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    This document provides information about resistor color coding. It explains that resistors use a four color band system to indicate their value and tolerance. The first three color bands represent the resistor's value, while the fourth indicates its tolerance as either gold (5%) or silver (10%). It gives examples of decoding resistor values from their color bands and encoding values as color bands. Exercises are provided to practice these skills in decoding specific resistor color combinations and encoding given resistance values as color bands.

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    This document provides information about resistor color coding. It explains that resistors use a four color band system to indicate their value and tolerance. The first three color bands represent the resistor's value, while the fourth indicates its tolerance as either gold (5%) or silver (10%). It gives examples of decoding resistor values from their color bands and encoding values as color bands. Exercises are provided to practice these skills in decoding specific resistor color combinations and encoding given resistance values as color bands.

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    This document provides information about resistor color coding. It explains that resistors use a four color band system to indicate their value and tolerance. The first three color bands represent the resistor's value, while the fourth indicates its tolerance as either gold (5%) or silver (10%). It gives examples of decoding resistor values from their color bands and encoding values as color bands. Exercises are provided to practice these skills in decoding specific resistor color combinations and encoding given resistance values as color bands.

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    HOLY CROSS OF DAVAO COLLEGE

    Sta. Ana Avenue, Davao City

    College of Engineering and Technology


    CpE 202 (2018) – Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
    Activity 1 – Resistor Color Coding

    The Resistor Color Code

    The general purpose carbon film resistors which are used in electrical and electronic circuits are
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    marked using a four colored bands system. The 4 color band indicates the resistor’s tolerance
    and is normally gold. This means that the resistor is within 5% plus or minus of the marked
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    value. A silver 4 color band indicates a 10% tolerance. The first three bands determine the
    value of the resistor. The first two bands determine the value of the resistor and the third band
    determines the multiplier for the first two digits. Simply stated, the value of the third band
    determines the number of zeros to add to the first two color values.

    Example 1

    Resistor color bands: Blue, Grey, Brown, Gold. The color code is reproduced for convenience.

    Band 1: Blue = 6
    Band 2: Grey = 8
    Band 3: Brown = 1, add one zero to the first two numbers

    Therefore the value of this resistor is 680 Ohms. This is written as 680R.

    color band1 band2 band3

    black 0 0 none
    brown 1 1 0
    red 2 2 00
    orange 3 3 000
    yellow 4 4 0000
    green 5 5 00000
    blue 6 6 000000
    violet 7 7 0000000
    grey 8 8 00000000
    white 9 9 00000000
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    The second resistor color code skill is converting a numerical resistor value into the correct color
    bands. Since most circuit diagrams list numerical values on schematic symbols, this skill allows
    design engineers and technicians to select the correct device from a stock of resistors.

    Example 2

    What are the color bands on a 10 kΩ resistor with a 5% tolerance?

    Step 1: Convert from kilo-Ohms to Ohms 10 kΩ = 10 000 Ohms.

    Step 2: Look at the first digit is 1. 1 = Brown. This will be the first color band on the left.

    Step 3: Look at the next digit after the number 1. This is a 0. 0= Black. This will be the second
    color band.

    Step 4: What remains is 000 (three zeros). An Orange third band indicates three zeros. This will
    be the third color band.

    Step 5: The fourth band is the tolerance, which is 5%. This is represented by the color Gold.
    Complete the following exercises and submit them for grading.

    Exercise 1

    Using the color chart above, decode the value of the following resistors and indicate the
    tolerance:

    1. Brown, Black, Red, Gold.

    2. Yellow Violet, Yellow, Gold.

    3. Brown, Black, Green, Gold.

    4. Blue, Grey, Black, Gold.

    5. Orange, White, Orange, Gold.

    Exercise 2

    What are the color bands on the following value resistors all of which have a 5% tolerance?

    1. 22 k Ω

    2. 10 Ω

    3. 10 k Ω

    4. 470 kΩ

    5. 33 kΩ
    Reflection

    1. What have learned during the activity?


    2. Did you struggle during the activity? Did you find the tasks hard?
    3. Which part of the activity did you find difficult the most?
    4. How did that learning helped you in performing the task?
    5. What more can you learn to improve?

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