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Cylindrical Ceramic Resistor

INTERNAL EXTERNAL

Figure 2.5. Internal and external schematic diagram of a cylindrical ceramic resistor

Table 2.1 Resistance values from color code

THEORETICAL TOLERANC
COLOR CODE RESISTANCE (Ω) E (%)

Resistor 1 red, green, violet, gold 250 M Ω ±5

Resistor 2 grey, red, yellow, gold 820 k Ω ±5
Resistor 3 violet, green, yellow, gold 750 k Ω ±5
Resistor 4 orange, white, red, gold 3.9 k Ω ±5
Resistor 5 orange, black, brown, gold 300 Ω ±5

Table 2.2 Resistance values from color code

THEORETICAL RESISTANCE MEASURED RESISTANCE % ERROR (%)
(Ω) (Ω)
Resistor 1 250.0 M Ω 250.2 M Ω 0.079
Resistor 2 0. 820 M Ω 0.791 M Ω 3.536
Resistor 3 0. 750 M Ω 0.778 M Ω 3.733
Resistor 4 3.90 k Ω 3.87 k Ω 0.769
Resistor 5 300.0 Ω 301.2 Ω 0.400