That would be correct for a 4 band resistor....red red black silver would be 2 2 0 and silver would move the decimal point over 2 spaces. Or is this actually called a 5 band resistor, the 5th band being the tolerance? 1 or 2% at the most for these precision resistors. Damon Brunger Telrad Electronics Fort Wayne IN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 1:09 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Resistor color code--strange colors! > Did it get hot and the gold darkened? > > Doug Keller > Wis-Kel Electronics > 101 Freeland Ave. > Terra Alta, WV > USA 26764 > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.tech-assist.org > "Whether you're sure that you're going to succeed > or sure that you're going to fail, either way you > are right." > > > > > > Hugh @ Main TV wrote: > > >Ok techs---what would you say this resistor is----red-red-black- silver-? I said 22 ohms -----but Sony says 2.2 ohms they made up their own color code? > >www.Longmontmaintv.com > >Main TV - 636 Main St. > >Longmont, Co. 80501 > >Tel.303-776-6955 Fax 303-776-0792 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > >This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > >Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.0 - Release Date: 3/21/2005 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/