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Formula's For The 4, 5 and 6 Band Resistors: 4 Band Resistor Color Codes First Band

This document provides information on reading resistor color codes for 4, 5, and 6 band resistors. It lists the color codes for the first, second, third, and fourth bands of 4 band resistors and explains the formula to calculate resistance as the sum of the first two bands multiplied by the third band. It also lists the color codes and formulas for 5 and 6 band resistors.

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Formula's For The 4, 5 and 6 Band Resistors: 4 Band Resistor Color Codes First Band

This document provides information on reading resistor color codes for 4, 5, and 6 band resistors. It lists the color codes for the first, second, third, and fourth bands of 4 band resistors and explains the formula to calculate resistance as the sum of the first two bands multiplied by the third band. It also lists the color codes and formulas for 5 and 6 band resistors.

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Formulas for the 4, 5 and 6 Band Resistors

4 Band Resistor Color Codes

First Band
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0 Black = 0
1 Brown = 10
2 Red = 20
3 Orange = 30
4 Yellow = 40
5 Green = 50
6 Blue = 60
7 Violet = 70
8 Grey = 80
9 White = 90

Second Band
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10 Black = 0
11 Brown = 1
12 Red = 2
13 Orange = 3
14 Yellow = 4
15 Green = 5
16 Blue = 6
17 Violet = 7
18 Grey = 8
19 White = 9

Third Band Multiplier


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20 Black = 1
21 Brown = 10
22 Red = 100
23 Orange = 1000
24 Yellow = 10000
25 Green = 100000
26 Blue = 1000000
27 Violet = 10000000
28 White = 100000000
29 Gold = 0.1
30 Silver = 0.01
Fourth Band Tolerance %
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31 Brown = 1
32 Red = 2
33 Green = 0.5
34 Blue = 0.25
35 Violet = 0.10
36 Grey = 0.05
37 Gold = 5
38 Silver = 10
39 None = 20

The Formula For Four Band Resistor


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40 (First Band + Second Band) * Third Band = Total

41 If Total >= 1000000


42 Then Total = Total / 1000000
43 Total (Meg)
44
45 If Total >= 1000
46 Then Total = Total / 1000
47 Total (k)
48
49 Else Total = Total
50 Total (W)

5 and 6 Band Resistor Color Codes

First Band
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51 Black = 0
52 Brown = 100
53 Red = 200
54 Orange = 300
55 Yellow = 400
56 Green = 500
57 Blue = 600
58 Violet = 700
59 Grey = 800
60 White = 900

Second Band
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61 Black = 0
62 Brown = 10
63 Red = 20
64 Orange = 30
65 Yellow = 40
66 Green = 50
67 Blue = 60
68 Violet = 70
69 Grey = 80
70 White = 90

Third Band
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71 Black = 0
72 Brown = 1
73 Red = 2
74 Orange = 3
75 Yellow = 4
76 Green = 5
77 Blue = 6
78 Violet = 7
79 Grey = 8
80 White = 9

Fourth Band Multiplier


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81 Black = 1
82 Brown = 10
83 Red = 100
84 Orange = 1000
85 Yellow = 10000
86 Green = 100000
87 Blue = 1000000
88 Violet = 10000000
89 Grey = 100000000
90 White = 1000000000
91 Gold = 0.1
92 Silver = 0.01

Fifth Band Tolerance %


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93 Brown = 1
94 Red = 2
95 Green = 0.5
96 Blue = 0.25
97 Violet = 0.10
98 Grey = 0.05
99 Gold = 5
100 Silver = 10
Sixth Band Temperature Coefficient PPM/C
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101 Brown = 100
102 Red = 50
103 Orange = 15
104 Yellow = 25
105 Blue = 10
106 Violet = 5
107 White = 1

The Formula For 5 and 6 Band Resistors


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108 (First Band + Second Band + Third Band) * Fourth Band =
Total

109 If Total >= 1000000


110 Then Total = Total / 1000000
111 Total (Meg)
112
113 If Total >= 1000
114 Then Total = Total / 1000
115 Total (k)
116
117 Else Total = Total
118 Total (W)

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