Resistor color chart that you favor most ...  - Page 1
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author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2010, 06:13:58 pm
content: Well my old " Resistors color chart" , that I usually have glued on my lab wall , died from age ..If you have find one well designed , and like to share it ...Just attach it on this thread ..

author: safarir
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2010, 07:12:28 pm
content: All I need is my iphone and iResistor (Or something similar)

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2010, 07:16:37 pm
content: Do you glued it, at your wall too ?Do not let the software to effect your life that much... friendly advice ..

author: safarir
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2010, 07:50:24 pm
content: If you really want a poster, use velcro:My advice, enjoy all the benefits of new tecnologies

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2010, 09:20:03 pm
content: Quote from: shafri on May 22, 2010, 08:00:03 pmIf you do not take a picture of it , I will send Greek Ninjas , to take the wall with anything on it ...

author: RayJones
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2010, 10:13:12 pm
content: My chart lives in my head, and is not reliant on one solitary wall.4 band resistors are always a challenge, but when in doubt, use a meter!

author: orbiter
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2010, 12:02:10 am
content: I don't have a chart, but I'm using a brilliant little tool at the moment on my pc. It's called Electronics Assistant 4.1 and is available here....http://www.electronics2000.co.uk/

author: DJPhil
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2010, 01:15:28 am
content: I use a small program as well, as I don't have wall space for a chart really. It's all shelves full of junk!MiscelIf you've never heard of it, give it a try. Very small, lots of neat features. I run it on my eleven year old laptop for bench reference. You do have to tinker with it a bit to see how things work, but it's fairly intuitive.The color code part has a handy 'best fit' output for different E series, as well as covering just about everything else with a color code. You can left/right click on the colors to add/remove them from the resistor model to get a quick read on something, or type in a value to see it.It's got about six billion other uses, but I just threw in these two screen caps to show the color codes bit.

author: allanw
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2010, 01:50:42 am
content: Wow, I didn't know about these software tools. They seem handy. I also use this:http://saturnpcb.com/pcb_toolkit.htm

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2010, 03:02:59 am
content: Quote from: Kiriakos-GR on May 22, 2010, 09:20:03 pmok! ok! u wanna picture? i give u one... just dont send your ninjas here.quite hard to take it as its behind my "rack" where i put stuffs. and i dont think its for professional use.

author: thedigitalprincess
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2010, 03:46:11 am
content: Resistor Color for iPhone xD

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2010, 04:24:56 am
content: Water level detector ... was the practical subject at my exams , so to graduate as electrician.I had all the materials as tank of 40L, three floating sensors, and an secondary set of three sensors as backup .I had to install all of them , and be operational, so the water pump next to me, to start and stop when needed.At the EEVblog , we should had our own Resistor color chart , even with the face of Dave in it ..

author: xani
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2010, 08:34:09 am
content: One of these days im gonna print A2 page with all useful things and hang it on my wall ;]For now "eTools" on android, its 2 way (from-to colors) resistor calc + some other calculations (atm LED resistor calc and capacitive/inductive reactance calc)

author: jahonen
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2010, 09:39:28 am
content: I am also among those who had to learn the colors at school (required in exams) when I studied as a service technician. I think I learnt them even before that school, as it is faster and thus more convenient. So I prefer the table inside my head. In fact if I look for particular resistance value I tend to think that as series of colors, instead of "decoding" each resistor.I have since studied BSEE degree and moved to design side instead of trying to fix other people's stuff, but I still find useful knowing the colors. Although nowadays SMD 0603 resistors are the standard ones I use, and often have same information in plain text (albeit in very small font).Regards,Janne

author: TheWelly888
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2010, 09:41:11 am
content: I use a chart that I torn out of an RS catalogue.Here is a useful way to keep the colour code in your head.012345678 9Black Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Grey WhiteBye Bye Rosie Off You Go Bristol Via Great WesternMy old school Physics teacher was a dirty minded sod, he taught us this to remember the light colour spectrum Roll Over Your Great Big Innocent Virgin!

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2010, 10:14:48 am
content: Well this is what I had in mind , its the larger that I found so far.http://www.solidmotion.co.uk/TablesCodes/Resistor-ColourCode.jpgTip , if you plan to print something like that, set the printer to high quality.And the most important ... use as Gloss paper ..Photographic quality paper ..I am still looking , for the best chart ... if there is one ..

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2010, 11:39:29 am
content: The best hardware chart ....

author: RayJones
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2010, 08:09:04 am
content: Quote from: TheWelly888 on May 23, 2010, 09:41:11 amBit more depraved, "Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly"

author: Excavatoree
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2010, 12:32:08 pm
content: I'm among those who have the codes in my head - I can't imagine having to whip out an iphone, chart, card, or go to a computer to decode a resistor.Most people memorize a ten word phrase, but that is awkward - to get to grey, you have to think B___ B___ R____ O___ Y___ G____(No, not that one!) B___V____G Ah, that's it. Grey is 8.Back when I took Vocational electronics in High School, I learned a silly system that associated each color with a number. After a while, I, just like a previous poster, just think "five" and "Green" at the same time.

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2010, 02:09:17 pm
content: Quote from: shafri on May 24, 2010, 12:37:59 pmIf it say {LEAD} or {OL} just electrocute it .. the Satan got in it ...