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Here's what I'm wondering:
How does everybody here keep his/her electronic
parts--resistors, caps, IC's, etc.--organized?  I need
to move from collections of bags in boxes to something
a little tidier and more systematic.  I figure there's
got to be plenty of good ideas on this subject here.

Thanks
Tom

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----- Original Message -----

From: rogers t <winky_dinglehoffer@...>
> Here's what I'm wondering:
> How does everybody here keep his/her electronic
> parts--resistors, caps, IC's, etc.--organized?

hello all,
funnily enough i'm still with the plastic bags & little boxes, but with a
twist, they all live in a gorgeous 1950's metal filing cabinet (each drawer
is just over CD sized) - so here's a few tips based on my system:

get hold of some nice corrugated card CD boxes (the ones that hold 10 CDs),
neatly cut them down to form an open carton - this is great for holding all
the bags by component type

if you buy resistors or stuff on tape, get in the habit of writing the value
repeatedly down the length of the tape - you can just store these in an open
box

get a flat box (like a 4"x5" photographic paper box) line the bottom with
dense antistatic foam and keep your ICs in there

and of course stuff like photographic film canisters, little plastic cheese
tubs, etc etc are great for little things like MTA parts, bolts etc

it works for me
cheers
paul b
sheffield / uk

I'm using these large plastic boxes with many little drawers.

I got most of them from www.conrad.com , because if you buy
the full E12 line of resistors, 100 pieces each value, you get
the box for free. Meanwhile I've bought several complete sets
(running out of resistors all the time), so I have a lot of these
boxes for caps, ICs, transistors etc., too.

JH.


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Von: <vulture.squadron@...>
An: MOTM List <motm@yahoogroups.com>
Gesendet: Sonntag, 15. September 2002 11:18
Betreff: Re: [motm] staying organized


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rogers t <winky_dinglehoffer@...>
> > Here's what I'm wondering:
> > How does everybody here keep his/her electronic
> > parts--resistors, caps, IC's, etc.--organized?
>
> hello all,
> funnily enough i'm still with the plastic bags & little boxes, but with a
> twist, they all live in a gorgeous 1950's metal filing cabinet (each
drawer
> is just over CD sized) - so here's a few tips based on my system:
>
> get hold of some nice corrugated card CD boxes (the ones that hold 10
CDs),
> neatly cut them down to form an open carton - this is great for holding
all
> the bags by component type
>
> if you buy resistors or stuff on tape, get in the habit of writing the
value
> repeatedly down the length of the tape - you can just store these in an
open
> box
>
> get a flat box (like a 4"x5" photographic paper box) line the bottom with
> dense antistatic foam and keep your ICs in there
>
> and of course stuff like photographic film canisters, little plastic
cheese

> tubs, etc etc are great for little things like MTA parts, bolts etc
>
> it works for me
> cheers
> paul b
> sheffield / uk
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>

Do you have a link to the resistor set?

I was thinking about putting together a set of common resistors and caps for backup or for mods.  I'd like to just buy a set.  

Does anyone have any recomendations for this kind of thing?  

- chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jhaible [mailto:jhaible@...]
> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 4:48 AM
> To: MOTM List
> Subject: Re: [motm] staying organized
> 
> 
> I'm using these large plastic boxes with many little drawers.
> 
> I got most of them from www.conrad.com , because if you buy
> the full E12 line of resistors, 100 pieces each value, you get
> the box for free. Meanwhile I've bought several complete sets
> (running out of resistors all the time), so I have a lot of these
> boxes for caps, ICs, transistors etc., too.
> 
> JH.
> 
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: <vulture.squadron@...>
> An: MOTM List <motm@yahoogroups.com>
> Gesendet: Sonntag, 15. September 2002 11:18
> Betreff: Re: [motm] staying organized
> 
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: rogers t <winky_dinglehoffer@...>
> > > Here's what I'm wondering:
> > > How does everybody here keep his/her electronic
> > > parts--resistors, caps, IC's, etc.--organized?
> >
> > hello all,
> > funnily enough i'm still with the plastic bags & little 
> boxes, but with a
> > twist, they all live in a gorgeous 1950's metal filing cabinet (each
> drawer
> > is just over CD sized) - so here's a few tips based on my system:
> >
> > get hold of some nice corrugated card CD boxes (the ones 
> that hold 10
> CDs),
> > neatly cut them down to form an open carton - this is great 
> for holding
> all
> > the bags by component type
> >
> > if you buy resistors or stuff on tape, get in the habit of 
> writing the
> value
> > repeatedly down the length of the tape - you can just store 
> these in an
> open
> > box
> >
> > get a flat box (like a 4"x5" photographic paper box) line 
> the bottom with
> > dense antistatic foam and keep your ICs in there
> >
> > and of course stuff like photographic film canisters, little plastic
> cheese
> > tubs, etc etc are great for little things like MTA parts, bolts etc
> >
> > it works for me
> > cheers
> > paul b
> > sheffield / uk
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to 
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>




 

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

>Here's what I'm wondering:
>How does everybody here keep his/her electronic
>parts--resistors, caps, IC's, etc.--organized?  I need
>to move from collections of bags in boxes to something
>a little tidier and more systematic.  I figure there's
>got to be plenty of good ideas on this subject here.

I'm in the process of becoming more space efficient.  The problem with with
using tackle boxes is that electronic parts are smaller than most fishing
lures, so the contents get scrambled when you move the box around.  I
recently bought a parts organizer from McMaster-Carr that's much better.
It's a simple design with a clear lid on each side.  I'm using that with an
inexpensive plastic toolbox for larger parts, and an old suitcase for
tubes.  I also have dozens of plastic bags from some company in Texas :)

Another way is to use paper envelopes with an index card cabinet.