The 5th coloured band on a resistor represents the
- reliability or temperature coefficient.
- tolerance.
- multiplier.
Explanation
On a five-band military-style resistor the additional band beyond the value, multiplier and tolerance bands denotes the reliability (failure-rate) factor or temperature coefficient rather than repeating tolerance or multiplier. The multiplier and tolerance are carried by earlier bands.
Hana asking:
Isn't it the tolerance in coloured band is represent in the 4th band?
Community Comments (1)
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dimky Posts: 514 10.01.2013 / 15:36
If resistor has 4 bands - yes, but question asks for 5 band resistor.
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