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What are your electronics related quirks?
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jogri:
Almost none of my projects are 100% complete, they always get stuck at 95%: I can't be bothered to put it into a case (makes troubleshooting/tweaking easier) or to replace that last potentiometer/resistor/etc. that causes only a minor annoyance. If it can handle normal problems i consider it working, if the last glitch annoys me too much it will get fixed when i need enough special parts to justify an order from Mouser.
IDEngineer:
I hear my own echoes in many comments in this thread!

I too buy larger quantities of components unless they're ridiculously expensive. Even then, I buy a bit more than I need because if something goes wrong the additional shipping (and lost time) will drive me crazy.

I'm not too fastideous about keeping my soldering table clean, but within my projects.... I try to curve flying leads smoothly (rather than kinking or bending them). I create mechanically strong connections and only THEN solder them (so I don't rely on the solder for mechanical strength). That sort of thing. I've taught my now 18YO son (EE candidate at CalPoly) to build this way and his projects are like works of art. He actually gets compliments from strangers when they see his projects (such as his racing drones) and often gets offers to buy them - which he does accept occasionally!

I install dedicated RF connector covers (N, BNC, etc.) on all T&M equipment on the bench, and keep them there unless the unit is actively being used.

I'm sure there are others....
nctnico:
I'm obsesive over PCB footprints. They have to match the outline of the component perfectly. Including what may stick out (like an SD card). Last year I upgraded to a CAD package which also supports 3D models. Oh boy... Now every footprint must have a 3D model! I found a whole bunch of websites which hosts electronic component 3D models and I even venture into Freecad to do stitching of models.

BTW I see some think they are obsessive about clean work benches. I think those are actually sane. On various occasions I visited fellow EEs which had their (daytime job) work benches littered with circuit boards and other stuff. That is not a way to get work done.
pardo-bsso:
- Hoarding (but lately I gave away for free lots of stuff)
- Aligning pin number 1, tolerance bands (for thru hole components) or denominator designator across the same axis
- Making test points easily accessible
- Ditto for connectors. To this day I hate one of my firsts projects that in order to remove a couple of wire harnesses I had to get the pcb out as there was no space inside the container to detach some pluggable terminal blocks (if I placed them about 1/4 inch closer they would be ok).
- Having more projects than bench space.
rsjsouza:

--- Quote from: nctnico on May 18, 2020, 09:07:21 pm ---BTW I see some think they are obsessive about clean work benches. I think those are actually sane. On various occasions I visited fellow EEs which had their (daytime job) work benches littered with circuit boards and other stuff. That is not a way to get work done.

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I disagree with you there, as it depends on the job. My context switching is quite quick and I return to the same boards and instruments several times a day or week. I need to have many different boards, equipment and cables at hand and storing everything on their place every time is counterproductive to me.
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