Here's a spreadsheet of all the electronic components/tools etc. that I currently have in my lab: http://ultdev.com/electronics/Parts%20Catalogue.ods

Comments? Suggestions? What do you guys have in your labs/desks?

My component stockpile is nowhere near as organized as that, but I can estimate it off the top of my head. This is a combination of stuff from RadioShack, Sparkfun, 99-cent stores, and disassembly of gadgets and my own projects.

- Arduino Duemillanove board, from Sparkfun Free Day
- Assorted indicator LEDs in red, orange, yellow, green
- Assorted nF, pF, and lowish-uF capacitors
- Assorted resistors of all values, mostly 5% tolerance / 0.25W
- Assorted wires of all kinds, mostly 22, 24, and 30 gauge
- Audio sockets and plugs
- Buttons (clicky and membrane) and switches, mostly small and SPDT or DPDT
- (5) RGB LEDs, three diffuse and two undiffuse, from Sparkfun Free Day
- PIC18****s of several kinds
- GAL22V and GAL16V programmable logic devices (PLDs)
- More 74LS-series TTL logic chips than I can shake a stick at
- (2) 2400/4800 baud wireless transmitters, from Sparkfun Free Day
- (2) 2400/4800 baud wireless receivers, from Sparkfun Free Day
- Assorted, but sparse, SMT components
- TIP120 and TIP125 PNP and NPN power transistors
- BJTs, mostly 2N3904 and 2N3906, but several other types as well
- Assorted 7-segment LED displays in red and green, 5x7 LED arrays, and of course associated 74LS-series drivers
- PS/2 sockets and plugs
- Solder headers, plugs, ribbon cable
- Molex, DB9, DB25 male and female connectors
- Lots of assorted solderless breadboards
- Lots of assorted perfboard and copper-clad board
- Miscellaneous hardware: screws, nuts, bolts, standoffs, spacers (but not much)
- Lots of calculator bits and pieces, such as cases, mainboards, LCDs, membrane pads, keys, covers, and button cells
- Quite a few lower-power lasers in various states of disassembly
- Piles of HDD magnets and more than my share of dead 3.5" and 2.5" HDDs
- Buzzers, piezo speakers, small cone speakers
- Solder, iron, screwdrivers, tools
- [other stuff that I'll think of]

hmm let me think...

Breadboard
a few MAX*232 chips
random wires
box of random shit I got from ham radio guy

yeah that's about it atm

Don't forget something to keep all your parts in!



PICAXE 08/08M/18X/20X2/28X1 (one of each)
PICmicro 12C508A/16F84/16F819 (one of each)
ATtiny13/ATmega168/ATmega644P (one of each)
Z80 MPU Z84C0010PEG
Z180 MPU Z8018010PSG
Programmable resolution 1-wire digital thermometer DS18B20 (2)
Serial real-time clock I²C DS1307 (2)
Voltage converter ICL7660ACPAZ
4-Channel SDTV video amplifier THS7375
Video switch DG542DJ (2)
UART with 16-byte FIFOs SC16C550BIN40
4x2-input NAND SN74ALS00AN (7), 4x2-input AND CD74HCTT08E (3), 4x2-input OR CD74HCT32E (3), 4x2-input EOR 74HCT86N (3)
Octal 3-state latch 74ACT373 (9)
Dual decade ripple counter 74HC390N
Decade up-down counter/decoder/latch/driver HCF40110B (2)
Hex inverter SN74LS04N (4)
3-to-8 line decoder 74HC138N (2)
3-state quad buffer 74F125PC (4)
NE555N timer (8)
RS232 transceiver MAX323CPE+, RS232 transceiver ST232CN (2)
Quartz resonators (32.768kHz (5), 1.8432MHz (4), 10MHz, 12MHz, 20MHz)
Ceramic resonators (4MHz (3), 8MHz (3), 16MHz (3))
Assorted resistors, ceramic capacitors, electrolytic capacitors, coloured LEDs, infrared LEDs, LED displays, BJTs, potentiometer, grain-of-wheat bulbs, rectifier diodes, signal diodes, zener diodes, push switches (momentary/toggle), slide switches, toggle switches.
DIL sockets (8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 28, 32, 40 pin).
Various D-subminiature connectors (DE-9, DE-15, DB-25), 3.5mm stereo jack sockets, mini-DIN sockets.
Assorted pin headers (single and double row) and pin sockets.
Various off-cuts of stripboard, four breadboards in a variety of shapes and sizes.

18W lead-free Antex soldering iron (CSL18) with an assortment of tips.
Desoldering pump and desoldering braid.
Lead-free solder, no-clean flux.
Track cutter for stripboard.
Assembly aid ("helping hand").
Digital multimeter, logic probe.
Tweezers.

A high-speed rotary tool is also extremely useful when it comes to making cases for projects, as are a collection of needle files. A conical HSS cutter with a small tip can be used to cut through tracks in stripboard between the holes (allowing for more compact circuit designs, or use of double-row pin sockets). A sanding wheel can also be used to shape PCBs to fit snugly in cases.

Oh yes, of course a Dremel with cutoff wheels, sanders, drill bits, etc. Good call there, Benryves.

Component cabinets are awesome; so much better than having a box full of ziploc baggies



I <3 my XPR 400

(too lazy to put in spreadsheet form...)
I have tons of discreet components, too many to count.
1 darlington transitor
1 dissected robot board
1 speaker
3 or 4 microphone elements
5 or so flash chips from flash drives that went bad...
1 25 pin female D-sub
1 25 pin male D-sub
1 9 pin male D-sub
Collar thingys for said D-subs
Radio shack 80 dollar multimeter
safety goggles
a cheap soldering iron from radioshack (the 8.99 one)
a simple soldering stand I made from random metal crap
a dremel tool thing from like the late 80's my dad gave me
a junky drill press
an old enamel coated computer case as a table (best part is that you can stash stuff underneath it)
solder wick (swear by the stuff)
assorted solder (rosin core, non rosin core, silver, etc.)
a fume extractor http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/04/diy_fume_extractor_1.html
LOTS of wire
random IC's I don't care to look up at the moment...

oh, and don't forget magic fairy dust! (You can't make anything useful without it!)

Lots of other stuff too. Ult Dev beats me in stuff though! I don't know what some of the stuff he has IS! So that's my bin.

What do you use the non-rosin-core solder for, adept?

when i'm working with real flux. No need to double up on the stuff. Its my dads solder really. You sound kinda surprised. The silver stuff isn't rosin core either. It's made for surface mount components. I use that a lot. Really useful stuff, and SUPER thin too.