How to Read a Resistor

Resistors are color coded with markings or bands that allow you to quickly identify resistance values and tolerance. Watch this video to learn more about how to read a resistor.
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  • @Skizze37
    @Skizze373 жыл бұрын

    Straight to the point, unbelievably simple- thanks!

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    @kulanchandrasekaran44625 жыл бұрын

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  • @vaibhavsawant215

    @vaibhavsawant215

    4 жыл бұрын

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    @stevenboudreaux5646 жыл бұрын

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    4 жыл бұрын

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  • @yenesisvillalobos7048

    @yenesisvillalobos7048

    4 жыл бұрын

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    @okthen178

    4 жыл бұрын

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    @yenesisvillalobos7048

    4 жыл бұрын

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    @okthen178

    4 жыл бұрын

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  • @farhank6969
    @farhank69693 жыл бұрын

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  • @diegoguatemala8909
    @diegoguatemala89092 жыл бұрын

    simple, easy, straight to the point, quick, and practical. Thanks!

  • @agstechnicalsupport
    @agstechnicalsupport5 жыл бұрын

    Video explains very clearly how to read resistor values and tolerances. Thank you !

  • @cg401
    @cg4012 жыл бұрын

    i am a newbie and after watching a few videos i found this one the best and easiest to understand. Thank you

  • @aprilglobio7243
    @aprilglobio72432 жыл бұрын

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  • @vanessachen2330
    @vanessachen23302 жыл бұрын

    Great, it is precise and easier to understand. Thank you for providing the video.

  • @SJ-hw7bx
    @SJ-hw7bx4 жыл бұрын

    You forgot tk mention that no band at the end means +/- 20% tolerance

  • @Joshua-iw3qx

    @Joshua-iw3qx

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @hassanalkazimi9162
    @hassanalkazimi91626 жыл бұрын

    beautiful lesson

  • @richardhead8264
    @richardhead82643 жыл бұрын

    _I really enjoyed the quiz at the end!_ 👍 _I paused the video, and then calculated my answer._ 🤓🧮 _I wish you would create an entire video with 20 consecutive problems._ 🙏

  • @tanvipatole596
    @tanvipatole5965 жыл бұрын

    Is it present in the stimulator and ultrasound machine? Also is it present behind intensity knob and timer?

  • @alvin10388
    @alvin103887 жыл бұрын

    thanks very helpful lesson

  • @yoelysiwiti1028
    @yoelysiwiti10283 жыл бұрын

    thanks, now i can read any resistor simply!

  • @selloclifford1640
    @selloclifford16404 жыл бұрын

    It really helped me my diy circuit

  • @ayongamika6400
    @ayongamika64003 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot .I understood those points well than reading them through my text book..❤❤❤

  • @Bianchi77
    @Bianchi779 ай бұрын

    Nice video shot, thanks for sharing it with us, well done :)

  • @navinkumarsahu8995
    @navinkumarsahu89955 жыл бұрын

    very well explained.. thank u

  • @spanishman3336
    @spanishman33364 жыл бұрын

    I only came here because of online classes ;-;

  • @grandrexgamer

    @grandrexgamer

    3 жыл бұрын

    Luis Daniel same broo

  • @jaskaranshekhon9990

    @jaskaranshekhon9990

    3 жыл бұрын

    I came here for fun

  • @peter3327

    @peter3327

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @BlueThunderboltsiren

    @BlueThunderboltsiren

    3 ай бұрын

    I came because all my professor does is say, "all the information is in the book" and has us read it. We're lucky he puts power points and let's us do lab, yes. However, he doesn't share the power point to what the college calls "shell" because he's scared of "copyright." This is an in person class mind you, sir professor.

  • @wessltov
    @wessltov4 жыл бұрын

    Oh my God, how I hate reading these things. Thanks for explaining it step by step! The colors on the resistors I have are all evenly spaced, so I have to start reading at the side that doesn't have a gold or silver colored band

  • @harold9421
    @harold94213 жыл бұрын

    great info thanks, straight to point

  • @meki3527
    @meki35273 жыл бұрын

    Thank u , u made me understand something my teacher couldn't teach me

  • @elkhanmammadli9982
    @elkhanmammadli99826 жыл бұрын

    Simple and Clear

  • @redstrat1234
    @redstrat12344 жыл бұрын

    Very very helpful. Thank you

  • @JMRSLMTV
    @JMRSLMTV5 жыл бұрын

    Great Video !!

