Types of resistors and capacitors

[Demon]

I'm making an Access database to "finally" keep an inventory of the gazillion parts I have lying around and to label drawers and cabinets. I'm tired of rumaging through bags and boxes.

I've searched google, wikipedia and various sites, as well as checked Digikey to see what they use. So far I have:

Resistors:
Carbon composition (old baked type)
Carbon film (common today)
Ceramic
Metal element (?)
Metal film
Metal foil
Metal oxide film
Wirewound
Thick film
Thin film

Capacitors:
Aluminium electrolytic
Aluminium polymer
Ceramic
MICA
PTFE
Niobium Oxide
Tantalum
Tantalum polymer
Silicon
Thin film
Acrylic metalized
Polyester
Polyester metalized
PEN
PET
PP
PP metalized
Polymer metalized (same as aluminium polymer ?)


The problem is that not all sites use the same words. I could use a hand in removing duplicates and adding any missing varieties.

I ignored the mega-capacitors used in high tension applications. It's not like I'm going to build a dam.

Robert

[kellyseye]

at a storage drawer per possible value? Or just a drawer per value you HAVE? Could be an AWFUL lot of drawers!!!!

[Demon]

Yup, 5 cabinets of 60 drawers. Planning on adding 5 more cabinets at least. So lets say about 600 drawers, probably more knowing me.

Wait 'till I post pics of the mancave once it's finished.

[AvionicsMaster1]

Don't forget a drawer for a bazillion different physical sizes of surface mount stuff.

I usually use NTE for parts and looking at their site http://www.nteinc.com/capacitors.php?a=2 they have several different names from you've got. I think you'd have to know the manufacturer's part number to find the exact name as I'm sure some are proprietary.

I ended up using something like this http://www.grainger.com/product/DURH...Code=P2IDP2PCPas I think you can cram more parts in a smaller area. Of course if you've got massive quantities this won't work.

Just a few thoughts. Hope they help.

[Demon]

I started with these:




Then added these for bulk:




Recently got 3 more blue cabinets (yes I can't count, that's 6 not 5) and 3 white ones for bulk:




But I plan on getting several more blue ones. I tend to get a lot of variety for testing and now only buy specific items in bulk. So yeah, that's gonna be a lot of data to enter, lots of labels to tape up.

I did get a new barcode app for my phone that works beautifully and doesn't access personal info. Now I have to research bluetooth technology to get the scanned code to Access 2002 on my laptop.

Robert

[Demon]

Got myself a BT dongle for a few bucks:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/380829452119?

Not sure how it can be used so far.

Robert

[kellyseye]

I have 10 of those 60-drawer cabinets, Resistors, capacitors, LEDs, analogue ICs, Digital ICs, Transistors (inc FETs etc), inductors, hardware etc etc etc. Plus three larger cabinets for other stuff.

Even with the cabinets I have now I can only allocate ONE set of drawers to resistors (E12 series only!!!) as there are 84 values there alone so I'm already doubling-up! I don't separate resistors by 'type' any more - they all go into the value drawer applicable.

[AvionicsMaster1]

You win!!!!

I thought I had alot of stuff but you've got me beat hands down.

I do need to thank you though. I showed your stuff to my wife and now she's somewhat more accommodating of my stuff. Thanks.

Does the trophy have a good story behind it?

[Demon]

LOL yeah, it's not mine. One of my kung fu students won one of my annual tournaments and I was supposed to engrave it for him (many moons ago). But I lost contact with him so it stands there on 1 leg, waiting.

[rsocor01]

Well, you beat me too!!!


I see that you screwed these cabinets to the wall. That's probably the best way to do it. What is the bluetooth connection for?

Robert

[Demon]

... What is the bluetooth connection for?

Robert

Don't you hate typing a long reply on a cell phone and your finger grazes the BACK button? ARRGH!

I need it to upload a scanned barcode nunber from my android cell phone to an Access database on my laptop.

http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=18999

Robert

[Demon]

Well, you beat me too!!!...

... I see that you screwed these cabinets to the wall. That's probably the best way to do it. ...

I have 3 in the kitchen right now that I use for designing my database. I came REAL close to knocking one over today. That wouldn't have been funny, well, except for the cat that would have taken a romp through the debris.

I couldn't imagine leaving them unattached. That is basically asking for a catastrophy, even more so now with SMD components. I try to keep them in tape segments, but the sample ICs from manufactures come on anti-static pads in plastic boxes. Of course these boxes don't fit in these drawers so I have to put them in anti-static bags for now.

I did find the anti-static pads at Jameco:
http://www.jameco.com/1/1/25047-hdbc...oam-tools.html

If I remember, they were cheaper there than eBay, or anywhere else I found. If someone has a better source, I'd love to hear about it. I'm going to need several sheets of this stuff to line the drawers for ICs.

And I can even use them in layers to sandwich the SMD ICs, essentially making lids. Hopefully enough to slow them down if I drop the drawer or flip it over on my workbench.

Robert

[Demon]

...I do need to thank you though. I showed your stuff to my wife and now she's somewhat more accommodating of my stuff. Thanks.
...?

Tell her that pic of the 3 blue and 1 white are in the kitchen. LOL

The wife was real happy I bought that HP 8600 laserjet on the wooden table recently. We had been several months without a printer and we really love that one. It's the first all-in-one I get that the darn fax doesn't disturb your phone line. Now she can send and receive faxes at will, photocopy, print from the back PC without any wiring. I get to print from my phone, USB thumbdrive or memory sticks, scan images much easier than before.

There is one downside, the wireless link drops sometimes. It might take several attempts to print a document. It could be XP or my router, so I'm not blaming the printer for that yet. Sometimes it works on the first shot.

Oh yeah, and that black bag on the white cabinet is for my laptop. It's been on the kitchen table for a few weeks now.

Robert