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Resistor Rating: By: Group 1 Avergonzado Sarad Cal Taborada

Resistors have a tolerance that indicates how much their actual resistance can vary from the marked value. A 5% tolerance resistor can be 5% higher or lower than its marked value. Resistor color codes use colored bands to indicate the resistance value and tolerance. The first two bands indicate the first two digits of resistance, while the third band indicates the number of zeros or a multiplier of 10% or 1% depending on if it is gold or silver. If there are only three bands, the tolerance is understood to be 20%.

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Resistor Rating: By: Group 1 Avergonzado Sarad Cal Taborada

Resistors have a tolerance that indicates how much their actual resistance can vary from the marked value. A 5% tolerance resistor can be 5% higher or lower than its marked value. Resistor color codes use colored bands to indicate the resistance value and tolerance. The first two bands indicate the first two digits of resistance, while the third band indicates the number of zeros or a multiplier of 10% or 1% depending on if it is gold or silver. If there are only three bands, the tolerance is understood to be 20%.

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RESISTOR RATING

By: group 1
Avergonzado
Sarad
Cal
Taborada
 It is very difficult to manufacture a resistor to an exact standard of ohmic
values. Fortunately, most circuit requirements are not extremely critical.
For many uses, the actual resistance in Ω can be 20 percent higher or
lower than the value marked on the resistor without causing difficulty.
The percentage variation between the marked value and the actual value
of a resistor is known as the "tolerance" of a resistor.
 A resistor coded for a 5 percent tolerance will not be more than 5 percent
higher or lower than the value indicated by the color code. The resistor
color code is made up of a group of colors, numbers, and tolerance
values. Each color is represented by a number, and in most cases, by a
tolerance value.
 When the color code is used with the end-to-center band marking system, the
resistor is normally marked with bands of color at one end of the resistor. The
body or base color of the resistor has nothing to do with the color code, and in
no way indicates a resistance value. To prevent confusion, this body will never
be the same color as any of the bands indicating resistance value.
Resistor Color Code
Color Number Tolerance
Black 0 ---
Brown 1 1%
Red 2 2%
Orange 3 3%
Yellow 4 4%
Green 5 5%
blue 6 6%
violet 7 7%
gray 8 8%
white 9 9%
gold --- 5%
silver --- 10%
No color --- 20%
 When the end-to-center band marking system is used, either three or four
bands will mark the resistor.
 1. The first color band (nearest the end of the resistor) will indicate the
first digit in the numerical resistance value. This band will never be gold
or silver in color.
 2. The second color band will always indicate the second digit of ohmic
value. It will never be gold or silver in color.
 3. The third color band indicates the number of zeros to be added to the
two digits derived from the first and second bands, except in the following
two cases: (A) If the third band is gold in color, the first two digits must be
multiplied by 10 percent. (B) If the third band is silver in color, the first
two digits must be multiplied by 1 percent.
 4. If there is a fourth color band, it is used as a multiplier for percentage of
tolerance, as indicated in the color code chart. If there is no fourth band,
the tolerance is understood to be 20 percent.
This resistor is marked with 3 bands of color, which must
read from end towards the center

Note: there is no fourth color band; therefor, the tolerance value is


understood to be 20%. 20% of 250,000 Ω, equals to 50k Ω.
Also since the 20% is a plus(+) or minus(-):
Maximum resistance is 250000Ω+50000Ω = 300000Ω
Minimum resistance is 250000Ω-50000Ω = 200000Ω
Another example would be,

If there is a case where the 3rd band of


color is black (black = 0) and the 3rd
band indicates the number of 0 to be
1st color is brown = 1
2nd color is green = 5 added to the first 2 digits. In this case,
3rd color is red = 2 no zero will be added to the first 2
4th color is purple = 7 digits. Thus, the resistance value is 10
so the resistor rating is 1500Ω tolerance is ± 1% Ω. The maximum resistance is
± 7%. 1500x7% = 105 10.1 Ω and the minimum resistance is
Maximum resistance is 1500+105= 1605Ω 9.9 Ω.
Minimum resistance is 1500-105= 1395Ω

Sometimes circuit considerations dictate that the tolerance must be smaller


than 20%.
There are two exceptions to the rule stating the third color band indicates
the number of zeros. The first of these exceptions is illustrated. When
the third band is gold in color, it indicates that the first two digits must be multiplied by 10
percent. The value of this resistor in this case is: 10 x 0.10% ± 2% = 1 = 0.02 Ω. Maximum
is 1.02 Ω and minimum is 0.98 Ω.

When the 3rd band of color is silver.


The first 2 digit must be multiplied by 1%.
Gray = 8 Blue = 6 tolerance = 10%
86 x 1% = 0.86 Ω ± 10% = 0.086 Ω
Maximum resistance = 0.946 Ω
Minimum resistance = 0.774 Ω
When the 3rd band of color is silver.
The first 2 digit must be multiplied by 1%.
Gray = 8 Blue = 6 tolerance = 10%
86 x 1% = 0.86 Ω ± 10% = 0.086 Ω
Maximum resistance = 0.946 Ω
Minimum resistance = 0.774 Ω

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