CIRCUITS 1 (COEN 3064)

HERNAEZ, ANTHONY U.
6/15/2015
BSCPE 3-1
FERNANDO, RONALD D.

PROF.

Color Codes Of Resistors

How to read color codes from
resistors
1. Position the resistor with
the gold or silver color
band to the right.
2. Read the color sequence
that must be decoded to
determine resistance. Refer
to the figure.
3. Determine the coded
number for the resistive
value. (First three colors)
4. Determine the multipier. From right to left the second color is
multiplier. Digits from the first colors must be multiplied with the
number of this color.
5. Determine the tolerance of the resistor.
Example
If first color is RED ,second is RED ,third is BLACK and the last is SILVER
it means:
RED = 2 , RED = 2 , BLACK = 0, YELLOW = x10000 & SILVER 10%
.
2 2 0000 +/- 10% * 2 2 0000 = 220000 +/- 22000
This is 220 000 Ohm or 220 kOhm or 220 000 - 22 000 Ohm or 220 22 kOhm or 220 000 + 22 000 Ohm or 220 + 22 kOhm
Color Code Capacitor
Capacitor Colour Code Table
Colour Code Table

Capacitor Voltage

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a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Type
Type
Type
Type
Type

J Dipped Tantalum Capacitors.

K Mica Capacitors.
L Polyester/Polystyrene Capacitors.
M Electrolytic 4 Band Capacitors.
N Electrolytic 3 Band Capacitors.

An example of the use of capacitor colour codes is given as:

The Capacitor Colour Code
system was used for many years on
unpolarised polyester and mica
moulded capacitors. This system of
colour coding is now obsolete but there
are still many old capacitors around.
Nowadays, Small Capacitors such as
film or disk types conform to the
BS1852 Standard and its new
replacement, BS EN 60062, were the
colours have been replaced by a letter
or number coded system.
Generally the code consists of 2
or 3 numbers and an optional tolerance
letter code to identify the tolerance.
Where a two number code is used the value of the capacitor only is given in
picofarads, for example, 47 = 47 pF and 100 = 100pF etc. A three letter code
consists of the two value digits and a multiplier much like the resistor colour codes
in the resistors section.
For example, the digits 471 = 47*10 = 470pF. Three digit codes are often
accompanied by an additional tolerance letter code as given below.
Capacitor Tolerance Letter Codes Table
Letter

C <10pF pF

0.1

0.25

0.5

0.5

10

20

+80-20

Tolerance
C >10pF %

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