[MakeLV] Resistors, bane of my existence

[Rob]

Yep ..... at $17 for a case of 500 this looks like the winner! If you could
find an old library card catalog system to store all the envelopes that
would be icing on the cake ....

On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Chris Callie <reddog176 at gmail.com> wrote:

> At the electronics shop I work at, we have our resistors and other small
> parts sorted in 3" x 4 1/2" envelopes (
> http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-14719/Paper-Office-Envelopes/3-x-4-1-2-Kraft-Coin-Envelopes)
> with a label with all pertinent information on the front.
> In order of value, in cardboard storage bins, (
> http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/?model=S-16267)
>
> This method has worked quite well for the last 10 years or so.
>
> Chris Callie
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> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 4:58 AM, Mark Fosbenner <cadmandu at enter.net>wrote:
>
>> **
>> Try looking in a drug store for multi-day pill organizers. Some of them
>> have detachable inserts that can be removed from the main tray for
>> individual days. Each day may have multiple compartments. My Dad's pill
>> organizer has Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Bedtime compartments for each
>> day for an entire week. If your leads aren't too long (ie.: recycled parts)
>> this should be able to store plenty of them in a compact space.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* scott piccotti <scott.piccotti at gmail.com>
>> *To:* Build things for fun! <makelehighvalley at makelehighvalley.com>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, July 21, 2011 2:06 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [MakeLV] Resistors, bane of my existence
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Josiah Ritchie <josiah at josiahritchie.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> The Multimeter is my best friend in these situations. I just wish I
>>> had one that didn't mean switching the range as that gets old after
>>> 45mins. :-)
>>>
>>
>> That's *exactly* why I'm giving up on the multimeter approach for
>> unsorted resistors. For a bunch that are all the same value, sure. But with
>> the cost for a single resistor less than 1¢, it's hard to justify 30 seconds
>> of futzing around.
>>
>>
>> Red and brown are the hardest resistor colors to distinguish for me,
>>> especially on small resistors.
>>>
>>
>> Same here. Green gives me problems too. And purple vs. blue is bad,
>> because I'm not seeing the red part of the purple that makes it look
>> different from blue.
>>
>> Looks like I just need to find some nice containers for my resistors, and
>> never let them get messy.
>>
>>  -scott
>>
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