[sdiy] reading blue 5 band resistors...

[Neil Johnson]

> ... blue 5 band resistors ...
> Can anyone tell me how to read these?

	http://www.njohnson.co.uk/resvalues.html#RdgCodes

Sometimes with many bands both interpretations are valid.  Obvious clues
are the gold/silver tolerance bands, and values which don't make sense.
If all else fails, use an ohmmeter.

Hope this helps,
Neil

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