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Bryan:
I am sure all of us have bought those 1/4 watt resistor assortment kits but was curious as to how others are storing them so they are easy to find. Rather not buy those plastic storage cabinets that are used for screws, nuts etc., too much bench space.

Have seen smaller ones, but one would have to fold up the leads. Was thinking of just some 2" x 3" coin paper envelopes and keeping the individual resistors in the envelopes and keep the whole works in a plastic index card box.

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Any other suggestions.

setq:
Mine are all in a big box, loose but rolled up on tapes. I can read them on sight and think in colours so I just scratch around for a few seconds and grab the right one out. Loose ones left are just chucked in the bin.

I buy 100 of each value usually. In 20 years I've only run out of a few 10 and 22 decade values. If I'm missing a value I just buy 100 of them on demand from CPC here in the UK.

ataradov:
Big binder with baseball card collectors inserts.

jonovid:

--- Quote ---I am sure all of us have bought those 1/4 watt resistor assortment kits but was curious as to how others are storing them so they are easy to find. Rather not buy those plastic storage cabinets that are used for screws, nuts etc., too much bench space.

Have seen smaller ones, but one would have to fold up the leads. Was thinking of just some 2" x 3" coin paper envelopes and keeping the individual resistors in the envelopes and keep the whole works in a plastic index card box.
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  I use a transparent plastic storage tub for all my zip-lock bags with the same thing. as for used resistors from a temporary breadboard test circuit, Now out of the resistor ribbon or roll of resistor tape. I use a transparent ziplock bag with both used resistors and the roll of resistors in the same bag of the same value  \$\Omega\$  :-+ . desolder'd components are keep'd separate.  its True IMO plastic storage cabinets use too much bench space and do not work for me.  :rant:

Cubdriver:
I keep 'em in a cardboard box!   :P



Seriously, I by and large keep them in drawers in storage cabinets or compartmented boxes.  My parts storage leaves a lot to be desired as far as consolidation goes. 

(That box of old CC resistors is one I got from a friend in CA - he'd purchased it many years ago in a lot of surplus stuff from a decommissioned department at some tech company.  Apparently someone went through and simply dumped all the resistors they had in a big box.  It'll take a lot of sorting to straighten them all out, and I'll have to test them to see how far out of spec the may be, but if they're any good I should be set of life as far as 5% carbon composition resistors go.  Shame they couldn't have been 1 or 2% metal film ones...)

-Pat

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