Resistor Standard Values
Preferred number series for resistors.
Preferred number series for resistors according IEC 60063 are indicated below.
Resistors with 20% tolerance
Resistors and their color coding:
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Resistors with 10% tolerance
| ohm | kohm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 100 | 1 | 10 | 100 | .. |
| 12 | 120 | 1.2 | 12 | 120 | .. |
| 15 | 150 | 1.5 | 15 | 150 | .. |
| 18 | 180 | 1.8 | 18 | 180 | .. |
| 22 | 220 | 2.2 | 22 | 220 | .. |
| 27 | 270 | 2.7 | 27 | 270 | .. |
| 33 | 330 | 3.3 | 33 | 330 | .. |
| 39 | 390 | 3.9 | 39 | 390 | .. |
| 47 | 470 | 4.7 | 47 | 470 | .. |
| 56 | 560 | 5.6 | 56 | 560 | .. |
| 68 | 680 | 6.8 | 68 | 680 | .. |
| 82 | 820 | 8.2 | 82 | 820 | .. |
Resistors with 5% tolerance
| ohm | kohm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 100 | 1.0 | 10 | 100 | .. |
| 11 | 110 | 1.1 | 11 | 110 | |
| 12 | 120 | 1.2 | 12 | 120 | .. |
| 13 | 130 | .1.3 | 13 | 130 | |
| 15 | 150 | 1.5 | 15 | 150 | .. |
| 16 | 160 | 1.6 | 16 | 160 | |
| 18 | 180 | 1.8 | 18 | 180 | .. |
| 20 | 200 | 2.0 | 20 | 200 | |
| 22 | 220 | 2.2 | 22 | 220 | .. |
| 24 | 240 | 2.4 | 24 | 240 | |
| 27 | 270 | 2.7 | 27 | 270 | .. |
| 30 | 300 | 3.0 | 30 | 300 | |
| 33 | 330 | 3.3 | 33 | 330 | .. |
| 36 | 360 | 3.6 | 36 | 360 | |
| 39 | 390 | 3.9 | 39 | 390 | .. |
| 43 | 430 | 4.3 | 43 | 430 | |
| 47 | 470 | 4.7 | 47 | 470 | .. |
| 51 | 510 | 5.1 | 51 | 510 | |
| 56 | 560 | 5.6 | 56 | 560 | .. |
| 62 | 620 | 6.2 | 62 | 620 | |
| 68 | 680 | 6.8 | 68 | 680 | .. |
| 75 | 750 | 7.5 | 75 | 750 | |
| 82 | 820 | 8.2 | 82 | 820 | .. |
| 91 | 910 | 9.1 | 91 | 910 | |
Equivalent Expressions of Ohm's Law
Ohm's law can be expressed as
U = R I (1)
or
R = U / I (2)
