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Resistor Color Code

The document explains the resistor color code used to identify resistor values and tolerances, detailing 4, 5, and 6 band codes, with 4 and 5 bands being the most common. It provides an example of reading a 4 band resistor color code, illustrating how colors correspond to digits and tolerances. Additionally, it notes that a 0 Ohm resistor has a unique single black band exception.

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Resistor Color Code

The document explains the resistor color code used to identify resistor values and tolerances, detailing 4, 5, and 6 band codes, with 4 and 5 bands being the most common. It provides an example of reading a 4 band resistor color code, illustrating how colors correspond to digits and tolerances. Additionally, it notes that a 0 Ohm resistor has a unique single black band exception.

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Resistor Color Code

The electronic color code is used to identify the values and


tolerances of resistors. They generally consist of multiples
band on a resistor. There is a 4, 5 and 6 band color code
for resistors. The 4 and 5 band color code are generally
the one you gonna see the most. The 6 band color code is
much more rare. The 5 band color code has one more
digits than the 4 band color code and it is used for more
precise values. The 6 band color code has an additional
band for the temperature coefficient and this is why the 6
band color code is more rare. They are some exceptions
in the resistor color code. For example, a 0 Ohm resistor
only have one black band.
4 Band Resistor Color Code

Figure 1 : 470 Ohms 10%


Resistor
Figure 2 : 4 Band Resistor Color Code Chart

To read a 4 band resistor color code, you need the chart


above to know exactly what every color and band
positions means.
Example :
For a 470 ohms resistors with a tolerance of 10% : the first
band would be the first digit (4) which is yellow and the
second band is the second digit (7) which is violet. We
currently have a value of 47 and the third band is the
multiplier. We need to multiply 47 by 10Ω to get 470Ω. The
4th band is the tolerance and would be silver for a
tolerance of 10%. Figure 1 is an illustration of how these
bands would be arrange on a real resistor.

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