Hi everybody,
A while back, on the web I found a new method of storing smd components, in a folder. It was very space saving method. But now I failed to locate that website. Does anybody know that? Can you suggest a best method of storing smd components (resistors, capacitors, inductors and components of this type) for optimum space saving? I would appreciate your help. Thanks
Regards
Azoore:
[There are pretty spiffy.[/quote]Thanks for responding. They are nice. However, I was looking for the following website. I found them finally.
http://t-rexelectronics.com/7.html](http://stores.ebay.com/smtzone_Empty-enclosure)
So did you buy one? Your impression?
Ampman:
So did you buy one? Your impression?
I bought one but have not received it yet. I will keep you posted.
Regards
Interesting storage folders. I recently made a panel to stop drafts from a skylight out of very similar material, probably the same stuff. I got it at my local TAP plastics store. I can’t find it on their website, but it looks like the same stuff. If you have a TAP plastics nearby, you can probably make your own.
Keith
khearn:
Interesting storage folders. I recently made a panel to stop drafts from a skylight out of very similar material, probably the same stuff. I got it at my local TAP plastics store. I can’t find it on their website, but it looks like the same stuff. If you have a TAP plastics nearby, you can probably make your own.Keith
I got mine. and I am not happy about it. The concept is good but it was executed poorly. Very poorly. The image on their website is different. Mine had no cover. When I asked them. They said, the cover was in the way and they removed it. It was constructed very poorly, the tubes were full of plastic particles remained perhaps from sawing the tubes. It was shipped in dirty box. The box was from broken and dirty and from the pictures of the box you could see that the box was for stain remover for carpet. If you are doing business and are selling an item for over $100, you ought to have the descency to properly package the item in a proper shipping box. Well I am not happy with the treatment I got. It was as if they have thrown scrap food for a dog.
The box itself seems to help with saving space. But I am still in the processing of puting my discrete RLCs in it. It takes a long time to put them their and label them. I will probably post the picture. As far as I am concerned, I will NOT do business with them again. They are sloppy, not courteous, not professional, and their web images are misleading.
I went ahead and bought an Micro-lab resistor kit and received it. It has all components neatly organized and labeled that no other distributors, such as Digikey, of SMD resistor kits offer. Yes there’re plastic particles clinging to the walls of the tubes but that doesn’t bother me. I guess electrostatics makes them cling and hard to remove. It’s obviously a hand-made item of a small operation.
I can see why the front cover was removed to allow labeling of the components of the first leaf.
Now I’m glad to have all my SMDs stored in a compact and convenient book. The manufacturing of the SMD book could be improved for sure, but for what it does for my messy workshop, I’m happy to save time with it. It sure beats dealing with loose SMD strips or vials of tiny parts where different parts could get mixed up accidentally. Unscrewing those lids is not my favorite activity.
hmm, that looks kinda cool.
I buy all my passives from Digikey, so all come in the same sized bags. I gather them by type (R, C, etc), and put them sideways in the smaller drawers like this.
http://www.sterilite.com/ProductDetail. … on=Storage
Seems to work pretty well. Just need to pull the drawer, thumb through them to find what I need, pull out the strip and remove some, and put it back. When I order more I just staple the bags together.
=“hooziewhatsit”]hmm, that looks kinda cool.
I buy all my passives from Digikey, so all come in the same sized bags. I gather them by type (R, C, etc), and put them sideways in the smaller drawers like this.
http://www.sterilite.com/ProductDetail. … on=Storage
Seems to work pretty well. Just need to pull the drawer, thumb through them to find what I need, pull out the strip and remove some, and put it back. When I order more I just staple the bags together.
Seems to work pretty well. Just need to pull the drawer, thumb through them to find what I need, pull out the strip and remove some, and put it back. When I order more I just staple the bags together.
I should have done like this. I had a similar idea but I thought I try these storages. I regret that. It takes quite a long time and effort to put the components in those tubes and label them. It saves me not time.
Also, I have another idea that might save both time and space. In the old era, there were some storages for storing camera films, just like album but only for films. If you can find those things and put them in a folder, I think it might be helpful. I will try that in the future.
Regards
Greetings (No Name Supplied),
smdFan:
Also, I have another idea that might save both time and space. In the old era, there were some storages for storing camera films, just like album but only for films. If you can find those things and put them in a folder, I think it might be helpful. I will try that in the future.
The problem with using [plastic film negative files
(or similar) is that they are not ESD safe. Hopefully
the tubes being discussed earlier are. The shipping
bags and rails (from Mouser and Digikey) are ESD
safe.
Comments Welcome!](http://www.amazon.com/Print-File-Archival-Negative-Strips/dp/B00009R90O)
bigglez:
Greetings (No Name Supplied),
smdFan:
Also, I have another idea that might save both time and space. In the old era, there were some storages for storing camera films, just like album but only for films. If you can find those things and put them in a folder, I think it might be helpful. I will try that in the future.The problem with using [plastic film negative files
(or similar) is that they are not ESD safe. Hopefully
the tubes being discussed earlier are. The shipping
bags and rails (from Mouser and Digikey) are ESD
safe.
Comments Welcome![/quote]
Hi bigglez,
You are right but I do not know how much of problem that might be specially for RLCs that are in their covers. Check out the following website. I had seen ESD safe folders there but I do not know if they have anything similar to film strip containers that are ESD safe.
http://www.esd.tv/](http://www.amazon.com/Print-File-Archival-Negative-Strips/dp/B00009R90O)
bigglez:
Greetings (No Name Supplied),The problem with using [plastic film negative files
(or similar) is that they are not ESD safe. Hopefully
the tubes being discussed earlier are. The shipping
bags and rails (from Mouser and Digikey) are ESD
safe.
Comments Welcome![/quote]
I’d be willing to bet dollars against donuts that those storage tube binders are made from off-the-shelf acrylic materials like one would buy for making signs. Like I said earlier in this thread, it looks exactly like stuff I bought from TAP plastics a year ago to put in a skylight to block drafts. It might be conductive, but if it is, it’s a coincidence. I’d bet against it actually, since I seem to recall shavings sticking to it via static electricity, which won’t happen on a conductor.
But if you store the components in the cut tape that they come in, it shouldn’t matter. The tape should keep them ESD safe. Just make sure you ground yourself after handling the tube sheet and before taking stuff out of the tape.
Keith](http://www.amazon.com/Print-File-Archival-Negative-Strips/dp/B00009R90O)
khearn:
bigglez:
Greetings (No Name Supplied),The problem with using [plastic film negative files
(or similar) is that they are not ESD safe. Hopefully
the tubes being discussed earlier are. The shipping
bags and rails (from Mouser and Digikey) are ESD
safe.
Comments Welcome![/quote]
I’d be willing to bet dollars against donuts that those storage tube binders are made from off-the-shelf acrylic materials like one would buy for making signs. Like I said earlier in this thread, it looks exactly like stuff I bought from TAP plastics a year ago to put in a skylight to block drafts. It might be conductive, but if it is, it’s a coincidence. I’d bet against it actually, since I seem to recall shavings sticking to it via static electricity, which won’t happen on a conductor.
But if you store the components in the cut tape that they come in, it shouldn’t matter. The tape should keep them ESD safe. Just make sure you ground yourself after handling the tube sheet and before taking stuff out of the tape.
Keith[/quote]
Given their sloppy behavior, I would think so too.](http://www.amazon.com/Print-File-Archival-Negative-Strips/dp/B00009R90O)