[time-nuts] Off-Topic Question -- German Composition Resistors

[Robert LaJeunesse]

If it had 4 color bands 2701 you are likely reading it backward. 1072 would be 10.7K

Bob L.



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> From: "Brucekareen at aol.com" <Brucekareen at aol.com>
>To: time-nuts at febo.com 
>Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 1:11 PM
>Subject: [time-nuts] Off-Topic Question -- German Composition Resistors
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>While tracing out a PC board from an instrument manufactured in Germany, I  
>quickly discovered the color code on 1/4-watt composition resistors is not  
>the same as that commonly used in the US  For example, I would measure  
>about 10,000-ohms across a presumably good resistor that appeared to be marked  
>2700-ohms.  Has/does Germany used a different code for such parts?
>
>Bruce, KG6OJI 
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