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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: LooseChange on April 17, 2012, 04:11:17 pm

Title: How do you read these old resistors?
Post by: LooseChange on April 17, 2012, 04:11:17 pm

How do you read the color coding on these old things?
The one on the right is red (looks orange in the pic).
Thanks!

Title: Re: How do you read these old resistors?
Post by: birt on April 17, 2012, 04:20:58 pm

google tells me this:
(http://www.ppinyot.com/P/45/IMG_2988a.jpg)

Title: Re: How do you read these old resistors?
Post by: LooseChange on April 18, 2012, 05:26:44 am

Thanks Birt! Very helpful.

Title: Re: How do you read these old resistors?
Post by: HotBluePlates on April 18, 2012, 06:02:44 pm

Additionally, according to RDH4, if the other tip is colored it indicates the tolerance. If you have no additional color, the tolerance is 20%.