COMSATS University Islamabad Campus Abbottabad

ELECTRIC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I

GROUPNO 06

NAME:ZABEEH ULLAH (REG: FA19-EPE-028)

NAME:AFRASIYAB ZAMAN (REG: FA19-EEE-001)

NAME:MUHAMMAD ZARYAB KHAN (REG: FA19-EEE-043)

NAME:SHAHZAD ARIF (REG: FA19-EPE-109)

LAB ENGINEER:MADIHA NAEEM

LAB ASSIGNMENT:TWO

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LAB # 02

Resistance Color Coding

Objective:
1. To learn the resistor color coding.
2. To become familiar with the measurement of resistance values using electronic
equipment

Basic Concepts:

Resistors are used in the electrical and electronic circuit to limit.

Practical resistors are available in the market ranges from few
ohms to the mega ohms. The approximate value of a carbon
resistor can be found by 4 color bands on it. The 9 colors in the
sequence are black, brown, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet,
grey and white. Carbon resistors may have a fifth band which
indicates reliability of the resistor and in case of 6th color bands
the 6th band represents the temperature coefficient.

Color coding Table

Color 1st 2nd Band 3rd Band 4th Band

Band
Black 0 0 100

Brown 1 1 101

Red 2 2 102 ±2%

Orange 3 3 103

Yellow 4 4 104

Green 5 5 105

Blue 6 6 106

Violet 7 7 107

Gray 8 8 108

White 9 9 109

Gold 10-1 ±5%

Silver 10-2 ±10%

 Non ±20%

In case of 6th color band, 6th band represent the temperature coefficient.
 Figure 2.1: Resistor Color Coding
Capacitors:
 A capacitor stores electric charge. Basically a capacitor consists of two metal
plates separated by an insulating material called “dielectric”. When connected to a
power source such as battery, the capacitor charges up until the potential
difference between its terminals become equal to the voltage of the battery.
Some electrolytic and large body types of capacitors usually have the value
printed on the body. For example: 100uf 250V.It would also have marks pointing
to the negative end of the capacitor. Like resistors, some capacitors are color
coded to indicate value, tolerance, working voltage etc. These color bands are
numbered from the top of the capacitor to the base. The color coding is similar to
resistor color coding.

Inductors:
Inductors store energy in the form of an internal magnetic field, and find their
behavior dominated by Faraday’s Law.
The color codes for inductors are identical to that of a resistor; the only thing is
to be remembered is that, the results from this will be in Micro Henrys, not just
Henrys.

Procedure:
1. Get 3 to 5 carbon resistors of the different values, capacitor and inductors.
2. Read color bands and write down in the table, Find the nominal value i.e.
3. Example: Brown Red Orange Gold
1 2 1035% = 12KΩ, ±5%

4. Record your results in Table

5. Adjust the DMM on ohmmeter, measure and record the resistance of each resistor.
6. Repeat the above steps for other remaining resistors.
7. Read the values written on the capacitor and write down in Name plate reading
column of the table.
8. Check your capacitor with LCR meter and write actual reading in the table.
9. If there is any difference then find the % error and write it in % Error column.
10. Repeat above steps for other capacitors.
11. Similarly color code the inductor and find the value and write down in to the Name
plate reading column of the table.
12. Check your inductor with the LCR meter and write actual reading in the table.
13. If there is any difference then find the % error and write it in % Error column.
14. Repeat above steps for other inductors.

STUDENT TASK
Question:01
Fill the table if you have four band Resistor with the following color
bands.

Brown Black Black Gold

Brown Black Brown Gold
Brown Black Orange Gold
Brown Green Brown Gold
Yellow Red Orange Silver

Answer:
Resistor Color Coding Table:

Nominal Value (by Actual Value

Sr # Ist band 2nd band 3rd band 4th band color coding) read by DMM

1. 1 0 100 ±5% 0.01KΩ, ±5%

2. 1 0 101 ±5% 0.1KΩ, ±5%

3. 1 0 103 ±5% 10KΩ, ±5%

4. 1 5 101 ±5% 0.15KΩ, ±5%

5. 4 2 103 ±10% 42KΩ, ±10%

Question:02
In a 5 band resistor with color coding Brown, Black, Red, Golden, and Silver. Calculate
the resistance using step by step procedure.

Answer:
Color coding of resistor:
Sr#1. 1st band 2nd band 3rd band 4th band 5th band Normal Value

1. 1 0 2 10-1 ±10% 0.0102KΩ, ±10%

According to the given color coding we are having 5 bands which are having different value from
each other. In the first band we will write the digit value of brown, in second we will write the
value of black, in third we will write the value of red, in 4 th band we will write the value of
multiplier and in fifth we will write the tolerance. And at last we will 102 with 10^-1 so the
answer will be 10.2ohm OR 0.0102KΩ.

Conclusion:
Explain what skills you have mastered in this Lab Session.

Answer:
In Lab session we study about the RLC Meter and we came to know that how we can use the
RLC meter for which purposes, that we can measure resistance, capacitance and inductance from this
meter. It is a type of multimeter. We also learn the method of measuring the resistance of the resistor
trough the method of color coding of resistors. In this we measured the resistance of the resistors of 4
bands and 5 bands resistor. Another thing was when there is a 6 band resistor than the 6 th band
represents the temperature coefficient of the resistor. Thus, we understand that how we can measure
the resistance through the color coding.

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