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Resistor code calculator... without batteries!

Posted: 01 Aug 2010, 00:33
by Duckman
One simple idea to use 3:00 am when your brain :shock: refuses to colaborate... and your childs will love it!! :lol:

http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/rescal.htm

Re: Resistor code calculator... without batteries!

Posted: 01 Aug 2010, 00:45
by salocin
I've been meaning to make something like this for ages!

Re: Resistor code calculator... without batteries!

Posted: 01 Aug 2010, 03:01
by Greg
:scratch:

You guys don't like charts ?

Re: Resistor code calculator... without batteries!

Posted: 01 Aug 2010, 08:25
by Duckman
I have a lot of charts, but this school style device touched my heart :lol:

Re: Resistor code calculator... without batteries!

Posted: 20 Sep 2010, 06:15
by blackcorvo
would you believe if i told you that the whole color code got "stuck" in my mind by accident? XD

i was gonna build a transistor booster (that didn't work BTW), and as i looked for the resistors values, i dunno how but i got able to simply look at a pile of them, and find the one i was looking for... after looking to the color chart only twice.
lol its kinda weird.

but its a nice project. i know of a lot of technicians that have one of those.

Re: Resistor code calculator... without batteries!

Posted: 20 Sep 2010, 06:53
by lolbou
blackcorvo wrote:would you believe if i told you that the whole color code got "stuck" in my mind by accident? XD
I've no problem with the colour code actually. But I have problems with colours... So chart, school tool, whatever, all I really need is brand new eyes... :lol:

Re: Resistor code calculator... without batteries!

Posted: 20 Sep 2010, 12:31
by Duckman
lolbou wrote:all I really need is brand new eyes...
+2 :lol:

Re: Resistor code calculator... without batteries!

Posted: 20 Sep 2010, 16:07
by CRBMoA
A DMM wound up being cheaper than a new set of bifocals.

Re: Resistor code calculator... without batteries!

Posted: 20 Jul 2012, 20:14
by BaldPaul
blackcorvo wrote:would you believe if i told you that the whole color code got "stuck" in my mind by accident? XD

i was gonna build a transistor booster (that didn't work BTW), and as i looked for the resistors values, i dunno how but i got able to simply look at a pile of them, and find the one i was looking for... after looking to the color chart only twice.
lol its kinda weird.

but its a nice project. i know of a lot of technicians that have one of those.
Why can't this happen to me???!!

Re: Resistor code calculator... without batteries!

Posted: 20 Jul 2012, 20:24
by lolbou
BaldPaul wrote:Why can't this happen to me???!!
Because you aren't a synesthete...