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Salvage surface mount components

Step 5Storing resistors

Storing resistors
So the easiest method of storing chip resistors is this one, which I have developed after much experimentation.

And countless times fighting against the urge to flush the lot down the toilet and forget about it and do something worthwhile, like watering the plants.

And saying hello to the wife and kids.

Take a piece of transparent plastic, arrange the little buggers face down on it and, suddenly, while they are least expecting it, place a piece of sticky tape over them. This holds them immobile and you can look over them leisurely, identify the one you want, then peel back the tape and lift off that one with tweezers. The others will remain stuck to the tape.
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Employed as an Engineer in Electronics. Interested in building small circuits around tiny chips (the electronic kind).