How do you read colours on resistors?

fazman · 3rd May 2005, 03:43 AM

Hello Everyone!

Was wondering if someone could tell me how to read the coloured stripes found on resistors. All of the resistors I have used posted the values right on them for easy identification.

Is there a difference between these resistors and the wire wound ones I have been using on my speaker building projects?

The speakers I just took apart to see what was inside used the resistors with different coloured stripes on them. ( a little smaller I might add )

Thanks in advance for the replies.

Dave.

johninCR · 3rd May 2005, 03:52 AM

Things like that are always an easy Google search away:

http://www.proaxis.com/~iguanalabs/resistors.htm

3rd May 2005, 03:43 AM	#1
fazman diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor Ontario	How do you read colours on resistors? Hello Everyone! Was wondering if someone could tell me how to read the coloured stripes found on resistors. All of the resistors I have used posted the values right on them for easy identification. Is there a difference between these resistors and the wire wound ones I have been using on my speaker building projects? The speakers I just took apart to see what was inside used the resistors with different coloured stripes on them. ( a little smaller I might add ) Thanks in advance for the replies. Dave.

3rd May 2005, 03:52 AM	#2
johninCR diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Costa Rica	Things like that are always an easy Google search away: http://www.proaxis.com/~iguanalabs/resistors.htm __________________ Everyone has a photographic memory. It's just that most are out of film.

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