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Understanding The Resistor Color Code: Dr. Deb Hall Electronics Engineering Technology Valencia Community College
Understanding The Resistor Color Code: Dr. Deb Hall Electronics Engineering Technology Valencia Community College
Solution:
Brown =1 Black =0 Red =2 Gold = 5%
1 0 2 5 %
___ ___ 10
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Tolerance = 5%.
It is typical to express the resistance value in:
k if the resistance 1,000
M if the resistance 1,000,000.
47 k 47k * 0.05
47 k 2.35k
44.65k
1st Band = 2nd Band = 3rd Band = 4th Band = 5th Band =
1st Significant 2nd Significant 3rd Significant Multiplier Tolerance
Digit Digit Digit
Solution:
___
1 ___
0 ___ 1 ____
0 10 2 %
Solution: 3 ____
___
6 ___
8 ___
0 10 1 %
Answer:
4-Band Resistors
1. Resistors with 5% and 10% Tolerance will have 4-bands
3. 1st digit (from left to right) of nominal value = 1st color band
27,000
Red = 2 Violet = 7 Orange = 3 10%
Example 7. Specify the color code of a resistor with nominal value
of 1.5k and a tolerance of 5%.
Solution:
1) Since resistor Tolerance = 5% it will have 4-bands.
1,500
Brown = 1 Green = 5 Red = 2 5%
Converting the Nominal Resistance and
Tolerance into the Color Code
5-Band Resistors
1. Resistors with 1% and 2% Tolerance will have 5-bands
3. 1st digit (from left to right) of nominal value = 1st color band
2,500,000
Red = 2 Green = 5
Black = 0 Yellow = 4 1%
Congratulations!
You now know how to work
with the resistor color code