1st and 2nd Band
Black = 0
Brown = 1
Red = 2
Orange = 3
Yellow = 4
Green = 5
Blue = 6
Violet = 7
Grey = 8
White = 9
3rd Band
Multiply by number of zero's
4th band
Tolerance
Brown 1%
Red 2%
Gold 5%
Silver 10%
Green 0.5%
Blue 0.25%
Violet 0.1%
Black = 0
Brown = 1
Red = 2
Orange = 3
Yellow = 4
Green = 5
Blue = 6
Violet = 7
Grey = 8
White = 9
3rd Band
Multiply by number of zero's
4th band
Tolerance
Brown 1%
Red 2%
Gold 5%
Silver 10%
Green 0.5%
Blue 0.25%
Violet 0.1%
If the resistor has 5 bands, the first 3 bands you convert on the colour chart and get 3 numbers. The 4th band will be the multiplier and the 5th will be the tolerance of the resistor.
What about five band resistors?
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