Taylor Business Institute

EET101 Principles of Electronics

LAB1

RESISTOR COLOR CODE

NAME ______________________________________

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Objective:
The purpose of this lab is to cover those elements that are important for identifying and selecting resistors to be used in future
lab exercises.

PARTS NEEDED
Resistors as designated by this lab

EQUIPMENT NEEDED
Multimeter

Part A: COLOR CODES

1.1 COLORS USED WITH RESISTORS

Identify the colors that correspond to the following numerical values.

VALUE COLOR VALUE COLOR

0 5
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9

1.2 COLORS USED FOR TOLERANCE

Identify the colors that correspond to the following tolerance values.
TOLERANC COLOR
E
5% Gold
10% Silver
20% None
1% Brown
2% Red

Tolerance defines the acceptable range of a resistor (How big a window is the
acceptable resistor value).

UPPER RANGE LIMIT = Resistor Value + (Resistor Value Times Tolerance)

LOWER RANGE LIMIT = Resistor Value – (Resistor Value Times Tolerance)

1.3 COLORS USED AS SPECIAL MULTIPLIERS

Identify the colors that correspond to multipliers that are less than 1.
MULTIPLIER COLOR
0.1
0.01

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Part B: IDENTIFYING ACTUAL RESISTORS

2.1 IDENTIFYING RESISTORS

Acquire from your kit the resistor values designated in the table. Identify the colors that describe
the resistor, determine the tolerance range, then measure the resistor and classify it as in/out of
tolerance.(Maintain values to 3 decimal places). The tolerance band is Gold (5% error maximum)

VALUE COLOR CODE TOLERANCE MEASURED

BAND RANGE VALUE
1ST 2ND 3RD Lower Upper
10Ω Brown Black Black 9.5 10.5
100Ω Brown Black Brown 95 105
1KΩ
10KΩ
100KΩ
1MΩ
220Ω

Part C: DEFINING RESISTORS FROM THEIR COLOR CODE

3.1 DEFINING RESISTORS

Given the following colors on resistors, define the resistor value and its tolerance.
1st BAND 2ND BAND 3RD BAND 4TH BAND VALUE TOLERANCE
Brown Brown Red Silver
Orange Blue Red Silver
Brown Brown Orange Red
White Brown Orange Red
Red Yellow Gold Blank
Brown Brown Silver Blank
Brown Black Brown Gold
Brown Red Black Gold
Brown Black Gold Silver
Brown Orange Orange Red
Red Black Green Blank
White Brown Black Gold

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