Ah, yes, haven't done that but for sure wouldn't risk it.  What I=20
envision as the ideal SMT storage is a way to hold either strips of cut=20
tape flat (say 8" strips) or small coils of tape.  A colleague uses a=20
binder (originally for floppy disks) that has 4? 6? plastic compartments=20
per "page", this works but seems a little too easy for strips to fall=20
out, but I think it works for him.

For now, I have cut tape strips marked with the value on the back in=20
long skinny ziploc like bags, and the bags labeled with the values in=20
it, i.e. 15 resistor values, or whatever.  So finding a 1300 ohm=20
resistor means finding the ziploc with that value written on it, then=20
digging thru the strips to find that value.  Goes pretty fast, but there=20
is always room for improvement.

Also need to find a storage solution for my growing collection of 7"=20
reels of resistors and caps.

Cheers
J


Marcel Duchamp wrote:
> On 2/26/2011 1:40 PM, Nathan House wrote:
>> How do you all store your SMT components?
>>
>> Has anyone used something like this?:
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D290506600286
>
>
> 15 years ago I tried something similar to that.  Until I dropped a bunch
> of 10 ohm 0603 resistors that went into several of the open
> compartments.  Do you feel like throwing the dice?  Where will those 10
> ohm parts end up?  What board will seem to work and then fail or simply
> give you a hour of troubleshooting trying to guess why it doesn't work.
>
> Now, I either keep passives on tape/reel or on cut tape in marked
> plastic bags.  Works fine.
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