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Frenzie Mae V. Rivera

BSMT 4-AN

What is a Resistor?
A resistor is a component of a circuit that resists the flow of electrical current. It has two terminals across which electricity must pass, and it is designed to drop the voltage of the current as it flows from one terminal to the other. Resistors are primarily used to create and maintain known safe currents within electrical components. A resistor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that implements electrical resistance as a circuit element. The current through a resistor is in direct proportion to the voltage across the resistor's terminals. This relationship is represented by Ohms law:

where I is the current through the conductor in units of amperes, V is the potential difference measured across the conductor in units of volts, and R is the resistance of the conductor in units of ohms. Resistors turn electrical energy into heat and this is caused by collisions between the electrons and ions inside of them when they are carrying current.

Uses of a Resistor
Resistors are found in nearly every circuit because their ability to limit current allows them to protect electronics from circuit overload or destruction. Resistors are also combined with other electrical components to form important fundamental circuits. They can be paired with capacitors to perform as filters or voltage dividers. Another role is that of the formation of oscillatory AC circuits when they are coupled with capacitors and inductors. The temperature of a resistor also affects its resistivity. There will be more resistance to current flow when it is heated. Resistors are often compared to pipes, with the electric current inside it representing water. Just as a pipe's thickness can cause water to flow in a stream or trickle, thick resistors likewise allow more current flow than thin ones.

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Frenzie Mae V. Rivera

BSMT 4-AN

4-color band Resistor

The first two bands from the left (orange and white) indicate the two significant figures of the resistors resistance value, and the third band (yellow) indicates the multiplier value, and the last band shows the resistors tolerance. For this picture, the resistance value is 390,000 with a tolerance of 4%.

5-color band Resistor

The first three bands from the left (orange, orange and white) indicate the three significant figures of the resistors resistance value, and the fourth band (black) indicates the multiplier value, and the last band shows the resistors tolerance. For this picture, the resistance value is 339 with no tolerance.

6-color band Resistor

The first three bands from the left (blue, yellow, and orange) indicate the three significant figures of the resistors resistance value, and the fourth band (red) indicates the multiplier value, the fifth band shows its tolerance value and the last band shows the resistors temperature coefficient. For this picture, the resistance value is 64.3K with 5% tolerance and the tempco is 25 ppm/C.

Tight tolerance resistors may have three bands for significant figures rather than two, or an additional band indicating temperature coefficient, in units of ppm/K.

Submitted by:

Frenzie Mae V. Rivera

BSMT 4-AN

Submitted by:

Frenzie Mae V. Rivera

BSMT 4-AN

Submitted by:

Frenzie Mae V. Rivera

BSMT 4-AN