INDUCTORS !!!
I don't know, every body says inductors, so why not me ?!
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Thanks for your feedback on the tape label printer thingies. So looks like the most important advice is to run away from "direct thermal" that like shitty thermal printed receipts at the super market, and favour "thermal transfer", as in "laser printer toner transfer". More durable.
Looks like according to the Dwagon, there are indeed some printer with a USB port to let you download your own custom graphics/icons... will try to find one that does that, but will only consider sub 50 Euros printers...
I looked at a few for sale online here, and it seems they ALL use NON rechargeable batteries ?!
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So since it gets used infrequently usually... batteries are self discharged by the time you dig out the printer... so you need to buy new batteries every time you want to use it, pretty much... how economical and eco-friendly
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In this day and age they can't just use a Li-on battery charged via USB port like everybody else ?!
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They are not expensive... not as cheap as Dwagon's 12 bucks Brother, but I see a brother at 16 Euros, and then it jumps to about 35 Euros for both Brother and Dymo.
Looks like every printer uses a different tape format / standard ! How practical...
Some printer can use different sizes of tapes. Standard width are not standard... every model of tape has its own standard width...
Anyway, I think the best thing to do is to go direct to the corporate website of Brother and Dymo, to see an exhaustive list of what they currently sell, and check specs carefully. ... hoping I will find one that
feets fits my requirements / wishes. Hell they are so affordable, even if I get it wrong, it's not the end of the world... it will still make label, and if it's really too horrible I can sell it half price and go get another one...
Hell might even try to see if I can find a used one locally for a tenner or less !
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I have already filled half of the 50 drawers of the largest of the two units...
This evening I will try to see if I can fit all my electrolytic caps in the smaller drawer unit. I already sorted them back in the day, in 3 plastic boxes old man gave. The bins in them are of the least practical shape and depth, well at east the first two of them, so I am glad I am transferring them to easier to use drawers. On the far right is a more recent box, full of caps that need to be sorted. Weighted it at 1325 grams !
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So lots of caps... OK, the plastic box has mass... subtract 125 grams at most.. I am still left with 1.2kg worth of caps to sort !
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So wish me luck !
If I want a chance to fit it all in the drawer unit, I think I will first need to throw some of the caps away... am thinking of the very low value ones, the sub uF ones. They use up 5 bins, yet only a handful of tiny caps to report. sub uF stuff can easily be replaced with film caps these days so... out with those caps. Hey presto, need 5 less drawers now...
@Cerebus : vinyl sticker on project box looks nice... TOO BAD this misplaced screw in the middle ruins the resistor symbol, was so close to perfection !
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