Why does this always happen to me???

Pretty much have a bunch of projects going at one time, keep going till I don't have something. Work around it till I can't, do a inventory if there will be anything else need and add it to the list. Grab the next project/board and rinse and repeat. Keep a notepad on the bench with the list of missing stuff and try to minimize my orders and buy extra for the next time.

Getting to the point that it's just the odd values don't have handy. Of course every one seems to have one and my OCD is a pain in the butt

Ag
 
AgAuthority said:
Pretty much have a bunch of projects going at one time, keep going till I don't have something. Work around it till I can't, do a inventory if there will be anything else need and add it to the list. Grab the next project/board and rinse and repeat. Keep a notepad on the bench with the list of missing stuff and try to minimize my orders and buy extra for the next time.

Getting to the point that it's just the odd values don't have handy. Of course every one seems to have one and my OCD is a pain in the butt

Ag
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This is pretty much where I'm at, too. Keeping a running tab of what I'm missing and what I am low on, update it in the various carts I have, and then order when I have enough to justify shipping and will be able to finish a couple of projects with what comes.
 
More pedal builders should use only 10k resistors and only 100nf caps, and just series and parallel them to make the circuits work.
 
AgAuthority said:
Pretty much have a bunch of projects going at one time, keep going till I don't have something. Work around it till I can't, do a inventory if there will be anything else need and add it to the list. Grab the next project/board and rinse and repeat. Keep a notepad on the bench with the list of missing stuff and try to minimize my orders and buy extra for the next time.

Getting to the point that it's just the odd values don't have handy. Of course every one seems to have one and my OCD is a pain in the butt

Ag
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Every time I go thinking there can't be a value I don't have. boom one pops up
 
One thing I have done lately, to overcome either old age or stupidity, is keep a small notebook by the work bench. Any time I think of something I need I jot it down and then cross it off as I actually do order it.

Of course there's nothing stopping me from misplacing the notebook...
 
Happens to me frequently. I have 2 mini muffins that only need the Opamp. I could of swore I ordered some. But nope, I ordered 4580s instead of 4558s. I have more 4580s than I have room for! 😂
 
I went to the local to get some 22k 1/8w and 10k 1/8w. Got 'em home only to realise I needed 1x150k, and I'd also run out of 1k in 1/8w.
I'd made a list on my phone, AND a list on paper. Still managed to miss those 1ks and that one 150k.
Went back yesterday, Sunday, and I guess the local is phasing out the 1/8w, cause they only had 1/4w in the 150k bin.

Need all the space I can get on this current build or I would've just used the 1/4w resistors I had at home. More tiny builds in store, so I need to re-order some 1/8w values in bulk.

Glad I didn't order things by the 100 when I was a squeaky-clean 'newb', at the time I ordered 10 of everything Tayda had in 1/8w. I think I'm good for 1Ω2, 4Ω7 etc, got all those ultra small sizes waiting for a build...

I may not be a total newb anymore, I may've progressed to 'dirty-rube' status, but — it's not my assessment to make.
 
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