Why you shouldn’t use antistatic foam for long-term storage:
The lump emerged from Mad Phil’s parts stash, now residing under a bench at Squidwrench. The 952 date code on the HEP802 JFET suggests he tucked it in around 1980; you’re looking at nigh onto four decades of corrosion.
Memo to Self: use it or lose it!
#1 by RCPete on 2019-06-22 - 10:05
I hate 3 digit date codes. When you have to know context to get the decade right…
#2 by Ed on 2019-06-22 - 20:25
Like having a tiny Y2K every ten years!
They’re obviously far beyond their best-used-by date, no matter when it might have been, so we can’t quibble about the details. [grin]