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RMA MOLDED RESISTOR COLOR CODE

THE VALUE OF ANY RESISTOR MAY BE DETERMINED FROM THE BODY, TIP, AND DOT (OR BAND) COLORS COVERING THE RESISTOR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD RMA RESISTOR COLOR CODE. THE RESISTANCE IS EXPRESSED IN OHMS. THE BODY COLOR INDICATES THE FIRST FIGURE OF THE RESISTANCE, THE TIP COLOR INDICATES THE SECOND FIGURE AND THE DOT (OR BAND) COLOR INDICATES THE NUMBER OF ZEROS FOLLOWING THE FIRST TWO FIGURES.

EXAMPLE

FLEXIBLE RESISTORS ARE ALSO RMA COLOR CODED BY MEANS OF THREE IDENTIFYING COLORS. THE BODY COLOR REPRESENTS THE FIRST FIGURE, THE THREE-THREAD COLOR REPRESENTS THE SECOND FIGURE AND THE ONE-THREAD COLOR REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF ZEROS FOLLOWING THE FIRST TWO FIGURES.

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