The metal film resistor -
color code
Image : Metal film resistor.
Ring count from left to right.
This resistor has 220 ohm resistance.
Metal film resistor - color code
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value value value multiplier
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Color ring 1 ring 2 ring 3 ring 4 ring 5
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silver 0.01
gold 0.1
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black 0 0 0 1
brown 1 1 1 10 +/-1%
red 2 2 2 100 +/-2%
orange 3 3 3 1k
yellow 4 4 4 10k
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green 5 5 5 100k +/-0.5%
blue 6 6 6 1M
violet 7 7 7 10M
gray 8 8 8 100M
white 9 9 9
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Example:
220 ohm metal film resistor
with +/-1% tolerance
Ring 1 = red = 2
Ring 2 = red = 2
Ring 3 = black = 0
ring 4 = black = multiplier 1
Ring 5 = brown = +/-1%
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