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Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: November 25th, 2016, 5:55 pm
by wigsplitta
armorharmer wrote:Since I work for an IT company, we have plenty of these: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/23 ... 25e535.jpg

So, every PCB has a seperate cardboard box, and inside PCBs are double bubble wrapped.
Good ol' Cisco :awe:
I try and find a box of a suitable size for each board (i've amassed a ton of different sizes over the years as I hate throwing good boxes away! :oops: ) and then use the anti static foam from Cisco stuff that gets delivered to my workplace. The foam is just the right depth ( ~ 20mm ) to mean that I can leave the plastic mounting feet on the boards, and still have them laid horizontally with support in the middle so they don't bow.

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: November 25th, 2016, 7:26 pm
by armorharmer
wigsplitta wrote:
armorharmer wrote:Since I work for an IT company, we have plenty of these: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/23 ... 25e535.jpg

So, every PCB has a seperate cardboard box, and inside PCBs are double bubble wrapped.
Good ol' Cisco :awe:
I try and find a box of a suitable size for each board (i've amassed a ton of different sizes over the years as I hate throwing good boxes away! :oops: ) and then use the anti static foam from Cisco stuff that gets delivered to my workplace. The foam is just the right depth ( ~ 20mm ) to mean that I can leave the plastic mounting feet on the boards, and still have them laid horizontally with support in the middle so they don't bow.
This week my collegues got around 20 new motherboards. Guess who had antistatic bags? :)

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: November 25th, 2016, 11:03 pm
by wigsplitta
:pointup: Damn you! :awe:
All we get is smaller components...no anti static bags big enough to fit a pcb into :( Still, can't complain, foam is better than nowt :)

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: December 28th, 2016, 2:10 pm
by system11
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Like that. Multiply that rack by 6.

Do not trust the plastic rack load limits, I bought one of one type which still stands, and 3 of another type (pictured) which all started to twist and lean, and have been replaced with steel ones. Each box contains 1 or more PCBs in antistatic bubble bags, on their side. The number is determined by how many I can fit in there to give a "nearly perfect" fill. Too tight will put pressure on them, too much space and they will lean on each other in the box which is bad. Just right and they just sit there with all the weight on the lower edge. Some giant oversized flat ones (no feet fitted) stored on top, Battle Shark for example.

Worth repeating here - never store PCBs flat, even boxed, if there are feet attached or multiple layers (small ROM boards are fine), those should always be stored on their side.

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: December 28th, 2016, 8:38 pm
by Missile5
They look good, will you make labels up? I plan to print some labels off for mine when I get a colour printer.
system11 wrote: Worth repeating here - never store PCBs flat, even boxed, if there are feet attached or multiple layers (small ROM boards are fine), those should always be stored on their side.
I'm quite new to arcade collecting and didn't realise this! so thank you. I use the anti-static boxes with 'spiky' pink foam inside so was worried the foam could somehow pull on the PCB components if I kept them on their side. But thinking about it pressure on the top or bottom plane on a multi-layer board could be worse now you mention it. (since the foam does support under the board)

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: January 6th, 2017, 7:11 am
by Shou
Like this. Boards are wrapped in arcade PCB specific anti-static bubblewrap in such a way that there is a pocket for holding docs and easy access to the edge connector for testing. Most Japanese PCB shops wrap in this method as well. Boards are put on the shelf in vertical orientation.

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Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: January 6th, 2017, 8:16 am
by Sumez
Jesus **** christ :O

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: January 6th, 2017, 8:32 am
by OlDirty
What else than :lol: can you do when you see those pics. For Christ's sake! :-o

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: January 6th, 2017, 8:50 am
by markedkiller78
:lol: what they said

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: January 6th, 2017, 9:32 am
by geotrig
i hope they are in alphabetical order :lol: ,outside of that very neat and organised looking

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: January 6th, 2017, 11:08 am
by Flinnster
There's a single spec of dust on the right in the 2nd picture though :-o

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: January 6th, 2017, 11:35 am
by OlDirty

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: January 8th, 2017, 12:42 am
by Muerto
Built a custom cabinet, to store my PCBs in, this picture is 5 years old, so it's full now, and then some!

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Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: January 8th, 2017, 10:14 am
by trev1976
Shou wrote:Like this. Boards are wrapped in arcade PCB specific anti-static bubblewrap in such a way that there is a pocket for holding docs and easy access to the edge connector for testing. Most Japanese PCB shops wrap in this method as well. Boards are put on the shelf in vertical
**** that's crazy. . Bubble wrap must of cost a fortune :awe:

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: January 8th, 2017, 11:41 am
by system11
Shops wrap them up that way when you buy them. I can never work out how to re-wrap them the way they were, it's very carefully done with flaps cut and so on

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: January 8th, 2017, 11:56 am
by CTN
The japanese wrapping is always so neat it makes me feel inadequate. Wonder if this is taught in schools.

That cupboard is neat, too.

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: January 8th, 2017, 12:24 pm
by cthulhu
Bubble wrap origami.

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: January 8th, 2017, 1:31 pm
by markedkiller78
Muerto wrote:Built a custom cabinet, to store my PCBs in, this picture is 5 years old, so it's full now, and then some!

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8-) lovely solution

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: January 8th, 2017, 3:21 pm
by nem
Muerto wrote:Built a custom cabinet, to store my PCBs in, this picture is 5 years old, so it's full now, and then some!

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This is by far the best in the thread. Excellent solution.

Re: How do you store your bare pcb?

Posted: January 8th, 2017, 5:11 pm
by Muerto
Thanks guys, here is an updated pic from tonight, not much room left :(

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