RESISTOR

A resistor is an electrical component that

limits or regulates the flow of electrical 
current in an electronic circuit. Resistors
can also be used to provide a specific 
voltage for an active device such as a 
transistor.

Schematic symbol of Resistor

 TYPES OF RESISTORS

Wire-wound Carbon-composition resistors

Metal-film Carbon Film
Metal Oxide Thin Film
Variable Resistor
Variable Resistor
(Slide type)
(Rotary type)
RESISTOR
COLOR
CODING
NOTE:
1000 = 1k (kilo)
1000 000 = 1M (mega)
1000 000 000 = 1G (giga)
 Alpha-Numeric Code

This code use digits and one or two letters to indicate value
and tolerance.
If we have two letters:

The digits indicate the value.

The first letter indicate the multiplier.
The position of the first letter indicate the point position
(decimal place).
The second letter indicate the tolerance.
If we have only one letter:
The first digits indicate the value.
The last digit indicate the multiplier
(1=10; 2=102; 3=103; …).
The letter indicate the tolerance.
Letter Multiplier Letter Tolerance Tolerance
under 10pF

R 1 B ±0.1% ±0.1pF
K 103 C ±0.25% ±0.25pF
M 106 D ±0.5% ±0.5pF
G 109 F ±1% ±1.0pF
T 1012 G ±2% ±2.0pF
    J ±5%  
    K ±10%  
    M ±20%  
    N ±30%  
Examples:
6K2J = 6,2 KOhm ±5%
2M2M = 2,2 MOhm ±20%
103J = 10 KOhm ±5%
101K = 100 Ohm ±10%