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Lesson 3 Resistor Tolerance

Resistor tolerance refers to the acceptable percentage variation of a resistor's actual resistance compared to its rated resistance. Common tolerance levels are gold (±5%), silver (±10%), and none (±20%). The tolerance tells how much the resistance can vary during use. Examples show calculating minimum and maximum resistance values based on tolerance for different colored resistor codes. The purpose of tolerance is to account for real-world manufacturing variations.

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Lesson 3 Resistor Tolerance

Resistor tolerance refers to the acceptable percentage variation of a resistor's actual resistance compared to its rated resistance. Common tolerance levels are gold (±5%), silver (±10%), and none (±20%). The tolerance tells how much the resistance can vary during use. Examples show calculating minimum and maximum resistance values based on tolerance for different colored resistor codes. The purpose of tolerance is to account for real-world manufacturing variations.

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Resistor Tolerance

Objectives
1. Define resistor tolerance
2. Compute for the value of resistors based on its color
code
3. Explain the purpose of tolerance on a resistor.
What is tolerance?
Tolerance is the percentage of error in the resistor's
resistance, or how much more or less you can expect
a resistor's actual measured resistance to be from its
stated resistance.
The common tolerance

Gold = ±5% = 0.05


Silver = ±10% = 0.1
None = ±20% = 0.2
What is the purpose of tolerance on a resistor?
The tolerance of the resistor is an important
parameter of the resistor, which tells us about the
amount by which the resistance of the resistor may
vary from its specified value during the operation.
Examples :
1. Red Orange Yellow Silver
= 230kΩ ±10%
= 230 x 0.1
= 23kΩ
- (minimum) = 230 - 23 = 207kΩ
+ (maximum) = 230 + 23 = 253kΩ
Tolerance = 207kΩ - 253kΩ
2. Violet Brown Gray Gold
= 7100MΩ ±5%
= 7100 x 0.05
= 355MΩ
- minimum = 7100 - 355
= 6 745MΩ
+ maximum = 7100 + 355
= 7 455MΩ
Tolerance = 6 745MΩ -7 455MΩ
3. 500 Ω ±20%
500 x 0.2
100 Ω
( - ) minimum = 500 - 100 = 400Ω
( + ) maximum = 500 + 100 = 600Ω

Tolerance = 400Ω - 600Ω


N10
Seatwork
Give the value of tolerance.
1. Red Violet Orange Silver
2. Gray White Violet Gold
3. Blue Brown Black Silver
4. Green Orange Brown None
5.Gray Red Brown Gold
6. Brown Violet Violet Silver
7. Blue Black Gray None
8. Red Orange Black Silver
9. Yellow Yellow Yellow Gold
10. Green Blue Blue Silver

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