Transistor Testing and record keeping

[JimmySnips]

Hi All,
I'm fairly new to the sport, and have been testing transistors for leakage and gain. I've got through quite a few and have recorded the results by using tiny little sticky labels attached to each transistor with a reference to the results kept in a note book.
This seems a bit cumbersome - what do you guys do?  Any suggestions appreciated.
Jim

[IvIark]

I number them with a DVD pen and then keep a record in an Excel workbook

[Seljer]

With JFETs I scotch tape them to a sheet of paper and write down the measured values next to each transistor

[Kipper4]

With JFETs I scotch tape them to a sheet of paper and write down the measured values next to each transistor

I do this too and put them in plastic holders in an a4 file with the pinout diagram on the sheet

[duck_arse]

you can dab them on top with white correction fluid, and then number them with a pencil. clear nail polish over the top if you want durabillity. for matched sets of stuff, just dob them with different coloured felt-tips. different sets w/ diff # of dots, or diff combo o' colours, and like that.

matt black paint for plastic models also works well with pencil.

[davent]

Hi All,
I'm fairly new to the sport, and have been testing transistors for leakage and gain. I've got through quite a few and have recorded the results by using tiny little sticky labels attached to each transistor with a reference to the results kept in a note book.
This seems a bit cumbersome - what do you guys do?  Any suggestions appreciated.
Jim

Much like you, i keep records in a notebook, for ID labels i use a single hole paper punch to punch small round labels from a big sheet of blank labels. Also... Whiteout painted on the top the transistor, then number id tied to notebook data, fine, permanent marker on can transistors...
dave

[tubegeek]

for ID labels i use a single hole paper punch to punch small round labels from a big sheet of blank labels.

So, you're a genius then. Brilliant!

Any tips for peeling the backing off the dots? Tip of an xacto or...?

[davent]

Tip of a #11 in the Xacto does it well...

[italianguy63]

I use cheap Avery address labels.  Put the pertinant info. on it, and fold it over on one of the legs of the tranny.  Actually, I cut the labels in half.  So, half a label per tranny.

[LucifersTrip]

when you get too many, you can put them in small bags of ranges instead of labeling each individually

[JimmySnips]

Many thanks erveryone --- !!!!!