TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS AUTHORITY

Provincial Training Center-Iba, Zambales

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE NC II

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RESISTOR COLOR CODING

A. Find the actual values of the following color coded resistor and calculate its Minimum
Value and Maximum Value.

No
Resistor Color Actual Value Minimum Value Maximum Value
.
1 Brown, Black, Red, Gold 1KΩ ±5% 950Ω 1.05KΩ
2 Violet, Green, Black, Gold 75Ω ±5% 71.25Ω 78.75Ω
3 White, Blue, Gold, Gold 9.6Ω ±5% 9.12Ω 10.08Ω
4 Yellow, Orange, Green, Gold 4.3MΩ ±5% 4.085MΩ 4.515Ω
5 Gray, White, Silver, Silver 0.89Ω ±10% 0.801Ω 0.979Ω
6 Red, Orange, Blue, Gold 23MΩ ±5% 21.85MΩ 24.15MΩ
7 Green, Blue, Violet, Gold 560MΩ ±5% 532MΩ 588MΩ
8 Blue, Black, Brown, Gold 600Ω ±5% 570Ω 630Ω
9 Orange, Yellow, Red, Brown, Gray 3.42KΩ ±0.05% 3.41829KΩ 3.42171KΩ
10 White, Gray, Orange, Black, Violet 983Ω ±0.1% 982.9Ω 983.08Ω

B. Write the color code value of the following.

No. Resistor Value 1st Band 2nd Band 3rd Band Multiplier Tolerance
1 5Ω ±5% Green Black - Gold Gold
2 180MΩ ±5% Brown Gray - Violet Gold
3 30Ω ±5% Orange Black - Black Gold
4 432KΩ ±5% Yellow Orange Red Orange Gold
5 .63 Ω ±5% Blue Orange - Silver Gold
6 230KΩ ±5% Red Orange - Yellow Gold
7 6.2KΩ ±5% Blue Red - Red Gold
8 4MΩ ±5% Yellow Black - Green Gold
9 30MΩ ±5% Orange Black - Blue Gold
10 490Ω ±5% Yellow White - Brown Gold
11 6.8Ω ±5% Blue Gray - Gold Gold
12 42.1Ω ±5% Yellow Red Brown Gold Gold
13 7.8Ω ±5% Violet Gray - Gold Gold
14 3.3MΩ ±5% Orange Orange - Green Gold
15 .29KΩ ±5% Red White - Brown Gold