How to calculate the value of a resistor from colour codes

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To calculate the value of a resistor from colour codes.

Then, First, you have to locate the Tolerance band.
The tolerance band mostly in most of the resistors is made from either gold colour or silver colour.

Then you need to look at the next band which tells you the multiplier.

Then you need to look at the opposite end of the resistor and note down the colour in order till the multiplier.

The first band from the left gives us the first digit.
The next band gives the next digit.

Resistor color coding chart

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