[sdiy] Organizing Components

[Brice D. Hornback]

That's why I keep all my components (resistors, caps, diodes, etc.) in
marked bags inside marked bins.

- Brice

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "phillip m gallo" <philgallo at attglobal.net>
To: "'synth diy'" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 7:33 PM
Subject: RE: [sdiy] Organizing Components


> I use a Casio Labeler to mark bins works really well.  I never could
> keep paper labels in place.
>
> Then there was this tech in a hurry pulled to hard on a drawer, and in
> accordance with Murphy's Law managed to spill every single drawer of  1%
> resistors with values from now to never.
>
> It was the equal of any Buster Keaton movie as every damn resistor  tape
> (10 pcs per) jumped out of the drawers,  in the process of falling each
> tape managed to intertwine with multiples of other companion tapes, and
> formed a small heap of resistors.   He was mortified so we left the pile
> in place and for the next week when you were working out an idea or just
> "shooting the sh.." we would un-tangle a few tapes and return them to
> their drawer.  Also screwed the bins to the cabinet to avoid further
> comedy.
>
> regards,
> p
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> [mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Thomas Hudson
> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 3:54 PM
> To: Metzger, Michael A
> Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Organizing Components
>
>
> On Tue, 2004-03-02 at 10:32, Metzger, Michael A wrote:
> > I'm looking for an inexpensive way to organize components, especially
> > resistors and caps. I've seen the cheap plastic cabinets with plastic
> > drawers, of course, but wonder about better ways. Does anyone have any
>
> > good storage ideas? What are you all using? Thanks.
> > Mike
>
> I thought I had a good solution until I moved. I found some bins that
> had rows of about ten to twelve drawers that tilted out. I bought about
> ten of them and had a drawer for most resistor values. Took an area of
> wall probably four feet square. When I unpacked the bins after moving,
> of course every resistor had fallen out.Also, most of the labels
> continually fell off. Something about the plastic these bins are made of
> just doesn't hold any type of label.
>
> They take up way too much space and are not as convenient for finding
> values. If I had it to do over I would put resistors in small labeled
> zip-lock bags, arranged in order in a box or drawer of some type,
> something more akin to a filing cabinet. In fact, now that I'm stocking
> up for guitar amp building, I will probably go this route, since I need
> to stock 1/2w and some 1w and 5w values.
>
> With a shoe box and some cardboard dividers in three rows, I could
> probably store 100 of every value in 1/4 and 1/2 values. They'd be
> easier to find. And much more road worthy.
>
> With my aging eyes, brown bands and red bands seem to be so close
> together, I'll probably end up measuring every one of those spilled
> resistors :-(
>
> TH
>
>
>