User Guide

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Resistor Color Code Table
1st 2nd Tolerance
Color Digit Digit Multiplier (Percentage)
Black 0 0 1
Brown 1 1 10
Red 2 2 100
Orange 3 3 1,000
Yellow 4 4 10,000
Green 5 5 100,000
Blue 6 6 1,000,000
Violet 7 7 10,000,000
Gray 8 8 100,000,000
White 9 9 1,000,000,000
Gold +/- 5%
Silver +/- 10%
No Color +/- 20%
Example:
1st color band is blue so the first digit is a 6
2nd color band is red so the second digit is a 2
3rd color band is yellow so multiply 62 x 10,000
4th color band is gold so the tolerance is ±5%
Your Resistor value is 620,000 Ohms (620kΩ) with a tolerance
of ±5%.
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Range Guide for Ohms (Ω):
300 = Meter indicates actual resistance
3k = Multiply meter display reading by 1,000 to
acquire actual resistance.
30k = Multiply meter display reading by 1,000 to
acquire actual resistance.
300k = Multiply meter display reading by 1,000 to
acquire actual resistance.
3M = Multiply meter display reading by
1,000,000 to acquire actual resistance
300M= Multiply meter display reading by
1,000,000 to acquire actual resistance.
The meter displays total resistance through all possi-
ble paths between the probe-tips. These multiple
paths may result in measurements that do not corre-
spond to the ohm value indicated by the resistor
color code.
Determining Resistor Values:
To determine the value of a resistor, use the color bands on the
resistor and the table on the following page.
Blue Red Yellow Gold