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Resistor color code

4- or 5-band resistor value and tolerance from colors.

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1000 Ω ±5%

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About Resistor color code

Decode 4- or 5-band resistor color codes to ohms and tolerance.

EIA band colors to resistance value.

How to use Resistor color code

  1. 1Pick band colors.
  2. 2Read ohms and tolerance.

Common questions

6-band?

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