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How do you store test equipment that you use rarely
M0HZH:
Hello,
Looking for some ideas to organize my home lab. My current working area is quite limited and most of it is taken by the (large) stuff I use frequently.
But there is also stuff like thermal camera, RF power sensors and attenuators, additional multimeters, DC load, frequency counter, LCR meter, etc etc. These don't fit on the desk normally but I might need them once a month.
How do you guys store test equipment that you don't use that often?
pqass:
6 tier wire shelves on casters and clear plastic boxes (shoebox size or double wide) for the loose stuff.
I use the first one for the equipment and component storage used most often. A 2nd one behind it for storage that I can pull out [to the side] to access. I have a desk pushed up against the first one (flush with the 2nd shelf from the bottom). Then 14U higher I have a shelf with my main test equipment; eyeball height when I'm sitting. Then 6U higher, shelves with shoe boxes for components.
jpanhalt:
Boxes or shelves. Be sure to remove any batteries.
CorporateReference:
Our lab stores our T&M equipment in Protektive Pak boxes. The large full width rack units fit in #37532. Theyre strong, affordable (~$20 from Digi-Key) and ESD safe. The plastic bins are very staticky. For half rack units, parts and components look into LewisBins ESD boxes. Theyre sturdy affordable and lots of sizes. Our team is a bit OCD with organizing so this keeps the lab looking good
RCL:
Gentle Reader:
Yours is an important question! :-+ Valuable lab equipment should be stored in a controlled environment. The attic is too hot. The cellar is too damp. The barn is too infested. Treat your equipment like a member of the family. That is unless you do keep the family in the cellar :-DD
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