MOTM

I hang on to the little pieces of styrofoam that the ICs come in.  Then, when I start a new project, I group the resistors by value and stick them in the styrofoam by group in the order they are put in the PCB.  This way, I can check that I have the right amount before I get too far into the project.  And it's easier to find the next set of resistors to plug in.  (Of course, it's always a good idea to double check your groups as they are pulled from the styrofoam.)

BTW, welcome home, tuckerror.

--PBr


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Pontius [mailto:jpont@...]
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 11:41 AM
To: tuckerror
Cc: motm@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [motm] part of the family.


> i guess i should admit that i have only built the power source.  
> anyways, i am sure i will be cursing paul eventually when i get lost 
> in a pile of resistors.

FWIW before any assembly I cut small strips of masking tape, label the
non-sticky side with the resistor values, and then 'stick' the wire ends
of all of the corresponding resistors to the sticky side of the tape.
That way I can concentrate on assembly and not on identifying resistors at
the same time.  (Same for some cap's).
Jeff