Colour | First Band | Second Band | Third Band |
Black | 0 | 0 | |
Brown | 1 | 1 | |
Red | 2 | 2 | |
Orange | 3 | 3 | |
Yellow | 4 | 4 | |
Green | 5 | 5 | |
Blue | 6 | 6 | |
Violet | 7 | 7 | |
Gray | 8 | 8 | |
White | 9 | 9 | |
Gold | - | - | |
Silver | - | - |
Fourth Band:
Silver is | tolerance |
Gold is | tolerance |
No band is | tolerance |
For example, the resistance of a resistor whose bands are red, red, red,
silver is
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