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Color Code
• The resistors we’ll test have a color code
to identify their resistance and tolerance.
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Resistor Color Band Code
Band 1 (closest to the end) – first
digit
Band 2 – second digit
Band 3 – power of ten multiplier
(most cases simply the number of
zeros)
Band 4 – tolerance (Red = 2%, Gold
= 5%, Silver = 10%, none = 20%)
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Practice Problems
Determine the nominal value of resistance and
the tolerance for resistors having the following
color codes.
• Brown Green Red Silver
• Yellow Violet Orange Gold
• Red Red Red
• 1 kΩ
• 390 kΩ
• 56Ω
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