RESISTORREADING

RESISTOR-Is a device that limits or resists current.

- resistance is measured in ohms, represented by the symbol OMEGA ( Ω )

SCHEMATIC SYMBOL

THE RESISTOR:

THE RESISTOR:

THE RESISTOR:

2 MAIN CATEGORIESOF RESISTOR

LINEAR RESISTORS

- HAS FIXED VALUE

NON-LINEAR RESISTORS- CHANGES VALUE

RESISTOR READING

COLOR DIGIT MULTIPLIER TOLERANCE COEF.

BLACK 0 x1BROWN 1 x10 ±1% 100 ppmRED 2 x100 ±2% 50 ppm

ORANGE 3 x1,000 ±3% 15 ppmYELLOW 4 x10,000 ±4% 25 ppmGREEN 5 x100,000BLUE 6 x1,000,000VIOLET 7 x10,000,000GREY 8 x100,000,000WHITE 9 x1,000,000,000GOLD x0.1 ±5%SILVER X0.01 ±10%NONE ±20%