  • @maxgiantbanana7344
    @maxgiantbanana73442 жыл бұрын

    The best tutorial video in youtube

  • @obert5737
    @obert57372 жыл бұрын

    explained really well in a short video

  • @user-wq1nm4lc7q
    @user-wq1nm4lc7q4 жыл бұрын

    Subscribed. Clarified. Happy. Conclusive

  • @techview6933
    @techview69334 жыл бұрын

    Nice Informative Video!!!!

  • @madenaraputra6887
    @madenaraputra68873 жыл бұрын

    These all resistance value colors below: Value. Color. Multiplier (x10) Tolerance 0. Black 0 1. Brown 1 1 % 2. Red 2 2% 3. Orange 3 4. Yellow 4 5. Green 5 0.5% 6. Blue 6 0.25% 7. Purple/Violet 7 0.1% 8. Grey 8 0.05% 9. White 9 10. Gold -1 5% 11. Silver -2 10% 12. No color --- 20% For example of 4 band or 5 band color of a resistor: For 4 band color: 10 Ω with tolerance is 5% (brown - black - black - gold) 47 Ω with tolerance is 5% (yellow - purple/violet - black - gold) 560 Ω with tolerance 5% (green - blue - brown - gold) 5.100 Ω (5,1k/5K1Ω) with tolerance is 5% (green - brown - red - gold) 15.000 Ω (15kΩ) with tolerance is 5% (brown - green - orange - gold) 270.000 Ω (270kΩ) with tolerance is 5% (red - purple/violet - yellow - gold) 2.000.000 Ω (2MΩ) with tolerance is 5% (red - black - green -gold) 12.000.000 Ω (12MΩ) with tolerance is 5% (brown - red - blue - gold) 240.000.000 Ω (240MΩ) with tolerance is 5% (red - yellow - purple/violet - gold) 1.000.000.000 Ω (1GΩ) with tolerance is 5% (brown - black - grey - gold) 47.000.000.000 Ω (47GΩ) with tolerance is 5% (yellow - purple/violet - white - gold) For 5 band color: 47 Ω with tolerance is 1% (yellow - purple/violet - black - silver - brown) 390 Ω with tolerance is 2% (oramge - white - black - black - red) 2.200 Ω (2,2k/2K2Ω) with tolerance is 1% (red - red - black - brown - brown) 51.000 Ω (51kΩ) with tolerance is 1% (green - brown - black - red - brown) 470.000 Ω (470kΩ) with tolerance 2% (yellow - purple/violet - black - orange - red) 1.500.000 Ω (1,5MΩ) with tolerance is 2% (brown - green - black - yellow - red) 15.000.000 Ω (15MΩ) with tolerance is 1% (brown - green - black - green - brown) 470.000.000 Ω (470MΩ) with tolerance is 1% (yellow - purple/violet - black - blue - brown) 1.500.000.000 Ω (1,5GΩ) with tolerance is 2% (brown - green - black - purple/violet - red) 56.000.000.000 Ω (56GΩ) with tolerance is 1% (green - blue - black - grey - brown) 470.000.000.000 Ω (470GΩ) with tolerance is 2% (yellow - purple/violet - black - white - red)

  • @jeremiahdanielsamuel2505

    @jeremiahdanielsamuel2505

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sir, do you know how many commercially available four-band and five-band carbon resistors do we have today?

  • @jonathanvillela

    @jonathanvillela

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jeremiahdanielsamuel2505 this lol that list is way to small

  • @charlesvergel856

    @charlesvergel856

    2 жыл бұрын

    How to read ohm meater

  • @user-zt2wc3uh1l
    @user-zt2wc3uh1l3 жыл бұрын

    Best explanation ever.

  • @thesteeringkillerr186
    @thesteeringkillerr1865 жыл бұрын

    Thanking you for help

  • @sfeducation9074
    @sfeducation90742 жыл бұрын

    Thank youve gained merits once again

  • @houssem7076
    @houssem70765 жыл бұрын

    thx it helps me a lot!

