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EXPERIMENT 03

Measuring Resistance Using Resistor’s Color Code


Objectives:
In this lab we are going learn that how

a) To read Resistor Color Code


b) To determine the stated value of a resistor by interpreting the color code indicated on
the resistor.

Equipment / Tools:
 Trainer
 DC Power Supply
 Wires
 Resistor

Background:

The resistor is a component that resists current. If you add a resistor in series with a circuit –
the current in the circuit will be lower than without the resistor. There are many different
types of Resistor available which can be used in both electrical and electronic circuits to
control the flow of current or to produce a voltage drop in many different ways. But in order
to do this the actual resistor needs to have some form of “resistive” or “resistance” value.
Resistors are available in a range of different resistance values from fractions of an Ohm ( Ω )
to millions of Ohms. The resistance value, tolerance, and wattage rating are generally printed
onto the body of the resistor as numbers or letters when the resistors body is big enough to
read the print, such as large power resistors. But when the resistor is small such as a 1/4 watt
carbon or film type, these specifications must be shown in some other manner as the print
would be too small to read.

So to overcome this, small resistors use coloured painted bands to indicate both their resistive
value and their tolerance with the physical size of the resistor indicating its wattage rating.
These coloured painted bands produce a system of identification generally known as a
Resistors Colour Code. There are two ways to find the resistance value of a resistors The
color bands on the body of the resistor tell how much resistance it has As shown in the
following diagrams, there are 5-band resistors and 4-band resistors form both 5and 4 band
resistors, the last band indicates tolerance in table 4.1. Consult with the resistor Tolerance in
table 4.2 Chart for finding the tolerance value
Figure 4.1 The Standard Resistor Color Code Chart

The Resistor Color Code Table


Table 4.1 The Resistor Color Code Table

Calculating Resistor Values


The Resistor Colour Code system is all well and good but we need to understand how to
apply it in order to get the correct value of the resistor. The “left-hand” or the most significant
coloured band is the band which is nearest to a connecting lead with the colour coded bands
being read from left-to-right as follows:
Digit, Digit, Multiplier = Colour, Colour x 10 colour in Ohm’s (Ω)
For example, a resistor has the following coloured markings;
Yellow Violet Red = 4 7 2 = 4 7 x 102 = 4700Ω or 4.7k Ohm.

Figure 4.2. Example of reading the color code of resistor


The fourth and fifth bands are used to determine the percentage tolerance of the resistor.
Resistor tolerance is a measure of the resistors variation from the specified resistive value and
is a consequence of the manufacturing process and is expressed as a percentage of its
“nominal” or preferred value.
Typical resistor tolerances for film resistors range from 1% to 10% while carbon resistors
have tolerances up to 20%. Resistors with tolerances lower than 2% are called precision
resistors with the or lower tolerance resistors being more expensive.
Most five band resistors are precision resistors with tolerances of either 1% or 2% while most
of the four band resistors have tolerances of 5%, 10% and 20%. The colour code used to
denote the tolerance rating of a resistor is given as:
Brown = 1%, Red = 2%, Gold = 5%, Silver = 10 %
If resistor has no fourth tolerance band then the default tolerance would be at 20%.

LAB Tasks:

a) Find out the resistance value using color code and record your observations in table
4.2

Observation and Calculations:

Table 4.2: Resistance value using color code and digital multimeter

Sr.no 1st 2nd 3rd Band 4th Band Resistor Rmax = R+ (R * T) Rmin = R- (R * T)
Band Band Value
c v c v c v c v
1
2
3
4
5
6
Result and Conclusion

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