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How To Read Smd Resistor Code

How To Read Smd Resistor Code


Smd stand for exterior mount gadget and if you fix Lcd monitors, you would come across lots of Smd components. Crt monitors rarely use Smd thus it is quite easy to find out the components value. In this article, I'm going to talks about Smd resistor code and how you could reason the values. This Smd resistor codes is different from the normal resistor color code (color bands) you had seen in the electronic circuit boards. exterior mount resistors is very much smaller in size than the normal carbon film resistor and because of this the numbers and letters were stamped upon or printed on the top side of the component.

How To Read Smd Resistor Code


How To Read Smd Resistor Code


How To Read Smd Resistor Code


How To Read Smd Resistor Code

 
Those numbers and letters have a meaning and you could use that as facts to find out or reason the desire resistance values. Sometimes the resistors are designed in a very small size until we have mystery to read the code. By using a magnifier glass we could certainly read the resistor codes.
There are two types of exterior mount resistors used in an electronic circuit board-the 3-digit and 4-digit code Smd. The first two digits narrate the two digits in the answer. The third digit represents the estimate of zero's you must place after the two digits. The reply will be in Ohms. For example: 104 which mean 10 0000 (4 zero's) and the final reply is 100k. Let's reason the 4 digit Smd, 1182 which mean 118 00 (2 zero's) and the final reply is 11.8k.

3 Digit Example 4 Digit Example 

0R1=0.1 Ohm 0000= 0 ohms= link or jumper R33=0.33 Ohm 00R1=0.1 Ohm 8R2= 8.2 Ohm 0R47=0.47 Ohm 220 is 22 Ohm and not 220 ohms 1R00=1 Ohm 331= 330 Ohms 1000= 100 Ohm 473=47000 or 47k 8202= 82000=82k

Measuring exterior mount resistors is very easy with the help of digital multimeter. Most of the times when you check directly on the Smd resistors, you would get the right reading even without lifting a resistor lead. But not all digital multimeter can accomplish this kind of test. pick only the one that has the output voltage (measure at the probes) of less than 0.6 volts so that it won't trigger any semiconductor devices that can give you a false reading. Once you know how to reason the Smd resistor code and using the right way to test Smd resistors on board , you could check lots of Smd resistors in the shortest time.

How To Read Smd Resistor Code