Electronics - Voltage and Current - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Voltage and Current - General Questions (Q.No. 1)
1.
What is the color code for a 220 
5% resistor?
5% resistor?Answer: Option
Explanation:
Resistor colour coding series:
Black 0
Brown 1
Red 2
Orange 3
Yellow 4
Green 5
Blue 6
Violet 7
Gray 8
White 9
None 20%
Silver 10%
Gold 5%
Therefore Red, Red, Brown, Gold
2 2 101 5%
= 22 x 10 = 220 ohm 5% (tolerance).
Video Explanation: https://youtu.be/8YHFQCqBGcA
Discussion:
61 comments Page 3 of 7.
Abhishek said:
1 decade ago
R = AB*10^C +or- D.
Where ABCD are color bands on resistor.
D is the tolerance.
Where ABCD are color bands on resistor.
D is the tolerance.
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1 decade ago
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7 years ago
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Kanchan katoch said:
1 decade ago
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Yes this is the right way to calculate.
Yes this is the right way to calculate.
Parvathi said:
1 decade ago
Third digit in 220 is 0 means black but why 10^1 taken. Can any one explain?
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1 decade ago
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Akhil said:
9 years ago
Yeah, I agree with the answer and it's clearly explained. Thank you.
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1 decade ago
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Is easy to remember.
Is easy to remember.
Srimathy said:
1 decade ago
Kalaiyarasan said nice way to remember the resister colour coding.
Maha said:
1 decade ago
Yes I agree @Neha point of view and that way is easy to remember.
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