Both are 1K, 1%. Strange that some on this list think it is a 10 ohm and some think it's a 100 ohm. For those who still use the old "Bad Boys" system here is a new method. Go to http://www.moyerelectronics.com/ and get the Resistor Color Code Calculator Ver 2.4 from their Free Software page. That 4th, 5th and 6th color band does have a meaning. ******************************************************************************************************************* Since 1972 Jim Myers Telrad Electronics Fort Wayne, Indiana Doug Keller wrote: > I have an eighth watt resistor. As near as I can > tell, the original is: > brown,black,black,brown, brown > in lieu of this original, do any of you see any > future problems with using: > brown,black,red, (brown?) > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/