[sdiy] Trays for through hole resistors?

[cheater00 .]

Just you wait till it falls down.

I've had someone ship stuff in something similar. Didn't end well.

D.

On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Altitude <altitude at optrand.com> wrote:
> Just for everyone's reference, this is what the Plano 3500 trays look like.
> 9 bins the perfect width and depth that can hold a 200 pack comfortably
> (there is one half depth tray in the center front position).  These also
> come in a tackle box 4 drawer enclosure with an additional bin on top (very
> handy).  I paid $14 for 4 of them on amazon.
>
> http://misw.us/plano3500.jpg
>
> cheers,
> Raph
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Stewart Pye
> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 5:36 PM
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Trays for through hole resistors?
>
> Brian,
>
> Perhaps oxidation was not the best word to use, though oxidation is part of
> the problem. Also notice that I said *HELPS* prevent corrosion. I live in a
> subtropical environment. I'll now describe the situation at my home
> workshop, as it's not so bad where I work because it is air conditioned...
>
> If I store parts in a non sealed container (eg: a parts cabinet with
> drawers), after a few years the component leads lose their shine and even
> become black. They are almost impossible to solder to. If I store parts in
> snap lock bags this does not happen. I squeeze as much air out of the bag as
> possible before sealing it. For any critical (expensive) parts I put a
> silica gel satchel in with them.
>
> Sometimes it's more important to observe what happens in the real world, and
> react to that, rather than get hung up on semantics and science.
>
> Regards,
> Stewart.
>
>
>
>
> On 8/23/2013 9:01 AM, rsdio at sounds.wa.com wrote:
>> I thought my question made it clear that I wanted to know what
>> prevents oxygen from contacting the parts. Is all oxygen evacuated
>> from the bags before vacuum sealing? Most standard plastic is porous
>> to atoms like oxygen and iodine. It takes a well-controlled process
>> and very specific plastics to actually prevent oxidation.
>>
>> Brian
>>
>>
>> On Aug 22, 2013, at 14:43, Kylee Kennedy wrote:
>>> The lack of Oxygen perhaps?
>>>
>>> K
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 2:32 PM, <rsdio at sounds.wa.com> wrote:
>>>> What, exactly, helps prevent oxidation?
>>>>
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 22, 2013, at 01:52, Stewart Pye wrote:
>>>>> We do this at my work, but on a grander scale....
>>>>>
>>>>> We use 100mm x 100mm x 600mm plastic parts trays (on a 600mm deep
>>>>> shelf). The parts trays come with moveable dividers. The width is
>>>>> perfect for the snaplock bags we use. It makes it easy to arrange
>>>>> things, allows for expansion, and helps prevent oxidation. We use a
>>>>> label printer for labels for the bags (with barcodes) so you can
>>>>> easily flip through and find the different parts.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.fischerplastics.com.au/all-products/extra-long-spare-par
>>>>> ts-tray.aspx?lv.crumb=15279
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Stew.
>>
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