty much > up to the 6 month mark. I can't vouch for SMQ90 - I'll find out in > about 6 months I guess... > > But my experience is that afterwards, it slowly gets worse and worse. I > know I've used expired paste up to year without a lot of difference. > But I also had some 3 year old paste in the fridge which just wasn't the > same at all.... > > Some people report dumping the tube (sealed up) in an ultrasonic cleaner > full of water will rejuvenate a bad tube. > > If I was on the receiving end of this deal and was looking at this, I'd > probably get a tube, tell me not to bother with the cold packs - just > ship it priority mail (2-3 days), insulated as well as I can reasonably > do (aka wrapped in foam sheets), and hope for the best. > > -forrest > > On 9/21/2011 2:31 AM, William "Chops" Westfield wrote: >> On Sep 20, 2011, at 7:00 PM, Forrest W Christian wrote: >> >>> 6 month refrigerated shelf life >> How does it handle beyond its documented shelf life? >> I'd love a tube or two, but the likelyhood that I'd use even one tube >> within 6 months is pretty low. >> >> BillW >> > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .