[Boatanchors] Ohm Color Code Calculator

[Glenn Little WB4UIV]

When I see colors, I only see the numbers.
Direct conversion in the brain.

Glenn
WB4UIV

On 5/29/2024 10:54 AM, parinc1 at frontier.com wrote:
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> <boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net>  On Behalf Of Keith Densmore
> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 10:29 AM
> To:Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> 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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Glenn Little                ARRL Technical Specialist   QCWA  LM 28417
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