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We then multiply that number by the multiplier indicated with the 3 rd band (yellow) which has the value of; x10 4 = 10000.

In a typical four-band resistor, the first and second bands represent significant figures. For this example, refer to the figure above with a green, red, blue, and gold band. Using the table provided below, the green band represents the number 5, and the red band is 2. The electrical resistance of a resistor is measured in ohms. The symbol for an ohm is the greek capital-omega: Ω. The (somewhat roundabout) definition of 1Ω is the resistance between two points where 1 volt (1V) of applied potential energy will push 1 ampere (1A) of current. To calculate the resistance value, you need to group the values of the significant digits bands — i.e., the values of the first two or three bands from the left, depending on the total number of bands. Then you need to multiply that value by the multiplier to get the resistance value of the resistor.

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Six band resistors are basically five band resistors with an additional band at the end that indicates the temperature coefficient. This indicates the expected change in resistor value as the temperature changes in degrees Celsius. Generally these temperature coefficient values are extremely small, in the ppm range. Decoding Resistor Color Bands The same approach is used with capacitors: 2p2, 22p, 220p, 2n2, 22n, 220n, 2u2, 22u, 220u. In the old days larger values were still marked µF so the next decade was marked 2200u but with large capacitor values common now we're seeing 2m2, 22m, etc. I've never seen an equivalent of the 'R' as in 2C2 for a 2.2 F - yet! 2F2 may be more sensible. The current use of 'R' would then be excused (4R7 instead of 4Ω7) on the basis that Ω isn't readily available on most keyboards. Band Four – Tolerance: Gives the value of the tolerance for the resistor. The most common values are 5% (designated by a gold band), and 10% (designated by a silver band). This example uses a gold band, giving us a tolerance of 5%.

Band Three – Multiplier: Takes the digits and multiplies them by a value given by this band. The actual multiplier is 10 n, where n is a value that corresponds to the color of the band. In this case, the third band is yellow which corresponds to the number 5. Therefore the multiplier is 10 5 = 10,0000.

Decoding the Color Bands

The coding is defined in the international standard IEC 60062:2016. It describes the coding standard for both resistors and capacitors. Reading Color Codes When the resistor body surface is large enough, as in large wattage resistors, the resistance value, tolerance, and wattage are usually printed on the body of the resistor. Surface mounted resistors (SMD) use another coding system that uses alphanumeric codes printed on its surface instead of color codes.

All resistors have a tolerance, which means that the value is unlikely to be exactly 100k Ohms. Higher quality resistors have better tolerances. Coded components have at least three bands: two significant figure bands and a multiplier, but there are other possible variations. For example, components that are made to military specifications are typically four-band resistors that may have a fifth band that indicates the reliability of the resistor in terms of failure rate percentage per 1000 hours of service. It is also possible to have a 5 th band that is the temperature coefficient, which indicates the change in resistance of the component as a function of ambient temperature in terms of ppm/K.

A 100K resistor is a type of resistor with a value of 100,000 ohms. Resistors are passive electronic components that are used to resist the flow of electrical current in a circuit. They are commonly used to limit the current in a circuit, to divide the voltage in a circuit, to provide a reference voltage, or to create a voltage drop in a circuit. The value of a resistor is expressed in ohms, and it determines the amount of resistance that the resistor offers to the flow of electrical current. The higher the value of the resistor, the more resistance it offers, and the lower the current that will flow through it. On the most precise of resistors, a 6 th band may be present. The first three bands would be the significant figure bands, the 4 th the multiplier, the 5 th the tolerance, and the 6 th could be either reliability or temperature coefficient. There are also other possible variations, but these are some of the more common configurations. So the total value of the resistance given by the colors is 10 (from digits) x 10 5 (from multiplier) Ω = 100,000Ω = 100k Ω. Power is the rate at which energy is transformed into something else. It's calculated by multiplying the voltage difference across two points by the current running between them, and is measured in units of a watt (W). Light bulbs, for example, power electricity into light. But a resistor can only turn electrical energy running through it into heat. Heat isn't usually a nice playmate with electronics; too much heat leads to smoke, sparks, and fire! In the standard four band resistors, the first two bands indicate the two most-significant digits of the resistor's value. The third band is a weight value, which multiplies the two significant digits by a power of ten.