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 5 of 7.
Mahantesh said:
1 decade ago
Ya I agree neha pandey that is the nice trick to remember.
Rahul said:
1 decade ago
Ya I agree neha pandey and anand that is nice trick to remember.
Avinash said:
1 decade ago
Why we take brown as 10^1?
MONIKA said:
1 decade ago
We take brown as 10^1, because we take this according to colour coding. In colour coding brown is 10^1. This is correct.
Sandeep said:
1 decade ago
220
0 is for Black then why Brown is taken ?
I think the answer should be Red Red Black
Please clarify me...
0 is for Black then why Brown is taken ?
I think the answer should be Red Red Black
Please clarify me...
Karthi said:
1 decade ago
The zeros should be in 10 th power(^)
10^1=10(multiplied with 22)
the 1 denotes brown here
10^1=10(multiplied with 22)
the 1 denotes brown here
Manoj mittal said:
1 decade ago
Which material we use for regiter construction ?
Mukesh tyagi said:
1 decade ago
I agree someone is saynig why we not use brown its wrong my dear please read cearfully solving method.
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1 decade ago
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1 decade ago
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