Confronted by resistor marking 75B translates as 5K9, anyone have an approximate ie 10 percent conversion technique? to avoid table lookup, eg
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arkings.htmlSMD 1 percent resistor markings - aide memoire?
Jan 03, 2011
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add 100 to the 0. ones
100 up to 800 multiply number by 7 add 100 to 8. and 9. (I always confuse grey and white designations anyway)A suffix =x1 ..... E= x10000 is straightforward S for (S)ilver /100 R for o(R) for gold for /10 for the multipliers is the best I could come up with
for add 100 to 8. and 9.
read add 100 to 8. and 9. ones after multiplying by 7
On Mon, 3 Jan 2011 14:49:59 -0000, "N_Cook" put finger to keyboard and composed:
How about ...
100 x 10^(nn / 100)- Franc Zabkar
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Markings.html
I don't have a brain the size of a planet, mentally multiplying and adding integres is about my limit.
On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 08:26:29 -0000, "N_Cook" put finger to keyboard and composed:
I would think that most people would have a calculator handy in their workshop. Alternatively, why not just print out the chart, laminate it, and hang it on your wall?
- Franc Zabkar
Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.
Then he would have one less thing to complain about. ;-)
What are you looking for, all the way down here?
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