
The colored banrls aroud thebodyol a color coded lesistor reD-
lesent its valu€ in ohb6. These colored beds are grouled
tovald one end oi the resistor body. Sta*ing vitn this end
ot the resisto!, $e first land relresenk the flrst.jlgit of
the resbtuce velue; the decord bald represents the second
digit; the tllild bud repreBents the nuhbe! by which the fllst
two dglts ale muri&Ued, A foufih bald oI sold or silver rep-
lesents a tolelalce ol +5% or *10% respectively. The absence
of a foulill bdd indcates a tol€luce ol d0%,
RESISTOR AND
MICA
CAPACITOR
RESISTORS COLOR CODES
The lhysical size of a cohlosition leslstor ls related to itB
vattage rating. Size increases proglessively aE the pattage
;"'ff- ",;'J*ffi :"';Jx,llxfflili, 1'r,i,/,' jill, i"-t),?'.a
The colo! code chari dd examples whieh loUow prolide the
inlortuatio! requn'ed to ldentiir coior cod€d.€sistors,
EXAMPLES
YELLOW 4_
I rO\rJ '-\
i;:;' -- ' { 47'Lcoo
lb"ni-*'ce - to oo J I oR 47^o)
SILVER = TOLERANCE
t lo70
!209o
CAPACITORS
Gene.ally, only mica ad tlbu1a! ceramic capacitors, used
in mode.n equipment. ale color coded. The color codes (Mfe!
somevhat abong capactto. Eordacturers. however the codes
shoin !:::- :!!:: :: :.::i::-: :,- :: ::: :].a and tubular
..rr.:ri :rar: i: -.. ::ij..odes com-
.l: ,::: :. ::::::::::: :.:-!:::-: ..r! ::::r::) Stsdardsa
P::.: ::: :.::: : ::r.-: :: :::: : :.!::l:::.Eadlromlelt
CODE
:"=
(v^LUr rN,er rElorE 3 6.16{)
zloo*t t sq.
USING A PLASTIC NUT STARTER
r r, *iz
1v Lr. 'i 4.-s.. NorE I 3:Lor)
exllesBed in parts ler million pe. degree centigrade. Refe!
to EIA Studard, RS-198 (a Staldard oi Electronic Ind8t.les
3. The farad i3 the basic ult ol calacitance, howeve! c.!-
acltor values are genelally e)Alessed in telhs ol pld (Eicro-
falad, ,000001 farad) &d ]lpr (nicro-micro-farad, .000001
!ld), thereiole, 1,000 girf = .001 irfd, 1,000,000 pgf = lBfd.
NOTE
1. The chalacte.ktic ol a hica capaciior is the temper-
ature coerflcieni, .lrift calacitance and insulation resislmce.
This iorolmation is not usually needed to identily a capacitor
but, u desired, it c& be obtailed by r€Ielring to EIA Sted-
ard, AS-153 (a Standald of Electronic Industries Association.)
2. The temperature coefficient oi a calacitor is the predict-
able chuge in caleituce with temperatuie chdge ud i6
A plastic nut starter oflers a convenient method
oI stadiug ihe most used sizes: 3/16" ad r/4"
(3-48 and 6-32). when the co!.ect erd is pushed
dom over a !ut, the lliable tool contolms to the
shap€ ol the nut ud th€ nut is gently held white it
is being ptcked up dd siaded otr the screw. The
tool should only be used to start tie nut.
3-4
o
CODE
Isr DIGIT 2No DlclT MULTIPLIER
TOLERANCE
NO BANO leozr
ORANOE
CFEEN
VI OLET
WHITE
GOLD
SILVER
o
I
2
3
5
6
7
a
:
o
I
2
3
5
5
7
:
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6-32
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