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rotorwrench · 02-10-2019, 10:33 AM

A person would need to measure the resistance of more than one of the type and compare that to the color bands. Tolerance was not a big thing on those types. The actual resistance would give a person an idea of which way the color bands go. Flip it over and it means something else. The bands are generally closer to one side than the other so that you can tell how to read the code.

02-10-2019, 10:33 AM	#9
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,440	Re: What Is the Value of this Resistor? A person would need to measure the resistance of more than one of the type and compare that to the color bands. Tolerance was not a big thing on those types. The actual resistance would give a person an idea of which way the color bands go. Flip it over and it means something else. The bands are generally closer to one side than the other so that you can tell how to read the code.