Best SMD storage cases ever. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: GK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 18, 2019, 09:32:50 am
content: We use these at work and I'm a fan. I have an ever-growing collection of a gazillion little bags of stuff to sort so I just splurged out on four for myself, at a discounted (about 1/2) price (but still got reamed by the currently worthless Australian dollar).They are really well made; the plastic is thick and really solid, the little compartment doors snap firmly and tightly shut and all of the hinges are actual real hinges, not that bendy contiguous plastic seam crap that eventually snaps.http://vi.vipr.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=162793942301&t=0&tid=10&category=181880&seller=aidetek2004&excSoj=1&excTrk=1&lsite=0&ittenable=false&domain=ebay.com&descgauge=1&cspheader=1&oneClk=1&secureDesc=0

author: spudboy488
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 18, 2019, 12:39:38 pm
content: I've been thinking about finally organizing my sack of bags filled with chip resistors and caps. Being somewhat anal, how easy is it to move bin locations? For example, I have a bin for 1K next to a bin for 1.5K. All of a sudden, I needed and ordered 1.3K. How easy is it to shift the bins so I can keep the values in order?

author: ataradov
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 18, 2019, 07:16:09 pm
content: Yep. I've got the same ones from Amazon and I can confirm. This is a real quality product.This has fixed bins, no way to shift anything.

author: kripton2035
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 18, 2019, 08:01:41 pm
content: I bought some non-esd gray one and they are really nice.

author: PTR_1275
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 19, 2019, 01:12:28 am
content: I bought a 0805 resistor set a year or 2 back from aidetek in one of the gray cases.Recently I bought some esd cases for IC’s and other bits and pieces. Makes it really neat and easy

author: ANTALIFE
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 20, 2019, 11:57:16 pm
content: >Taking your nicely packaged SMD's out of their cut tapeI have been converting 35mm film storage sheets to store all my SMD parts:https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/42991-REG/Print_File_PF357B100_Archival_Storage_Page_for.html

author: brabus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2019, 12:45:23 pm
content: I bought them as well. Very high quality indeed, although two things make me nervous:- The slots require a lot of (almost too much) force to be opened and closed- The stickers do not stick at all. I still have to find a better set of stickers and replace all of the 120+ I already applied. They just fall off.

author: TimCambridge
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2019, 02:07:05 pm
content: VHS cases. Approximately 25c. And you help to keep plastic out of the environment.

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2019, 03:57:34 pm
content: Ok thanks, just ordered two at amazon.de but the €50 for two is the normal price.Still cheap compared to the loose boxes.

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2019, 04:40:58 pm
content: Quote from: brabus on January 21, 2019, 12:45:23 pmI bought a bunch of knockoff Avery labels to run through the laser - works great.

author: ataradov
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2019, 05:36:45 pm
content: Yes, Avery labels work fine for me. Here are the exact ones I've gothttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00007M5L2/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1But the labels that came with the boxes worked fine too, but that may depend on storage conditions.

author: BFX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2019, 07:24:22 pm
content: For me it's depends on type one is similar like in the first post and second is those books from china.For labeling mostly brother P-Touch 1000 or hand

author: Domagoj T
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 21, 2019, 07:33:56 pm
content: I have the gray variant. Love them.I printed the labels on regular paper and stuck them with cyanoacrylate (super glue).