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How To Read Color Codes From Resistors

This document provides instructions on how to read color codes on resistors to determine their resistance values. It includes: 1) A table matching resistor band colors to their numerical values. 2) Information on how the color bands work, with the first band representing the first digit, the second being the multiplier, and the third being the tolerance. 3) An example of using the color codes to calculate a resistor value as 220k ohms. 4) Some practice problems asking the reader to determine the values of resistors from images, with the answers being 11k ohms and 1k ohm.

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How To Read Color Codes From Resistors

This document provides instructions on how to read color codes on resistors to determine their resistance values. It includes: 1) A table matching resistor band colors to their numerical values. 2) Information on how the color bands work, with the first band representing the first digit, the second being the multiplier, and the third being the tolerance. 3) An example of using the color codes to calculate a resistor value as 220k ohms. 4) Some practice problems asking the reader to determine the values of resistors from images, with the answers being 11k ohms and 1k ohm.

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RED:100
ORANGE:1000
YELLOW:10000
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Thefirstoneis:11000=11kohms
Thesecondoneis:1000=1kohms
Thebotharewithgoldcolorforthetolerance,itmeans5%.
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