Damn those tiny parts and pc boards!

"Winfield"

Thee do that to " homework " - a lot.

....... Phil

I found my ID after it was lost for a couple weeks. It was in a washed shirt.

greg

One of my thumbdrives went through the washer + dryer a few weeks ago, and survived just fine. It was a Lexar, and perhaps the cover kept the water out.

Clear plastic bags have saved me from this difficulty--a tiny thing in a much larger bag is easier to find, and much harder to misplace.

Condolences on your loss but rest assured: it'll show up as soon as you've replaced it.

Cheers, James Arthur

I'm thinking to put the small boards in a mailing envelope, and write the contents on the outside.

Yes, that idea worked - I found it just now, after I'd merely decided to rebuild it. It was hiding between the passenger seat and the seatbelt clamp.

I always pull a few extra parts from stock, on the theory that I'll probably tiddly-wink a couple into the carpet before I can get them soldered down.

The smallest board I've done is an adapter that solders onto an existing SO-8 footprint. Up top, it has an ecl comparator, two resistors, and a couple of diodes. It replaces the defective/defunct MAX9690.

John

John

Great!

Cheers, James Arthur

What you do is forget it and look for something else you really

Zip-lock plastic bags are better, as you can see inside them, and nothing can fall out. Use a permanent marker pen.

Yeah, I've done that - dropped a populated board from my desk to the floor, and I couldn't find it to save my life! I later found it in the cuff of my slacks. :-)

Cuffs? Slacks?

I've even heard that people used to wear shirts with things called "collars."

John

Shirts? No, collars belong on Cats & Dogs! ;-)