Think of this as an expert system for picking parts…
Almost everyone pretty much picks the same part for a purpose. With lots of practice, you can easily figure out what the 'most common' part is but it's always good to get some help along the way!
Electromechanical
-   Switches-  - Switches, slide, toggle, buttons and jumpers/shunts 
 
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-   Sockets-  - IC sockets (not female header) 
 
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Passives
-   Capacitors-  - All sorts of capacitors, from 10pF to 1000uF! 
 
-  Resistors-  - Just your everyday basic resistors, thermistors, PTC fuses 
 
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-  Inductors-  - coils, ferrite beads, chokes, etc. 
 
 
Semiconductors
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-   Diodes-  - Power, Schottkey, zener, etc. 
 
-   LEDs-  - Everyone needs LEDs, either for indicators or illumination. 
 
 
Other Electronics
-   Crystals & clocks-  - hmm this should probably go under a different, larger group but what? 
 
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-   Batteries-  - Coin, rechargeable, Alkaline, etc 
 
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-  cases- , enclosures, boxes, etc. 
 
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Craft Supplies
Packing/shipping supplies
Workbench
-   Storage -  - Storage bins, drawers and boxes 
 
-   Tools -  - Soldering, cutting, crimping and workholding  
 
 
Suggestions/Discussion
-   Suggestions-  - What would you like to see added to this wiki?