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The colour bands indicate the value and tolerance of the part. The colours are specified in in standards published by the "Radio Manufactures Association" in North America. One (of many) handy pages that help explain how to read the code is here : http://www.radioremembered.org/rescode.htm .

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Why are fixed resistors' values indicated by color bands rather than printing the numeric value on their exterior?

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