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| rdl:
You can't really expect the distributors to fix all the problems with manufacturer's part numbers and rewrite the descriptions. There are probably tens of thousands of them. These are issues that need to be corrected at the source. --- Quote from: KE5FX on October 14, 2020, 05:23:28 am --- --- Quote from: rdl on October 14, 2020, 05:09:11 am ---I don't see the problem with that label. 0603LS-821XGLB is the manufacturer's (Coilcraft) part number. Mouser just adds a prefix. --- End quote --- The component value is nowhere in sight! --- End quote --- |
| ataradov:
--- Quote from: rdl on October 14, 2020, 03:28:30 pm ---You can't really expect the distributors to fix all the problems with manufacturer's part numbers and rewrite the descriptions. There are probably tens of thousands of them. These are issues that need to be corrected at the source. --- End quote --- DK puts their own description on the label, which mentions the value even if it is not obvious from the part number. This does not come from the supplier, of course, so errors are possible, but it it still better than nothing. |
| magic:
--- Quote from: KE5FX on October 14, 2020, 02:10:49 am ---Yeah, thanks, guys, I'm sure I'll have no difficulty remembering that "821XGLB" means "820 nH." And I can't think of any scenarios in which this kind of product label might cause confusion (or worse) at the EMS facility. |O --- End quote --- That's surely a lame lack of effort from Mouser, but I think I would be able to remember it somehow :P |
| james_s:
--- Quote from: ataradov on October 14, 2020, 04:19:44 pm --- --- Quote from: rdl on October 14, 2020, 03:28:30 pm ---You can't really expect the distributors to fix all the problems with manufacturer's part numbers and rewrite the descriptions. There are probably tens of thousands of them. These are issues that need to be corrected at the source. --- End quote --- DK puts their own description on the label, which mentions the value even if it is not obvious from the part number. This does not come from the supplier, of course, so errors are possible, but it it still better than nothing. --- End quote --- It's a nice convenience that DigiKey provides this information on the label. It's simple enough to do, I mean the data is all there in the database, the system just has to be programmed to include the description as well. When I order from Mouser I often grab a Sharpie marker and write the component value on the label as I unpack the order. It's a bit of a hassle but it saves me a lot of trouble down the road. If I'm digging through a box of spare components looking for a specific value resistor or something I really don't want to have to look up the part number of each and every one to figure out what it is. |
| rdl:
I also re-mark all pertinent info with a Sharpie. Partly because I've had the distributor's labeling fade badly in the past, sometimes to the point of being unreadable (maybe this problem has gotten better?), but also because I keep parts in the original packaging and store them in plastic boxes. My big, hand written descriptions make it easy to find what I'm looking for when digging through the box. |
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