[Elecraft] problem identifying capacitors

[John R. Lonigro]

Looking back on it, to me the biggest advantage of doing a complete 
inventory before starting construction was the problem of identifying 
capacitors. I remember how thankful I was that the resistors were packed 
in order and wanted the same convenience with the capacitors. I laid out 
several sheets of paper on a table, separated the capacitors into little 
piles on the paper, then marked down the value and quantity of each 
pile. Using the parts list as ground truth, if there was a discrepancy 
at that point, I knew either I did something wrong in sorting (always 
the case for me) or I was sent the wrong part or quantity (never the 
case for me). I'll admit this took some time, especially with my 
soldering station begging for attention, but once I started soldering, 
it was more like running an assembly line than solving a 1000 piece 
jigsaw puzzle.

At least it worked for me.

73's,

John AA0VE