Has anyone used these boxes for component storage? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Rigby
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 05:56:28 pm
content: They look really useful (pun not intended) for parts storage where you don't want the parts to spill or what have you.http://www.reallyusefulproducts.co.uk/I saw them in my local OfficeMax but wanted to see if anyone else has used them. They seem kind of ideal for what I have in mind.(I promise I am not affiliated; I just don't know how to write questions like this without them sounding spammy.)

author: rexxar
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 06:24:51 pm
content: I don't know if you accidentally linked to the manufacturer's page instead of an item, but it looks like they have ten trillion storage items. Care to be a bit more specific?I use these boxes for storing things like switches, LEDs, and other random bits:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CCT0YI/ref=s9_hps_bw_g60_i4And I have one of these on my wall for passives:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LDH3JC/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1The boxes would work well for SMD parts, I think. The dividers go down into the bottom of the compartment, so components can't slip under.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 07:10:13 pm
content: Quote from: Rigby on January 05, 2014, 05:56:28 pmI think they're great. I know someone who uses loads and they are really useful. I can't afford hundreds of them though so all my stuff is chucked on a shelf in the office. That's not quite as useful.

author: G7PSK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 09:27:55 pm
content: I use some plastic food storage boxes for components.

author: mariush
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 10:02:04 pm
content: I use matchboxes... small boxes for leds, jumpers, diodes etc, the larger boxes (250 match sticks kind) for capacitors, screws, jacks, chips etcThey sell here packs of 3 match boxes (the large ones) for less than 1$, and packs of 20 small boxes for around half a dollar.The picture below shows how nice capacitors can fit inside such boxes along with the Digikey or Farnell/Newark label to remember part numbers when restocking. The white tape on capacitors is my own doing, sometimes I have too much time.For resistors, I usually have those bags that can be sealed at an end, I have some that are just the width of a resistor strip (in the case of through hole resistors). So I usually buy 50-100 out of each resistor in the E24 and simply put them with the label in a sealed bag , then group them by resistor ranges (0-1k, 1k-10k, 10k-100k, 100k-1meg) in larger bags.

author: Rigby
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 11:25:38 pm
content: Quote from: rexxar on January 05, 2014, 06:24:51 pmWell I linked to the entire site because there are components of all sizes; just use the box that's the appropriate size. These seem particularly good because they come in very small sizes, they have lids, and if you buy the little one-time-use pegs, they're lockable. They aren't the least expensive bins on the planet, though.QuoteI have the exact same bins. The clear lidded one you link to, I got those on clearance at Radio Shack, full of components, for less than the bins alone run on Amazon. I guess I got lucky; they don't carry them anymore.