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Electrical / Electronic Resistor Color Code

Reading Electrical Resistor Value From Color Coded Bands

COLOR	1st DIGIT	2nd DIGIT	3rd DIGIT	MULTIPLIER	TOLORANCE
BLACK	0	0	0	1	-
BROWN	1	1	1	10	-
RED	2	2	2	100	-
ORANGE	3	3	3	1,000	-
YELLOW	4	4	4	10,000	-
GREEN	5	5	5	100,000	-
BLUE	6	6	6	1,000,000	-
VIOLET	7	7	7	10,000,000	-
GRAY	8	8	8	100,000,000	-
WHITE	9	9	9	1,000,000,000	-
GOLD	-	-	-	.1	+/- 5%
SILVER	-	-	-	.01	+/- 10%
NO COLOR	-	-	-	-	+/- 20%

Resistors are used in electrical and electronic circuits to regulate the flow of electrical current. The resistance value of resistors in ohms can be determined by the standard color code.

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