  • @missselfie5471
    @missselfie54713 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much .. I fogot how to find this and now i m 100% clear about this

  • @deleo.b.7749
    @deleo.b.77499 ай бұрын

    Good video. I was a bit confused about the direction of reading a resistor most resistors I came across are evenly spaced which can it to be read in the wrong direction.

  • @suzettecuandot3341
    @suzettecuandot33413 жыл бұрын

    thank youuuuuuu i like it because when i gust played the video i already learned many things love it

  • @AmazingSciencewithAshishNegi
    @AmazingSciencewithAshishNegi3 жыл бұрын

    Nicely explained the Value of resistors, Thanks Engineering Technology Simulation channel 🙏🙂.

  • @christinesolomon1300
    @christinesolomon13005 жыл бұрын

    very helpful..thank u

  • @kenlendaygomez658
    @kenlendaygomez6582 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the information

  • @trevorlauv
    @trevorlauv10 ай бұрын

    Very helpful easy to understand

  • @dewanld5967
    @dewanld59672 жыл бұрын

    So thankful..I really neededd this...now I understand ..

  • @sherigeorge5874
    @sherigeorge58745 жыл бұрын

    Very well explained !!thanks alot

  • @catmando268
    @catmando26810 ай бұрын

    Great vid. TYVM.

  • @Darien17CDMX
    @Darien17CDMX Жыл бұрын

    thx a lot for the explanation. Its easy n useful

  • @subhamdutta4109
    @subhamdutta41095 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for help

  • @talhaamir9023
    @talhaamir90235 жыл бұрын

    Thanks alot keep it up...

  • @notthea5086
    @notthea50864 жыл бұрын

    *Omg thank you sooo much!*

  • @kakbell7771
    @kakbell77712 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much so important for my lab test tomorrow

  • @cirdaye9638
    @cirdaye96384 жыл бұрын

    Tysm this is helpful

  • @lucianosstory
    @lucianosstory3 жыл бұрын

    i have a few resistors on hand and this is useful thnx :)

  • @andrewtungsk2762
    @andrewtungsk27622 жыл бұрын

    You are a great gifted teacher who makes your lessons so easy to understand . 1MThanks14OCT2021singapore

  • @not5541
    @not55413 жыл бұрын

    Actually so helpful I bought an arduino kit and couldn’t understand this at all

  • @bobbymalta73
    @bobbymalta733 жыл бұрын

    Could it be with 4 bands how you calculate it please? Cheers.thks for sharing

  • @STV-th2tv
    @STV-th2tv4 жыл бұрын

    about resister all information is fine thanks

  • @BlueThunderboltsiren
    @BlueThunderboltsiren3 ай бұрын

    I came because all my professor does is say, "all the information is in the book" and has us read it. We're lucky he puts power points and let's us do lab at all, yes. However, he doesn't share the power point to what the college calls "shell" because he's scared of "copyright." This is an in person class mind you, sir professor.

  • @mjluna8352
    @mjluna83522 жыл бұрын

    Thanks,now I understand it!

  • @johnnytarponds9292
    @johnnytarponds92923 жыл бұрын

    Excellent. Everything I needed with no crap. 10/10!

  • @stanleyhornbeck1625
    @stanleyhornbeck16254 жыл бұрын

    Learned all this at Ft Gordon 1983!

  • @ELShahbaazHussain
    @ELShahbaazHussain21 күн бұрын

    JazakAllah khair ❤

  • @samriddhiroy4576
    @samriddhiroy45765 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @anteconfig5391
    @anteconfig53914 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the only times that ROY G BIV has ever helped me.

  • @wessltov

    @wessltov

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ignoring brown and grey?

  • @syedsaad5090
    @syedsaad50904 жыл бұрын

    Very help full 👍👍👍

  • @UrduIslam534
    @UrduIslam534 Жыл бұрын

    Woaw u r a best teacher really . Love from pakistan

  • @Konslufius
    @Konslufius Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for proving my point, about why university is best learned at home.

  • @eris.mp4146
    @eris.mp41463 жыл бұрын

    very help full

  • @francislopes8272
    @francislopes82723 жыл бұрын

    Very good and easy.

  • @djnormil
    @djnormil4 жыл бұрын

    How do I figure it out if resistance already burned? Can I just replace to any please help me

  • @petrucioci07
    @petrucioci073 жыл бұрын

    I have resistors that have no space different in between. So how do i know which is the first band?

