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Jim Yanik

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Apr 6, 2012, 12:44:00 PM4/6/12
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does anyone know of an inexpensive SMD chip resistor assortment priced for
hobbyist use? something with a good assortment of common standard values
and not too small a physical size.

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Nico Coesel

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Apr 6, 2012, 1:02:33 PM4/6/12
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Jim Yanik <jya...@abuse.gov> wrote:

>does anyone know of an inexpensive SMD chip resistor assortment priced for
>hobbyist use? something with a good assortment of common standard values
>and not too small a physical size.

Did you look on Ebay yet?

Here is one example"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5000pcs-50Value-0805-SMD-Resistor-Kit-50-Free-Boxs-RoHS-/370602189023?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item56499ca0df

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Rich Webb

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Apr 6, 2012, 1:45:39 PM4/6/12
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On Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:44:00 -0500, Jim Yanik <jya...@abuse.gov> wrote:

>does anyone know of an inexpensive SMD chip resistor assortment priced for
>hobbyist use? something with a good assortment of common standard values
>and not too small a physical size.

Search Digikey for "resistor kit" and then decide which one you like?

<http://search.digikey.com/us/en/products/PHA2A-KIT/PHA2A-KIT-ND/383658>
is 0805-sized and has a pretty good range of values for only about $60.

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Rich Webb Norfolk, VA

qrk

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Apr 6, 2012, 2:01:18 PM4/6/12
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On Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:44:00 -0500, Jim Yanik <jya...@abuse.gov>
wrote:

>does anyone know of an inexpensive SMD chip resistor assortment priced for
>hobbyist use? something with a good assortment of common standard values
>and not too small a physical size.

Digikey has resistor assortments. Might check out Mouser too.

Joel Koltner

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Apr 6, 2012, 2:02:31 PM4/6/12
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Jim Yanik wrote:
> does anyone know of an inexpensive SMD chip resistor assortment priced for
> hobbyist use? something with a good assortment of common standard values
> and not too small a physical size.

It's worth checking DigiKey and (even moreso) Mouser, but the best
selection I've seen has been on eBay... E.g., all of $5.99 shipped for
5% 0603 resistors, 50 pieces of 25 different values:
www.ebay.com/itm/RK3-25-Value-0603-SMD-Resistor-kit-5-50Pcs-Total-1250-Pcs-/320866958747


amdx

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Apr 6, 2012, 2:26:25 PM4/6/12
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On 4/6/2012 12:02 PM, Nico Coesel wrote:
> Jim Yanik<jya...@abuse.gov> wrote:
>
>> does anyone know of an inexpensive SMD chip resistor assortment priced for
>> hobbyist use? something with a good assortment of common standard values
>> and not too small a physical size.
>
> Did you look on Ebay yet?
>
> Here is one example"
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/5000pcs-50Value-0805-SMD-Resistor-Kit-50-Free-Boxs-RoHS-/370602189023?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item56499ca0df
>
And capacitors too.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/5000pcs-50Value-0805-SMD-Resistor-Kit-50-Free-Boxs-RoHS-/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370600567079

Mikek

Martin Riddle

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Apr 6, 2012, 5:34:14 PM4/6/12
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"Jim Yanik" <jya...@abuse.gov> wrote in message
news:XnsA02D81A12BBA1...@216.168.3.44...
Digikey or Mouser, Digikey has kits for 0.1%...5% and various wattages.
The ebay listings are just 5% values

Cheers



Robert Roland

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Apr 6, 2012, 6:09:59 PM4/6/12
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On Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:02:33 GMT, ni...@puntnl.niks (Nico Coesel)
wrote:
I have bought a set just like that, from the very same vendor. You can
also shop directly from their web site:
http://www.sureelectronics.net/category.php?id=38

You can also find a similar set without the little storage boxes, for
a little less money. However, if you don't already have a good way of
storing tiny parts, I recommend getting the boxes. They are very
useful.
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RoRo

Syd Rumpo

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Apr 7, 2012, 9:15:23 AM4/7/12
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These...

http://uk.farnell.com/multicomp/mcinsert-chipkit/file-insert-component-storage-pk5/dp/5412067

...are by far the best storage method I've found for development
quantities of SM Rs & Cs, 12 columns per page and each column will hold
two strips of 50 parts for 0805 or smaller, or a single strip of 50
1206. They're pretty durable, too.


Cheers
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Syd

DJ Delorie

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Apr 8, 2012, 12:08:04 AM4/8/12
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Jim Yanik <jya...@abuse.gov> writes:
> does anyone know of an inexpensive SMD chip resistor assortment priced for
> hobbyist use? something with a good assortment of common standard values
> and not too small a physical size.

http://www.vakits.com/index.php?cPath=147&osCsid=1f444ccc582eabcd4863ba32cee6acb2

Jim Yanik

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Apr 8, 2012, 1:14:23 PM4/8/12
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David Eather

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Apr 8, 2012, 5:00:00 PM4/8/12
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0603 is very small for a hobbyist to start on.
0805 is much more practical
1206 is so big 'even Steve Wonder could solder these' but they are only a
modest size saving compared to 1/4 and 1/8 watt resistors.

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impossible in a finite world.

notbob

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Apr 8, 2012, 7:14:03 PM4/8/12
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On 2012-04-08, David Eather <eat...@tpg.com.au> wrote:

> 0603 is very small for a hobbyist to start on.
> 0805 is much more practical
> 1206 is so big 'even Steve Wonder could solder these' but they are only a
> modest size saving compared to 1/4 and 1/8 watt resistors.

So much depends on age and the health of yer eyes.

I'm over 60 with no real eye probs other than merely being old. I jes
got some 1206 caps in an SDR radio receiver. Yikes! In my youth, as
a machinist, I could easily see and estimate 0.005" with my bare
eyeball. No more. Lil' Stevie may be able to solder a 1206, but I'm
gonna need magnification. Fortunately, I have some 3X fly-tying mag
glasses. They should do the trick. ;)

nb

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k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz

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Apr 8, 2012, 8:29:47 PM4/8/12
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I'll be 60 this year. Though I had excellent vision in my younger days, I'm
quite far sighted, now and have bifocal reading glasses (~12" and 24" focus).
At my CPoE, 0402s are the standard resistor size. No 0201s, yet, thank &deity
(they're a reliability problem). All it takes are the right tools. A Mantis
ranks right up there with an oscilloscope as a required engineering tool. ;-)

David Eather

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Apr 9, 2012, 7:38:00 PM4/9/12
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-5-X-Dental-Surgical-Binocular-Loupe-Dentist-420mm-/


These work pretty well and you can get your script fitted (by another
optometrist)
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