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Best loose component storage methods?

CrowTheRobot

Okay, so background, I'm currently working for a school district and I've become essentially the go-to person in my building at least for our 1:1 Chromebook program.  The existing system for handling old student CBs that are broken in one or more ways is to keep them stacked on shelves by model, and pick at them as needed for individual components to "Frankenstein" working Chromebooks back into circulation.  However, we've had some of our older models starting to return with a fair level of frequency and the stacks are getting a little ridiculous.  I'm looking to push for a reorganization of my office in which I'd like to try and pull known working components and separate them for easier storage and later access (like all NICs for a particular model in one box, daughter boards for particular models in another box, etc.) so that we can streamline things better.  I just need to know what I should be looking out for on the ordering websites we're allowed to use and what to avoid. (Like is it more ESD safe to avoid plastic bins and go with cardboard or similar materials?)  I'm having trouble finding anti-static bags from our usual sources for reasonable prices, so I'm just trying to weigh options for what won't be likely to cause issues so I can bring an order proposal to my supervisors.

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At our shop we use plastic bins with antistatic bags.  At home I use cardboard due to lack of anti-static bags.

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2 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

At our shop we use plastic bins with antistatic bags.  At home I use cardboard due to lack of anti-static bags.

That's basically what I was thinking, but kinda in reverse.  At home I was able to buy a big multi-size pack of anti-static bags for the occasional repair job on the side, but it wouldn't be cost effective here with how many components/CBs we have sitting around, and it's a super huge pain in the ass to try and get anything through Amazon instead of our usual suppliers.

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