King Faisal University

College of Engineering

Electrical Engineering Department

Electric Circuit Lab

Experiment #2 Report:
RESISTORS COLOR CODES & POWER RATING

Students:
Saleh Khalid Almuzhir - 220008496

Abdulelah Khaled Almoslem-220009051

 RESISTORS COLOR CODES & POWER RATING

Objectives:

1. Determine the resistance of a selection of carbon resistors by color codes.

2. Compare values obtained with voltage current readings.

3. Observe power dissipation property of carbon resistors.

Materials:
1. DC power supply

2. Digital multimeter

3. Assorted resistors

4. Plug-in board

5. Wires and connectors

Color Codes:
For the purposes of secrecy, code refers to the representation of information in another form using symbols,
signals, and letters. Signals or symbols are used as codes in this case. Similarly, different colors are used as
codes in resistors to specify the resistance (information) of the resistor. The different colors on the resistor
serve as codes in this case.

The color codes are also used to specify the resistor's tolerance and reliability. We can also use an ohmmeter to find
the resistance value of a resistor.
Procedure:
1. Get from instructor 3 carbon resistors. Find the nominal value and the tolerance of each resistance using the
color codes and record in Table 1. Note the relation between the power rating and the physical size of the
resistance.

2. Using the digital multimeter as an ohmmeter, measure and record the resistance of each
resistor.

3. Calculate the percentage relative difference, using this equation:

% Relative Dif f erence = I measuredva lue_ no m ina l va lue I x I00%
nonunal value

Data Table:

Resistor Rl R2 R3
Nominal 100
Value 0
Tolerance +-%5 220 1800
+-%5 +-%5
Brown /black/red Red/red/brown/gold Brown/gray/red
Color Codes
/gold /gold
Ohmmeter
994 Ω 218 Ω 1780 Ω
Readings
% Relative
%0.64 %0.92 %1.1
Difference
 ‫قيم ص‬
3.5

2.5

1.5

0.5

0
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

Power Rating Characteristics of Resistors:

1. Using an ohmmeter, measure and record the resistance of the resistor supplied.
2. Connect the circuit as shown in the following figure, for R=l00O (2W resistor).
3. Vary the input voltage source ( V s ) from 10 to 20 volts and measure V and I.
4. Record your results in Table 2.
Data Table:

Experiment
Readings

Source Voltage (v) 10 12 14 16 18 20

Voltage (v) 9.2 v 11.2 v 13.3 15.3 17.4 19.4

v v v v
Current (A) 0.10 I 0.12 I 0.14 0.17 0.19 0.23
I I I I
R = V /I (Ω) 92 93.3 94.7 90.1 91.5 84.3
Ω Ω 8Ω 1Ω Ω 4Ω
P = V I (W) 0.92 1.34 1.86 2.6 3.3 4.5
W W W W W W