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Exp.2 Resistor Colour Code

The document is a laboratory manual for an Electrical Fundamentals Lab focusing on the Resistor Color Code. It outlines objectives such as determining resistance values using color codes and digital multimeters, along with theoretical explanations of resistance measurement and the significance of color bands. The manual includes tables for numerical values and tolerance percentages associated with resistor color codes.

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Exp.2 Resistor Colour Code

The document is a laboratory manual for an Electrical Fundamentals Lab focusing on the Resistor Color Code. It outlines objectives such as determining resistance values using color codes and digital multimeters, along with theoretical explanations of resistance measurement and the significance of color bands. The manual includes tables for numerical values and tolerance percentages associated with resistor color codes.

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Laboratory

Manualfor
Electrical Fundamentals Lab
(2)

Prepared by Eng. Mohummed abo


khdair

Experiment no.2:

RESISTOR COLOR CODE


Experiment 2

Resistor Color Code

Objectives
1. Determine the nominal value of resistance using the
color code.
2. To become familiar with the measurement of
resistance values using a digital multimeter.

Theory Overview
The resistor is perhaps the most fundamental of all electrical devices. The greater the
resistance, the greater the restriction of current. Resistance is measured in Ohms. The
measurement of resistance in unpowered circuits may be performed with a digital
multimeter. Like all components, resistors cannot be manufactured to perfection. That
is, there will always be some variance of the true value of the component when
compared to its nameplate or nominal value. For precision resistors, typically 1%
tolerance or better, the nominal value is usually printed directly on the component.
Normally, general purpose components, i.e. those worse than 1%, usually use a color
code to indicate their value.
The resistor color code typically uses four-color bands. The first two bands indicate
the precision values, while the third band indicates the power of ten applied. The
fourth band indicates the tolerance. As shown in Figure 2.1. Color code used to
indicate the nominal value. Three-color bands used for this purpose, each having a
numerical value between 0 and 9, as shown in Table 2.1.

Figure 2.1 Resistor, color-coded.


Table 2.1: Numerical Values of Color Codes.
Black Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Grey White
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Starting with the band closest to one end of the resistor, as shown in Figure 2.1, the
three represented numbers, n1, n2, and n3 mean:

Figure 2.2: Example of color code calculation.

Example 1: Orange-Blue-Black means 36×100 =36 ohms.


Example 2: Gray-Red-Yellow means 82×104 = 820 Kohm.

A fourth band according to Table 2.2 indicates the percent tolerance around the
nominal value.
Table 2.2: Percent-Tolerance Color Code.
Gold Silver No color
±5 ± 10 ± 20
Example 3:
Color-code Color-code Tolerance
(Calculated)

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