Overheard a younger tech talking about how he organizes his bench. Made me rethink my whole setup.

I was at a shop in Tulsa last month waiting on parts and this kid, maybe 22, was telling a buddy how he sorts every capacitor and resistor by value in labeled tackle boxes. I've been using old coffee cans for 15 years, digging through them like a raccoon. Spent $40 on a parts organizer that night. Has anyone else found a simple storage change that cut down their repair time noticeably?

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taylor17411d ago

Guess I've been building rockets this whole time and nobody told me... digging through coffee cans is just part of the "character" tax I pay every time I lose a resistor in the bottom.

mason49912d ago

Not gonna lie, digging through coffee cans sounds like it adds a little character to the job lol. Sorting resistors by value in tackle boxes feels like overkill unless you're building rockets or something.