Technology 4 ESO – Unit 2 ELECTRONICS page 18 activity 7

Technology 4 ESO – Unit 2 ELECTRONICS page 18 activity 7

a)  Watch the video on “Resistor Color Code” and answer:

  • Who created the electronic colour code?
  • What is represented by the colours from red to violet?
  • In a 5 band resistor, what does the 5th band indicate?
  • In a 6 band resistor, what does the 3rd band indicate?

b)  Look at these fixed value resistors and indicate their value, tolerance and temperature coefficient if they have it: