DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : K. Nagavali.
Branch : Electronics and communication.
Designation : Lecturer.
Institute Name : Bptc,bapatla
Year/semester : III Semester
Subject : Electronics-I .
Subject code : EE-305
Topic : Passive components.
Duration : 50 min.
Subtopic : colour coding of resistor
Teaching aids : PPT, Animations, Photographs

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 OBJECTIVES
Upon the completion of this topic the student will be
able to know

• Colour coding to identify the resistance value

• Specifications of a resistor

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 Recap

• Have you seen a resistor.

• What do the bands on a resistor indicate.

• What is the units of resistor on which values are printed.

• On what factors the size of resistor dependent.

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 Colour Coding of Resistor

1stsignificant digit

2nd significant digit

Decimal multiplier

Tolerance

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Table for colour coding
0  black
1  brown
2  red
3  orange
4  yellow
5  green
6  blue
7  violet
8  gray
9  white

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Tolerance code

brown ± 1%

red ± 2%

gold ± 5%

Silver ± 10%

No colour ± 20%

Pink High stability

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Finding resistance value

Silver ± 10%

Green = 5

Blue =6

Red =2

Resistance = 26 x 105 ± 10 % Ω
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Specifications of a resistor

• Resistance value

• Tolerance

• Power rating (or) wattage

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Resistance value
• Value of resistance expressed in ohms
Ex:10 Ω,1k Ω

Tolerance
• Variation in the value of resistance
• Expressed in percentage(%)

power rating (or) wattage

• The maximum current that a resistor can withstand

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 Summary

• The value of resistance is calculated by using colour

coding table

• Main specifications of resistors are

Resistance value

Tolerance

Power rating

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 QUIZ
• 1) Fourth band colour of resistor specifies---( )

(a) second digit

(b) tolerance

(c) first digit

(d) decimal multiplier

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2) One of the specifications of resistor is—()

(a) tolerance

(b) temperature

(c) area of cross section

(d) none

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 Frequently asked Questions

• What are the main specifications of resistor?

• How the value of resistance is calculated ?

• A resistor has colour band sequence green, blue, black

and silver identify the resistance value ?

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