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Article #3466Re: Resistor Color code sayings
From: Wolfgang Rupprecht
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1989 23:54
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1989 23:54
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Re: remembering the color codes
The best way to learn the color code is to dump a whole drawer of
resistors on the floor, and then put them back. ;-)
Serously there are only a very few values you will probably ever need
to know. 10x 12x 15x 18x 22x 27x 33x 39x 47x 56x 68x 82x {x=0-6} will
probably cover 99% of all cases. Thats only 12 base values you have
to learn.
Learning the color code is just like sight reading/typing. If you are
consciously reciting a silly sentance, you are working much too hard.
Just learn to "recognize" the whole pattern. It is really
surprisingly easy.
-wolfgang
Wolfgang Rupprecht ARPA: wolfgang@mgm.mit.edu (IP 18.82.0.114)
TEL: (703) 768-2640 UUCP: mit-eddie!mgm.mit.edu!wolfgang
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