Hello,

I have resistors. Purchased.

Now, I heard that it can be identified by its colors. nOW, im confusing!!!

pls help!!!

1 resistor colored=orange,black, and brown
2 resistor colored=red, black, and brown
3 resistor colored= brown, purple,and yellow green.

Um, help?

resistors that i have purchased is 470Ω,1kΩ,10k.Ω

Thanks!

Lightfire aka Catapult

 

No it will be like this,

1 resistor colored=brown,black and orange i.e.. 10K or 10000 ohms
2 resistor colored=brown,black and red i.e.. 1K or 1000 ohms
3 resistor colored=yellow,purple and brown 470 ohms

How to read them here you go

https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/reference/chpt-2/resistor-color-codes/

if you have any problem you can ask here

Good Luck

 

Orange, Black and brown should be 300 but are you sure it is not brown, black and orange, or 10,000?
Only thing I can see.

 

If you google resistor color code You will find a lot tables to decode the color code. Also some online calculators. Find the one that you like best. And stick to that

 

Bad Boys Ravished Our Young Girls, But Violet Gives Willingly.

0 - Black
1 - Brown
2 - Red
3 - Orange
4 - Yellow
5 - Green
6 - Blue
7 - Violet
8 - Grey
9 - White

This simple mneumonic will help you remember the color code, it was old when I was new.

Most (but not all) resistors have 3 rings to identify what the resistor is. 1st color, 1st value, second color same, 3rd color is the number of zeros after the first two digits.

So Orange Orange Orange will be 33000Ω

The is a fourth ring, but it is usually gold or silver. Gold is 5% tolerance, silver is 10%. So 33000Ω ± 5%, or 33000Ω ± 1650Ω

 

and if you *have a smartphone with android just download the app

Electrodroid, awesome stuff in there.


the 1st option is just what you need you get the colors you have on the program and it will tell you the value of the resistor.

or the other way around too (input value, output colors)

http://www.appbrain.com/app/electrodroid/it.android.demi.elettronica


Best regards and have fun

 

Bad Boys Ravished Our Young Girls, But Violet Gives Willingly.

Are you sure about it ?????

 

I always use a good digital Ohm meter to determine what the colors are.

 

Bad Boys Ravished Our Young Girls, But Violet Gives Willingly.

He might not get that...

and if you and a smartphone with android just download the app

Electrodroid, awesome stuff in there.


the 1st one is just what you need you get the colors you have on the program and it will tell you the value of the resistor.

or the other way around too (input value, output colors)

http://www.appbrain.com/app/electrodroid/it.android.demi.elettronica


Best regards and have fun

I'm pretty sure kids in the Philippines don't generally have smartphones
Thats an american thing.

Lightfire, the order of the colors matters, In the electronics cheat sheet thread there is a picture with the colors and meanings that you can print off and use, I have one hanging on my wall.

 

You can also download programs to use on your PC. But be careful then downloading stuff. So you do not get virus.

 

Are you sure about it ?????

Obviously you are remembering it the way I originally learned it with a few different words in there.

 

All you missed this, I think.

You have an excellent source for the color code at the top of this forum. Go to top of forum and open Vol. V - Reference. Click on "Color Code" (Table of contents, left of page.) Open the chapter then click on color codes. Very well put together explanation and examples.

 

I was referring to this one

 

He might not get that...



I'm pretty sure kids in the Philippines don't generally have smartphones
Thats an american thing.

Lightfire, the order of the colors matters, In the electronics cheat sheet thread there is a picture with the colors and meanings that you can print off and use, I have one hanging on my wall.

true true

but it can also help other ppl out there too!

(and i am not american, and also own one for 75€ and some tweaks made hehe, anything based on linux SO can be exchanged to android +- easily)

 

You can also download programs to use on your PC. But be careful then downloading stuff. So you do not get virus.

Most people use anti-virus and anti-spyware software to avoid problems.
My internet provider supplies good software for free.

 

Bad Boys Ravished Our Young Girls, But Violet Gives Willingly.

Basically how I remember it too, your version is a bit less violent then I was taught.

You can also take on "Get Some Now" for the tolerance:

Get: Gold 5%
Some: Silver 10%
Now: None 20%

Bad Boys Ravished Our Young Girls, But Violet Gives Willingly. Get Some Now.

Note: Despite many years in the industry and countless Google searches I have yet to find this Violet girl!

 

The one I learned was probably invented by some child--It's a lot milder than Violet's

Billy Bob Ran Out Yonder, Giving Babies Very Greasy Wigs

It sounds really stupid, I know, but it's how I learned
Der Strom

 

Usually, resistors have at least 4 color bands; the last one being gold (5%) or silver (10%) to indicate the tolerance.

A long time ago, resistors had only 3 color bands, and the tolerance was 20%. Even longer ago, tolerances were 50%.

Here is a link to a nice graphical resistor color decoder page:
http://samengstrom.com/24614782/en/read/4_Band_Resistor_Color_Codes
That page is for 4-band color codes. There are also decoders for 5- and 6-band codes, accessible by clicking the links on the upper left of the page.

 

He might not get that...



I'm pretty sure kids in the Philippines don't generally have smartphones
Thats an american thing.

Lightfire, the order of the colors matters, In the electronics cheat sheet thread there is a picture with the colors and meanings that you can print off and use, I have one hanging on my wall.

Wahhh! Almost all of my classmates had smartphones. If not smartphones, yea, laptop. But, I'm not belong to those. I'm not fond of those gadgets.

Catapult. Catapult. Catapult......

 

Wahhh! Almost all of my classmates had smartphones. If not smartphones, yea, laptop. But, I'm not belong to those. I'm not fond of those gadgets.

Hi, Catapult

As you grow up you will see the need more and more for "those gadgets." They are beginning to play a major role in the world, and make your life significantly easier. I personally do not have a smartphone, but I do have a laptop. I honestly don't know what I would do without it
DS