Formulas for the 4, 5 and 6 Band Resistors

4 Band Resistor Color Codes

First Band
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0 Black = 0
1 Brown = 10
2 Red = 20
3 Orange = 30
4 Yellow = 40
5 Green = 50
6 Blue = 60
7 Violet = 70
8 Grey = 80
9 White = 90

Second Band
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10 Black = 0
11 Brown = 1
12 Red = 2
13 Orange = 3
14 Yellow = 4
15 Green = 5
16 Blue = 6
17 Violet = 7
18 Grey = 8
19 White = 9

Third Band Multiplier

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20 Black = 1
21 Brown = 10
22 Red = 100
23 Orange = 1000
24 Yellow = 10000
25 Green = 100000
26 Blue = 1000000
27 Violet = 10000000
28 White = 100000000
29 Gold = 0.1
30 Silver = 0.01
Fourth Band Tolerance %
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 31 Brown = 1
32 Red = 2
33 Green = 0.5
34 Blue = 0.25
35 Violet = 0.10
36 Grey = 0.05
37 Gold = 5
38 Silver = 10
39 None = 20

The Formula For Four Band Resistor

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40 (First Band + Second Band) * Third Band = Total

41 If Total >= 1000000

42 Then Total = Total / 1000000
43 Total (Meg)
44
45 If Total >= 1000
46 Then Total = Total / 1000
47 Total (k)
48
49 Else Total = Total
50 Total (W)

5 and 6 Band Resistor Color Codes

First Band
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51 Black = 0
52 Brown = 100
53 Red = 200
54 Orange = 300
55 Yellow = 400
56 Green = 500
57 Blue = 600
58 Violet = 700
59 Grey = 800
60 White = 900

Second Band
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61 Black = 0
62 Brown = 10
63 Red = 20
64 Orange = 30
 65 Yellow = 40
66 Green = 50
67 Blue = 60
68 Violet = 70
69 Grey = 80
70 White = 90

Third Band
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71 Black = 0
72 Brown = 1
73 Red = 2
74 Orange = 3
75 Yellow = 4
76 Green = 5
77 Blue = 6
78 Violet = 7
79 Grey = 8
80 White = 9

Fourth Band Multiplier

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81 Black = 1
82 Brown = 10
83 Red = 100
84 Orange = 1000
85 Yellow = 10000
86 Green = 100000
87 Blue = 1000000
88 Violet = 10000000
89 Grey = 100000000
90 White = 1000000000
91 Gold = 0.1
92 Silver = 0.01

Fifth Band Tolerance %

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93 Brown = 1
94 Red = 2
95 Green = 0.5
96 Blue = 0.25
97 Violet = 0.10
98 Grey = 0.05
99 Gold = 5
100 Silver = 10
Sixth Band Temperature Coefficient PPM/C
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101 Brown = 100
102 Red = 50
103 Orange = 15
104 Yellow = 25
105 Blue = 10
106 Violet = 5
107 White = 1

The Formula For 5 and 6 Band Resistors

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108 (First Band + Second Band + Third Band) * Fourth Band =
Total

109 If Total >= 1000000

110 Then Total = Total / 1000000
111 Total (Meg)
112
113 If Total >= 1000
114 Then Total = Total / 1000
115 Total (k)
116
117 Else Total = Total
118 Total (W)