Resistor Color Codes

Question 1

Enumerate all the colors in ascending form

Answer 1

Black - Brown - Red - Orange - Yellow - Green - Blue - Violet - Grey - White - Gold - Silver

Question 2

Number of Black

Answer 2

0

Question 3

Number of Brown

Answer 3

1

Question 4

Number of Red

Answer 4

2

Question 5

Number of Orange

Answer 5

3

Question 6

Number of Yellow

Answer 6

4

Question 7

Number of Green

Answer 7

5

Question 8

Number of Blue

Answer 8

6

Question 9

Number of Violet

Answer 9

7

Question 10

Number of Grey

Answer 10

8

Question 11

Number of White

Answer 11

9

Question 12

Multiplier of Black

Answer 12

×1

Question 13

Multiplier of Brown

Answer 13

×10

Question 14

Multiplier of Red

Answer 14

×100

Question 15

Multiplier of Orange

Answer 15

×1k

Question 16

Multiplier of Yellow

Answer 16

×10k

Question 17

Multiplier of Green

Answer 17

×100k

Question 18

Multiplier of Blue

Answer 18

×1M

Question 19

Multiplier of Violet

Answer 19

×10M

Question 20

Multiplier of Gold

Answer 20

×0.1

Question 21

Multiplier of Silver

Answer 21

×0.01

Question 22

Tolerance of Brown

Answer 22

+/- 1%

Question 23

Tolerance of Red

Answer 23

+/- 2%

Question 24

Tolerance of Green

Answer 24

+/- 0.5%

Question 25

Tolerance of Blue

Answer 25

+/- 0.25%

Question 26

Tolerance of Violet

Answer 26

+/- 0.1%

Question 27

Tolerance of Grey

Answer 27

+/- 0.05%

Question 28

Tolerance of Gold

Answer 28

+/- 5%

Question 29

Tolerance of Silver

Answer 29

+/- 10%

Question 30

Manufactured with wire leads that emerge from the component’s body and are typically inserted into the holes in a - - type of PCB

Answer 30

Through-Hole Components

Question 31

PCB

Answer 31

Printed circuit board

Question 32

Example of Through-hole components

Answer 32

Axial-lead resistor

Question 33

Resistance is indicated by a 3-digit code, sometimes followed by a letter. Rare, precision resistors have 4 digits (3+ multiplier)

Answer 33

Surface-mount (SMT)