represent?
Your assumption is correct. The second set of four numbers on the resin and
hardener is the year and month. SP Systems have now revised the lives on
both resin and hardener to be 2 years PROVIDED that they have not been opened.
Hope this helps
Regards Andy
>G'Day or simply 'Day
>
>I imagine I am in the same position as many would be builders. I have
>completed my test piece OK but have to put Europa activities on hold
>while I put the house in order first. I remember some discussion of
>shelf life or epoxy materials (being good until they begin to get lumpy I
>think). Being concerned about avoiding this state I began putting the SP
>resin and hardeners in an insulated box to keep temperature even
>(presently from abt 9 degrees C to sometimes 40 degrees C in my work
>shed. right now at 11.30am Eastern Summer Time it is 35) and looked at
>the batch numbering to set them in first made first used order.
>
>It seemed to me natural to think the first of the two numbers on the
>containers was a consecutive batch number and the second which follows
>the slash the year and month. As an example from my complete airframe
>epoxy supply, I have a container of resin and two containers of hardners
>as follows:
>
>a container of resin 231680/9607
>and
>Std hardener 232102/9701
>Slow hardener 233142/9607.
>
>So the numbering assumption on std hardener destroyed my assumption.
>
>Since the answer to this question should be of interest to many Europa
>non-builders like me, does anyone already know the answer please?
>
>Bob Gowing ( presently non builder of kit No 327)
>
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