At 07:33 AM 23/12/2010, you wrote:
>Oli Glaser wrote:
> > That is a problem with electronics though - so many tiny little parts
> > to keep track of...
>
>The answer is lots of small parts cabinets.  I like Akro Mils 10164, which
>have 64 little drawers each.  I just checked and that model seems to have
>been replaced by 10764, although it's not obvious what changed from the
>description.
>
>I'm looking at our wall of parts, and we have five 10164 in use with anoth=
er
>20 or so of other types.  We have another eight 10164 in boxes ready for
>expansion.  These things are not expensive, even for hobbyists.  1 3/4 x 1=
/2
>inch labels fit nicely on the individual drawers.

Reels of parts are really (no pun intended) nice to deal with.. a
small cardboard box on the shelf holds whole bunch (I recycle 3M
cartons from bubble mailers). With 5% 0603 resistors running $7.50 for a
reel even at Digikey, it's hardly worth buying cut tape on many passives
and jellybean semis-- the handling costs dwarf the value of the parts,
even if you end up not using 4900 of the 5K pieces. And you can
always cut your own strip to refill the parts cabinet. I mark the
parts cabinet drawers that have "reel" quantities available.. both
to know to refill rather than re-order when the drawer gets down,
but also because they are usually the preferred parts for new designs.

>Best regards,

Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..."            "The Journey is the rewar=
d"
speff@interlog.com             Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.co=
m
Embedded software/hardware/analog  Info for designers:  http://www.speff.co=
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