Thank you very much for taking this on! Without some organization to help us locate parts, they weren't doing us a speck of good, and in fact were taking up a lot of space.
Even if no list is made, having them sorted is a huge help. :) On Jun 1, 2013 10:54 AM, "David Stewart" <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings all, > > As some of you know I volunteered to organize the Skullspace electronics > work bench on Tuesday. Progress has been kind of slow, but it is on its > way. > > (Please be advised that what follows may be a wall of text.) > > This wasn't meant to be the final organization of the parts nor an > inventory, merely a stepping stone to usability. That said here is the > breakdown on what I have been working towards (not in any particular order): > > #1.) Make sure all empty drawers have no label on the front (thus making > their state somewhat obvious) > > #2.)Consolidate scattered components of the same type/value (ie. No more 3 > drawers of 10k resistors) > > #3.) Move excess components into labeled bags (to be put in an extra parts > drawer/bin) so that drawers can actually be opened without breaking > things/causing parts explosions. > > #4.) Group component types into designated cabinets: resistors, > capacitors, transistors, etc. > > #5.) Move the esoteric/exotic/ancient radio components into a zone/box/bag > to be reexamined later perhaps for the purposes of sale to raise funds for > Skullspace. > > #6.) Remove dust bunnies, insect carapaces etc. (Not a thorough cleaning, > but something to help avoid unpleasant surprises) > > #7.) Consolidate free space, free cabinets etc. We can then > move/rearrange them or 'fill with other things' as needed. > > With regards to resistors/capacitors: I have so far been working to > arrange them in columns of base numbers and rows of multipliers.(for > example going down a column: 2.2 22 220 2.2k 220k...) > Additionally my initial plan was to arrange resistors into an E12 set with > others in a misc cabinet, but I think we have some (1/4 to 1/3) of the E24 > series as well.... > > So far the process has created a lot of empty drawers, a heck of a mess, > and very little visual results, but i hope to get back in to Skullspace > sometime this weekend and make some more substantial progress. > > As for a list of what we have, I did not intend to do an inventory of the > parts, but the reorganization of them certainly helps facilitate that. If > I have time I will try and create a list of the parts we have (but not > their quantities). > > At some point we should look into setting up a partkeepr.org database and > doing inventory (as we add/replace parts). > > Comments/thoughts/suggestions? > > Cheers, > Dave Stewart > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >
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