Resistor Color Code Charts

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What does the second band represent in a 4-Band Resistor Color Code Chart?

  • Second Significant Figure (correct)
  • Tolerance
  • Temperature Coefficient
  • Multiplier

What is the significance of the Grey color in the Multiplier band of a 4-Band Resistor Color Code Chart?

  • 100
  • 10,000,000
  • 100,000
  • 100,000,000 (correct)

What does the Brown color represent in the Tolerance band of a 4-Band Resistor Color Code Chart?

  • ±0.05%
  • ±1% (correct)
  • ±0.5%
  • ±10%

What is the significance of the Violet color in the Temperature Coefficient band of a 6-Band Resistor Color Code Chart?

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What is the similarity between the First Significant Figure band in 4-Band, 5-Band, and 6-Band Resistor Color Code Charts?

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Second Band in Resistor Color Code

Represents the second significant figure in resistor value.

Grey in Multiplier Band

Indicates a multiplier value of 100,000,000.

Brown in Tolerance Band

Denotes a tolerance of ±1%.

Violet in Temperature Coefficient

Signifies a temperature coefficient of 5 ppm/K.

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First Significant Figure Similarity

Same values and colors across 4, 5, and 6-band charts.

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Study Notes

Resistor Color Code Charts

4-Band Resistor Color Code Chart

  • Band 1: First Significant Figure
    • Black: 0
    • Brown: 1
    • Red: 2
    • Orange: 3
    • Yellow: 4
    • Green: 5
    • Blue: 6
    • Violet: 7
    • Grey: 8
    • White: 9
  • Band 2: Second Significant Figure
    • Same as Band 1
  • Band 3: Multiplier
    • Black: 1
    • Brown: 10
    • Red: 100
    • Orange: 1,000
    • Yellow: 10,000
    • Green: 100,000
    • Blue: 1,000,000
    • Violet: 10,000,000
    • Grey: 100,000,000
    • Gold: 0.1
    • Silver: 0.01
    • Copper: 0.001
  • Band 4: Tolerance
    • Brown: ±1%
    • Red: ±2%
    • Green: ±0.5%
    • Blue: ±0.25%
    • Violet: ±0.1%
    • Grey: ±0.05%
    • Gold: ±5%
    • Silver: ±10%

5-Band Resistor Color Code Chart

  • Band 1: First Significant Figure
    • Same as 4-Band Resistor
  • Band 2: Second Significant Figure
    • Same as 4-Band Resistor
  • Band 3: Third Significant Figure
    • Same as 4-Band Resistor
  • Band 4: Multiplier
    • Same as 4-Band Resistor
  • Band 5: Tolerance
    • Same as 4-Band Resistor

6-Band Resistor Color Code Chart

  • Band 1: First Significant Figure
    • Same as 4-Band Resistor
  • Band 2: Second Significant Figure
    • Same as 4-Band Resistor
  • Band 3: Third Significant Figure
    • Same as 4-Band Resistor
  • Band 4: Multiplier
    • Same as 4-Band Resistor
  • Band 5: Tolerance
    • Same as 4-Band Resistor
  • Band 6: Temperature Coefficient
    • Brown: 100 ppm/K
    • Red: 50 ppm/K
    • Orange: 15 ppm/K
    • Yellow: 25 ppm/K
    • Green: 20 ppm/K
    • Blue: 10 ppm/K
    • Violet: 5 ppm/K

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