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DIGIKEY sold me 8 Years Old electrolytic caps?!?

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Jay_Diddy_B:
Hi,

On this datasheet:

Link: https://industrial.panasonic.com/cdbs/www-data/pdf/RDF0000/ABA0000C1024.pdf

Which covers the    EEU-EB1J4R7S

I believe that the 'S' means short can.

Panasonic says:





If you are concerned about the leakage current in your application, I would send them back.

I have used electrolytic capacitors, from my own inventory, that are much older than that without issue. I have electrolytic capacitors in test equipment that has sat idle for many years and then powered it up, no issues.

Jay_Diddy_B

ColdPower:

--- Quote from: blueskull on December 21, 2020, 12:39:50 pm ---
--- Quote from: S. Petrukhin on December 21, 2020, 11:40:17 am ---Don't you have the means to test them?

--- End quote ---

Hate to offend the OP, but people believing in ELNA Silmic are not very likely to believe in measured specs.

--- End quote ---

 :-DD Love this! Yes, I do have the means to measure and regardless of what I believe, it's more important on occasion what my client believe and want, so...

ColdPower:
Thanks Jay_Diddy_B, have been looking for that piece of info. I have as well used old caps with no issues, but it wouldn't feel right to use such for clients. It just wouldn't.

Jay_Diddy_B:
Hi,
when I search ELNA Silmic, I find a lot of links to audiophile applications.

[Humour]

If this is an audiophile application,

It would be foolish to measure anything ...

Eight years is barely enough. They should be aged for longer, along with the power cords ...

[Humour\]

Jay_Diddy_B

ColdPower:
BTW can anyone share knowledge on reading Panasonic date codes - can't seem to find up to date info and they sure didn't follow the YYWW  coding?

Thank you.

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