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kalee20 · 3rd Apr 2019, 3:40 pm

I use one drawer per base value, so 56Ω, 560Ω, 5.6kΩ, 56kΩ, 560kΩ, 5.6MΩ share the same drawer. Six different values per drawer is manageable.

Capacitors though I group in value bands, thus 1 - 1.5nF, 1.8 - 2.2nF, 2.7 - 3.3nF, 3.9 - 4.7nF, 5.6 - 6.8nF, 8.2 - 10nF. Three values per drawer. Needs more drawers to go from 10pF to 10μF of course. But it works well.

3rd Apr 2019, 3:40 pm	#4
kalee20 Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lynton, N. Devon, UK. Posts: 7,088	Re: Storing / Sorting Resistors? I use one drawer per base value, so 56Ω, 560Ω, 5.6kΩ, 56kΩ, 560kΩ, 5.6MΩ share the same drawer. Six different values per drawer is manageable. Capacitors though I group in value bands, thus 1 - 1.5nF, 1.8 - 2.2nF, 2.7 - 3.3nF, 3.9 - 4.7nF, 5.6 - 6.8nF, 8.2 - 10nF. Three values per drawer. Needs more drawers to go from 10pF to 10μF of course. But it works well.