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Resistors are quite small.

We use colour codes in order to be able to fit a lot of information in little space.

Each colour represent a number.

Each band of colour have its own representation.

On a 4 band resistor, the first two are actual values, the third is a multiplier and the fourth is accuracy.

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the resistor have 10 colours they are

1.black

2.brown

3.red

4.orange

5.yellow

6.green

7.blue

8.voilet

9.grey

10.white

the resistor have 3 tolerance bands they are

1.gold +-5%

2.silver +-10%

3.no colour +-20%

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The color code on resistors shows the amount of electricity that they each resist. It is important that you use a resistor with enough voltage that you do not damage the electronics.

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What is the resistor color code and how is it used to identify and select resistors?

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