For my first Mechatronics class I got to learn about Resistors and to properly read the resistance.
Resistors have different band codes. On the above pictures you can see one has 4-band color code, the other has a 5-band color code. The 4-band code is read from left to right with the shiny band being the last color. In the the 5-band code the spaced away band is the last one to be read.
If you happen to have an awesome chart like the above one you would know that resistor on the left would read: 150 ohm +/- 5%. The above right resistor would read: 339 ohm +/- 1%.
I have been told usually the more bands on a resistor, the greater the resistance it has. Of course it is not uncommon to come across a two variant band style resistors that have the same resistance.
Resistors have different band codes. On the above pictures you can see one has 4-band color code, the other has a 5-band color code. The 4-band code is read from left to right with the shiny band being the last color. In the the 5-band code the spaced away band is the last one to be read.
If you happen to have an awesome chart like the above one you would know that resistor on the left would read: 150 ohm +/- 5%. The above right resistor would read: 339 ohm +/- 1%.
I have been told usually the more bands on a resistor, the greater the resistance it has. Of course it is not uncommon to come across a two variant band style resistors that have the same resistance.
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