[Boatanchors] 4 or 5 color band carbon resistors

[Gary]

That's the "TOLERANCE" band.
Gary...WZ1M
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From: "Yong Surk Lee/HL1FB" <yonglee at yonsei.ac.kr>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 4:30 AM
Subject: [Boatanchors] 4 or 5 color band carbon resistors


> Hello
>    I have a lot of 1/2 watt old carbon resistors. Some of them has 4 color
bands
> and some has 5 color bands. I know the 4th color band is the tolerence.
> what does the 5th one represent? I have an old tube radio made in 1960s.
It uses
> 4 band carbon resistors. What year did the 5 band ones introduced?
> YSL
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