[sdiy] Trays for through hole resistors?

[Donald Tillman]

On Aug 21, 2013, at 2:45 PM, Altitude <altitude at optrand.com> wrote:

> I am on the hunt for parts trays (the hobby type with lid) that are wide
> enough for standard ¼ watt resistors but the only ones I have found only
> have 5 bins per tray which kind of defeats the purpose.  Anyone have any
> suggestions?  I have hunted high and low at local retail places but nothing
> really works 


I first proposed this almost ten years ago, and I haven't found anything better since...

Get one of those upscale shoeboxes used for storing photographs.  Or alternately, a regular shoebox.  Split it into four sections by glueing in three pieces of cardboard.

Go to an office supply store and by a lot of 2.5 x 4.25 inch "coin envelopes".  Fill each envelope up with resistors, write the value on the end.  

Photo here:
    http://www.till.com/random/parts1.jpg

The split shoebox also works well for storing dip packages on similarly sized pieces of conductive foam and a label:
    http://www.till.com/random/parts2.jpg

I claim there is nothing simpler, cheaper, more dense, tidier, or easier to access.

  -- Don

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Don Tillman
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