I'm sure that like me, many people on the list have had problems finding =
a way to store small
numbers of SMD parts for development/prototyping use, in such a way that =
the right value can be
easily found without digging through a box of dog-ends of tape with =
barely legible (if any)
markings...

The plastic sheets with embossed pockets,  used in SMD Resistor =
development/lab kit binders are
ideal, but these seem to be unobtainable seperately. I even investigated =
the possibility of getting
some made, but tooling costs were pretty high.=20

However I chanced upon something that is the next best thing - at a =
photographic store, I found some
plastic binder pages used for storing 35mm negative strips. Although the =
pockets are somewhat wider
than ideal, they are cheap and readily available, and make a pretty good =
solution to the problem of
storing small quantities of many different SMD parts in strips of tape.=20

The ones I used were from Jessops (UK) - UKP4.49 for 25 sheets, each =
having 5x2 pockets.=20

=46or shorter strips of parts, plastic pocket-sheets for trading/baseball=
 cards may be suitable.=20
=20
Photo : http://www.electricstuff.co.uk/smd_st1.jpg

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