TIL my 'junk' drawer has over 200 spare capacitors

I was cleaning the shop and decided to actually count them. It matters because I've been telling clients we have to order parts, but I've got a huge stockpile of common values right here. Anyone else have a hidden stash they forgot about?

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xena_rivera632mo ago

lol that happened to me last month. I was sure I was out of 10k resistors, told a guy his amp repair would take a week for parts. Went digging for something else and found a whole tray of them buried under some wire. Felt like an idiot but also saved a bunch of time. Now I try to do a quick scan of the actual stash before I promise any lead times. Saved my butt more than once.

the_ruby2mo ago

Honestly @xena_rivera63, that exact thing is why my bench is a mess. I once tore apart my whole shop looking for a specific fuse, only to find the box sitting right on top of my scope, hidden under a coffee cup. Took me two hours to see it.

eva_garcia5610d ago

quick scan of the actual stash" - yeah that's the trick nobody tells you. I still forget to do it half the time though.