Resistor Color Codes Flashcards
1
Q
Enumerate all the colors in ascending form
A
Black - Brown - Red - Orange - Yellow - Green - Blue - Violet - Grey - White - Gold - Silver
2
Q
Number of Black
A
0
3
Q
Number of Brown
A
1
4
Q
Number of Red
A
2
5
Q
Number of Orange
A
3
6
Q
Number of Yellow
A
4
7
Q
Number of Green
A
5
8
Q
Number of Blue
A
6
9
Q
Number of Violet
A
7
10
Q
Number of Grey
A
8
11
Q
Number of White
A
9
12
Q
Multiplier of Black
A
×1
13
Q
Multiplier of Brown
A
×10
14
Q
Multiplier of Red
A
×100
15
Q
Multiplier of Orange
A
×1k
16
Q
Multiplier of Yellow
A
×10k
17
Q
Multiplier of Green
A
×100k
18
Q
Multiplier of Blue
A
×1M
19
Q
Multiplier of Violet
A
×10M
20
Q
Multiplier of Gold
A
×0.1
21
Q
Multiplier of Silver
A
×0.01
22
Q
Tolerance of Brown
A
+/- 1%
23
Q
Tolerance of Red
A
+/- 2%
24
Q
Tolerance of Green
A
+/- 0.5%
25
Tolerance of Blue
+/- 0.25%
26
Tolerance of Violet
+/- 0.1%
27
Tolerance of Grey
+/- 0.05%
28
Tolerance of Gold
+/- 5%
29
Tolerance of Silver
+/- 10%
30
Manufactured with wire leads that emerge from the component's body and are typically inserted into the holes in a - - type of PCB
Through-Hole Components
31
PCB
Printed circuit board
32
Example of Through-hole components
Axial-lead resistor
33
Resistance is indicated by a 3-digit code, sometimes followed by a letter. Rare, precision resistors have 4 digits (3+ multiplier)
Surface-mount (SMT)
