Bonus Edition (#2): DIY Circuit Board Organization
Is your electronics workspace in need of some Spring cleaning? Download “DIY Circuit Board Organization” for all the details.
Is your electronics workspace in need of some Spring cleaning? Do you have dozens of circuit boards stuffed in boxes or cluttering your workbench? We have a solution. In the "Declassified Bonus Edition" of Elektor magazine (March/April 2021), we present an interesting article that will inspire you to organize your circuit boards. Download Derek Runberg's (SparkFun) article, “DIY Circuit Board Organization,” for all the helpful details.
"Above my desk, I have drawer bins of all of my other components and under that is a set of monitors," Runberg writes. "There is a gap between the two that just screamed to be filled by something. I cut a short piece of floor molding from a previous project to length, added a full length of Dual Lock to the board and then screwed it to the wall in this gap. I then stuck all of my Qwiic boards to Dual Lock across the board. They were visible, accessible and within reach anytime I needed them."
Try this solution in your workspace or home lab. Once you clean things up and have things in order, consider sharing images of your workspace in the comments below this article. Good luck!
Simplified Circuit Board Organization
Circuit boad organization does not need to be complicated. It can even be inexpensive! As Runberg explains, all you need is some Dual Lock reclosable fastener and a little creativity to bring some order to your home lab."Above my desk, I have drawer bins of all of my other components and under that is a set of monitors," Runberg writes. "There is a gap between the two that just screamed to be filled by something. I cut a short piece of floor molding from a previous project to length, added a full length of Dual Lock to the board and then screwed it to the wall in this gap. I then stuck all of my Qwiic boards to Dual Lock across the board. They were visible, accessible and within reach anytime I needed them."
Try this solution in your workspace or home lab. Once you clean things up and have things in order, consider sharing images of your workspace in the comments below this article. Good luck!