[Boatanchors] Ohm Color Code Calculator

[parinc1 at frontier.com]

My mind seems to work differently Keith. Since I was a young teenager
getting involved in electronics, when I see a resistor color code, I don't
"see" the colors per se- but the numbers.
eg: a resistor of yellow/purple/red immediately  says  4.7K without any
conversion between colors and numbers.
This may be a direct result of sorting thousands of resistors for my cousin
one summer when I was 13.
Anyone else  see it like that?

Dale W4OP

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<boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Keith Densmore
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 10:29 AM
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Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Ohm Color Code Calculator

Fellow Listees,

Thanks for the various inputs on this little adventure.

Just to clear things up, when I work on gear I prefer to do it the old
fashioned way, with no computer or phone. If the manual is online I either
print it out or just the section that has the issue.

Using a dmv can give erroneous results if you read a resistor in line.

My brain likes to only think of one thing at a time (especially as I get
older). Switching gears to mentally calculate resistance for me is a pain.
Inputting colors onto the wheel is a no-brainer.

Anyway, special thanks to Tom who found a modern one

https://www.tequipment.net/ElencoCC-100.html

Thanks again all,

Keith ve3gem
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