REUK.CO.UK This is the printer friendly version of the Resistor Colour Codes article from the Renewable Energy Website REUK.co.uk. Click here to print this article. Printed at 10:14pm 18th May 2024 Resistor Colour CodesLearn how to identify different resistors with their colour codeThe humble resistor is a key component of many renewable energy systems. They are designed to resist electricity and can therefore be used to supply the correct voltage or a suitably limited current to the various components in an electric circuit. Because resistors are so small - too small to print numerical resistance values on - they are instead marked with four, five, or (less commonly) six coloured bands. Each colour represents a different number and so the value (in Ohms) of the resistor can easily be calculated. Resistor Colour Code ChartRemembering the Resistor Colour Code ValuesThere are many mnemonic phrases to help you to remember the order of the colours:Black Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Gray White ...which correspond to the values 0-9. For example: Bad Beer Rots Our Young Guts But Vodka Goes Well. Article from REUK.co.uk: http://www.reuk.co.uk/Resistor-Colour-Codes.htm Published: 24th September 2014 © REUK 2024 |