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Old 3rd Apr 2019, 3:59 pm   #5
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Default Re: Storing / Sorting Resistors?

I have 3 sets of organisation for my resistors:
An ex-WD drab olive drawer unit for vintage resistors (probably all dud!)
A multi-drawer unit with each drawer only about 1.25" square - starting 1 on the left, 10 below it etc
2 shoe boxes with envelopes in each "low" values in one box, "high" values in the other. 10k as the division.
I use the shoe boxes far and away more than the others. Any values can be slipped in in the correct place. Wattages can be mixed within reason. Immediately obvious when a value runs out. And 2 shoe boxes is quite a small volume. Envelopes are just SAEs from companies.
Other resistors like vitreous enamel ones are small in number and just have a box of the right size.

Not so organised with caps...
Graham
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