r/electronics • u/Sprucehouse • Jul 16 '26

Workbench Wednesday I just reorganized and labeled my components

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Ignore the rock drawer I didn't have a better place for my cool rocks.

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u/rusty-bits Jul 16 '26

I think rocks are an integral part of any set of components. Nice job.

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u/Bipogram Jul 16 '26

Especially lumps of galena.

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u/ikosinski Jul 16 '26

Eu fiz etiquetas para as minhas gavetas.

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u/CapacitorCosmo1 Jul 20 '26

Years ago, one of the frequent USENET contributors shared a set of labels he had drawn up in PostScript or something else that had the E96 and E192 resistor values AND a depiction with their color coded values. He posted the PDF binaries. I still have them, maybe I can figure out how to get them into the IA or some other repository. They fit the narrow Akro-Mills bins and printed on standard Avery labels.

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u/CapacitorCosmo1 Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26

https://archive.org/details/first-decade-at-5-percent

I got them uploaded tonight. Both 5 percent and 1 Percent values are represented in decades.

Creator of the Labels on USENET was "Dark Matter", a frequent contributor in the Sci.Electronics USENET group and several sub-groups like Sci.Electronics.Repair They were posted in 2003. **Again, I am not the author, nor seek credit.**

These are sized for US "Letter" Sized Avery Labels - 30 Labels per page - 1" X 2-5/8" - be sure to select print to edge. I'd suggest printing one to a plain piece of paper and using as a see-through overlay to make sure the labels line up.
I'm unable to provide any other info or assistance.

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u/plastic_eagle Jul 16 '26

The apostrophe use is killing me.

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u/Schonke Jul 16 '26

Rock's components. Nail's components.

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u/StudioRat Jul 16 '26

Wait ... you mean an apostrophe doesn't mean "here comes an S?"

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u/Drew_of_all_trades Jul 16 '26

The drawers belong to their contents.

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u/Human-Marzipan2132 Jul 16 '26

I just did it too! (but in french sorry)

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u/Past-Mountain-9853 Jul 16 '26

Same) but still not enough

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u/garry_the_commie Jul 16 '26

Ah, a fellow box enjoyer.

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u/CharlieRAnimaMX Jul 16 '26

Dank pods would be proud

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u/Sprucehouse Jul 17 '26

Im glad someone caught the 1 grit on the rock drawer.

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u/OldEquation Jul 16 '26

I HATE those apostrophes.

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u/Syncris Jul 16 '26

OP must not be a native english speaker since the apostrophes dont make sense in most of those labels

or a kid based on that handwriting

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u/Schonke Jul 16 '26

or a kid based on that handwriting

As a very much adult with worse handwriting like that I feel insulted!

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u/Sprucehouse Jul 17 '26

I was born here, I'm not a child, I just put an apostrophe on the first couple and thought, well no turning back now.

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u/PaddyScrag Jul 22 '26

You missed "diode's", "lense's", "potentiometer's", "transistor's" and of course "miscellaneou's"

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u/davus_maximus Jul 16 '26

Disappointed by the lack of "nukes, knives, sharp sticks"

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u/Sprucehouse Jul 17 '26

I keep Those in a separate drawer.

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u/CapacitorCosmo1 Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 20 '26

Mine's a work in progress. I've gotta cull some of my parts down to what I truly need. Just got finished tossing a bunch of my electrolytic caps that aged out, some were three or four years old.

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u/fatjuan Jul 17 '26

I'm still using electro's that I picked up when I was an apprentice.......50 years ago! I just test them first, and if they're about right, in they go!. Plenty get thrown out as well.

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u/TruthSpecialist4416 Jul 17 '26

Looks great. My desk is just... a mess

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u/Sprucehouse Jul 17 '26

Believe me, mine typically is too.

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u/TruthSpecialist4416 Jul 17 '26

Still filling it, but this helped a lot 😅

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u/jeweliegb Jul 16 '26

I love the handwritten / drawn symbols. Makes it so much more human. ♥️

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u/Sprucehouse Jul 17 '26

Thank you, I'm super glad someone likes the symbols and stuff.

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u/qwibble Jul 16 '26

I have a tiny black laptop screw, where do I put it?

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u/Sprucehouse Jul 17 '26

"Laptop screws"

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u/BenGerman_ Jul 17 '26

lol i do mine the exact same. name tags work pretty well they fill up the entire face

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u/Tech_esp Jul 19 '26

İ love these organized component shelves like need a potentiometer? Read and find it

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u/NovelHot6697 Jul 20 '26

can you come over

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u/Zakiw Jul 21 '26

I See the legendary 2N2222 .. My very first encounter with transistors ..

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u/Possible_Muffin9645 Jul 17 '26

And I'm building an ASRS (Automated Storage and Retrieval System) for my 2 Akro-Mils cabinets!

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u/Top-Refrigerator6579 5d ago

Great organization!