>=20 > This is pretty much the same process as the one I follow....although I we= nt > all-out and bought some of those little antistatic snap-together containe= rs > from Schenzen for parts :) >=20 > It's definitely a lot easier, quicker and more precise to get your parts = setup > in cups/containers and use a "cheat sheet" with the board ref IDs mapped = to > the containers! At first I had strips of 0603s on the table and would pee= l > back the backing, reveal a part, try and place it, lose it, peel back a b= it > more....you get the idea. >=20 > Good advice. >=20 Isn't it strange that most components end up upside down when you take (or = pour=20 when you need lots at once) them out of the containers?=20 That probably isn't true, but it sure feels like that. /Ruben =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Ruben J=F6nsson AB Liros Electronic Box 9124 200 39 Malm=F6 Sweden www.liros.se Tel +46 40142078 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .