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CIRCUITS 1 - Lab Experiment #05

This document describes a lab experiment on measuring resistor values using color codes and a multimeter. The objectives are to learn how to read resistor color codes, understand resistor characteristics, and measure resistance. Students will collect resistors, record their color codes to determine values and tolerances, then measure actual resistance with a multimeter and calculate any percentage error between measured and actual values.

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CIRCUITS 1 - Lab Experiment #05

This document describes a lab experiment on measuring resistor values using color codes and a multimeter. The objectives are to learn how to read resistor color codes, understand resistor characteristics, and measure resistance. Students will collect resistors, record their color codes to determine values and tolerances, then measure actual resistance with a multimeter and calculate any percentage error between measured and actual values.

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CIRCUITS 1: LAB EXPERIMENT #5 Page 1 of 2

LABORATORY EXPERIMENT #5
RESISTOR COLOR CODES AND MEASUREMENT

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the exercise, the students should be able to:
 Know how to read resistor color codes
 be familiar with the characteristics of resistors
 know how to measure resistance using a multimeter

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT:


1 multimeter
1 breadboard
10pcs color coded resistors (assorted values and wattage)

PRINCIPLES:
A resistor is an electronic component that has a certain specified opposition to current flow or
resistance. The other types of components also have resistance, but the resistor is designed to
specifically introduce a desired amount of opposition to current. The electrical resistance of a
material is probably caused by the atomic obstructions that the electrons encounter as they drift
through the material. Metals that have a high number of electrons and offer little opposition to
current flow are good conductors. Non-metals have few free electrons and tend to halt the drift of
electrons through them. Such materials are called insulators. Since no material is a perfect
conductor, all have electrical resistance to some extent. Those materials with low electrical
resistance are good conductors, and those with high electrical resistance are good insulators.

Resistance is measured across the load. The load must be removed from the circuit or the voltage
source(s) must be first disconnected. The resistance is expressed in the unit of ohms, named after
George Simon Ohm (1789-1854) and symbolized by the Greek letter omega (Ω).

Most resistors, especially carbon composition resistors have their color codes. Color codes are used
to distinguish the resistance value of a resistor. You can compute for the value of resistance using
a table. To compute for the resistance, there are four stripes of colors visible within a resistor.
Colors are designated as shown in the figure.

The first end stripe is for the first number of resistance value; the second stripe is for the second
number of resistance value; the third stripe is the multiplier of the first two numbers; and the
fourth stripe is the tolerance. The actual resistance of a given resistor can actually range in-
between the rated values, depending on the given tolerance.
CIRCUITS 1: LAB EXPERIMENT #5 Page 2 of 2

PROCEDURES:
NOTE: Please observe safety precautions and proper handling while conducting the laboratory
experiment. This experiment is to be performed under an instructor’s supervision.

1. Collect 10 pieces of resistors with different values and record the


color codes of each resistor in Table 1.
2. Record the resistors’ value and tolerances by reading their color
codes. Write the results in Table 1.
3. Measure the actual resistance of each resistor using a
multimeter (refer to Figure on the right). Record the results in
Table 1.

Table 1

Color Code = no. of


Resistors resistance value Actual Tolerance Measured %
Value Value Error
1st 2nd 3rd 4th

R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R7
R8
R9
R10

4. Compute the percentage error of the measured value and the actual value in Table 1.

OBSERVATIONS:

CONCLUSION:

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