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For really small SMD (electronics) parts, you need something with a completely sealed compartment. Anything with removable separators or a gap between the divid
by terom 4y ago
For really small SMD (electronics) parts, you need something with a completely sealed compartment. Anything with removable separators or a gap between the dividers and the lid is a no-go, or you'll be tossing a couple hundred unmarked 0805 MLCCs in the trash because your 100nF and 1uF parts got mixed up together.
The cheap SMD parts containers on AliExpress [1] are reasonably good, although the lid springs some of them will inevitably break. There's probably some professional model with better quality plastics by a reputable brand as well.
[1] https://a.aliexpress.com/_msqygpo https://a.aliexpress.com/_msqygpo
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