  • @suratguru
    @suratguru5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks u Sir 👍

  • @faisalalqhtani8891
    @faisalalqhtani8891 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much❤️❤️

  • @hatdawg673
    @hatdawg6733 жыл бұрын

    This helps me alot

  • @Crasy24Hours
    @Crasy24Hours5 жыл бұрын

    Very nice sir

  • @mokshithssalian2620
    @mokshithssalian26205 жыл бұрын

    Good one

  • @jeffreyhicks6380
    @jeffreyhicks63803 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a bunch!

  • @purplechemical
    @purplechemical2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you soooooo much😌

  • @croberson2249
    @croberson22493 жыл бұрын

    It’s not complicated but I need more practice, I don’t use Homs law regularly, so I can’t retain the knowledge. Great lesson.

  • @bensonwang9666
    @bensonwang9666 Жыл бұрын

    Taught a lot better than my teacher

  • @DrCognitive
    @DrCognitive Жыл бұрын

    I have two resisters. Both have 5 bands, no spaces, and only slightly different colors. Yet, I know one is 1K ohm and the other is 10K ohm. How do I know which is which since there is no directionality and the colors are ridiculously close to each other. One looks like brown, brown, black, black, brown. The other looks like brown, red, black, black, brown.

  • @jyothsnabillingi1412
    @jyothsnabillingi14123 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @studyhardup
    @studyhardup Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot

  • @Supensadanieru
    @Supensadanieru Жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir

  • @lester_official6071
    @lester_official60712 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 💖

  • @TheBlkac1
    @TheBlkac14 жыл бұрын

    So what type or how many resistors would I need if the ohms are 520.4 I'm trying to find the right type of resistors to buy. To get my 87 C4 Corvette started...

  • @thomaswells3090

    @thomaswells3090

    4 жыл бұрын

    LOL I am looking into how they work also to get my 93 z28 started. Damn VATS system!!

  • @user-wq1nm4lc7q
    @user-wq1nm4lc7q4 жыл бұрын

    Why 142 thumps down?. May be they expected some brasier bands rules to calculate the size.

  • @udayabhanupradhan4135
    @udayabhanupradhan41355 жыл бұрын

    Can I get the resistor colour code chart pdf please

  • @efunsl
    @efunsl Жыл бұрын

    Good, explain.

  • @jahangirshaikh1650
    @jahangirshaikh16504 жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @rendaniemakananise7800
    @rendaniemakananise78006 жыл бұрын

    hello sir i have some question's here how do we provide colour codes for resistor's like 3M6 ohms and 5.72 ohms?

  • @bensonogbe2040

    @bensonogbe2040

    5 жыл бұрын

    Rendani Emmanuel d

  • @okthen178

    @okthen178

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @ajila_z5456

    @ajila_z5456

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hģf

  • @ajila_z5456

    @ajila_z5456

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yre

  • @rainbowevil

    @rainbowevil

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well 3M6 is another way of writing 3.6 mega ohms, which is 3.6x10^6 or 36x10^5, which would be orange, blue, green from the table. For 5.72 ohms, this scheme would not be able to represent the 2, but since the tolerances which can be represented are 5% and 10%, and that 2 represents about 0.35%, its within the smallest margin of error for this system anyway, so we could just represent it with 5.7, or green, violet, gold.

  • @jordanshim3078
    @jordanshim30785 ай бұрын

    thx for saving my grade

  • @origepict
    @origepict5 жыл бұрын

    Well explained. Learned.

  • @vasanvasan5255
    @vasanvasan52556 жыл бұрын

    thanks

  • @khmerreading379
    @khmerreading3793 жыл бұрын

    good Idea

  • @lorenzob8197
    @lorenzob819714 күн бұрын

    What’s the colour of a 2.2 meg?

  • @chandramohanreddygajjala6894
    @chandramohanreddygajjala68945 жыл бұрын

    thanking u for clear information sir

  • @techifers
    @techifers2 жыл бұрын

    Pls help with the last example... anyone.. How was the tolerance determined to be +/- 10%?

  • @MrWickCOD
    @MrWickCOD2 жыл бұрын

    Would it not make more sense to write it on the side In manufacturing ?

  • @fus1n
    @fus1n4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you good jop

  • @studyhardup
    @studyhardup Жыл бұрын

    From which country you are man