DJ Delorie wrote: > I'm gearing up to populate a bunch of powermeter boards, plus the > sdram board, and got the biggest digikey box I've ever gotten. This > time, it was cost effective to by reels of two of the parts, and many > parts were ordered at the next price-point up (10 is cheaper than 9 > sometimes - I've got a TUBE of ethernet jacks now), so I'll have > leftovers. > > How do people manage their parts inventories, so they know what > they've got? >
I use a MS-Works database. It lists the qty, part description and (very important) where is is stashed. For SMT stuff that I may need at client sites I use tiny jewel boxes that have around 50 micro-bins each in a 2"*2"*1/3" space, stackable. No chance for labels or anything, without this database I would not have a clue what's where. MS-Works comes pre-config'd on most PCs but I don't know if there is a Linux equivalent. The OpenOffice database is not useful IMHO. Look for something much simpler. You probably won't need 3D-graphed statistics about your usage of Ethernet jacks in correlation to sun spot numbers or so :-) -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user