RESIDENTIAL
NETWORKING
LABCircuit
ACTIVITY
Residential Networking
Lab Activity
Electronic
and Resistor Lab
LAB MODULE: ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND RESISTOR
LEARNING OUTCOME:
To understand the meaning of the bands on a resistor
Learn Ohm’s law
Learn to use an Ohmmeter and an electric circuit trainer
EQUIPMENT:
Various size resistors, electronic board, and a multi-meter
GUIDELINE FOR USING THIS LAB ACTIVITY:
This lab may be used to help students understand materials presented in week 1.
This page is intended only for the instructor and does not need to be printed
with the lab instructions for students.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Lab activity developed by: Michael Harsh, Collin College
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation
under Grant No. 1205077 and Grant No. 0903239. Any opinions, findings and
conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the
author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science
Foundation.
Residential Networking Lab Activity
Electronic Circuit and Resistor Lab
CIRCUIT LAB
Objective:
To understand the meaning of the bands on a resistor
Learn Ohm’s law
Learn to use an Ohmmeter and an electric circuit trainer
Resources required:
Various size resistors, electronic board, and a multi-meter
Procedure:
1. Place the resistors one at a time on the training board.
2. Use the multi-meter to measure the resistance.
Residential Networking Lab Activity
Electronic Circuit and Resistor Lab
3. Repeat the process for every resistor value given.
Third Band
Fourth Band
Multiplier
Tolerance
Blue
Yellow
Silver
260k
Yellow
Black
Blue
Silver
40M
3
Brown
Black
Red
Gold
1.0k
4
Red
Brown
Red
Silver
2.1k
5
Yellow
Red
Brown
Gold
420
6
Brown
Brown
Red
None
1.1k
7
Orange
Violet
Yellow
Gold
370k
8
Green
Red
Blue
Silver
52
9
Green
Green
Black
Silver
52M
10
Green
Black
Brown
None
500
11
Orange
Yellow
Brown
Silver
340
12
Blue
Slate
Blue
Gold
68M
13
Brown
Green
Red
Silver
1.5k
14
Green
Green
Green
Silver
5.5M
15
Green
White
Orange
Gold
59k
16
White
White
Brown
Silver
990
17
Orange
Red
Blue
Gold
32M
18
White
Blue
Blue
Silver
96M
19
Blue
Blue
Orange
Silver
66k
20
Red
Brown
Black
Gold
21
Color
First Band
Second Band
1
Red
2
Answer