Re: How to keep track of your parts?

From: Rene Tschaggelar (none_at_none.net)
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 00:03:13 +0100

Organizing them into trays and drawers is one thing, listing them
on a paper or datafile is another.
A part which you forgot to have is rather useless.
As to the file, I made a webpage (not to be released) where
I can view the list of parts, with links to the sorted datasheets.

Rene 

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Dmitri(Cabling-Design.com) wrote:
> How do you guys keep track of your parts?
> 
> I mean, pros probably don't have that problem by keeping the entire stock
> of resistors and caps and what have you in bunch of tightly packed
> cabinets. But for a hobbyist: does anyone have a system that works? I'm
> only re-starting my electronics hobby after 15 some years of dormancy, and
> after few months I already have (tens of?) thousands of parts, hundreds of
> values, in different packages. I might be less organized than your normal
> human being, but a significant portion of time for a project I usually
> spend trying to find a part, and then procure the ones I can't find (which
> does not mean I don't have them ;-)) This must be an issue with anyone
> else and I'm trying to see if there has been some kind of solution found
> before I start to re-invent the wheel.
> 
> Is there software of some kind where you'd keep a database of parts you
> have, that's geared towards hobbyists or maybe small businesses?
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