Select the calculator you wish to use and enter the required values, results will update in real-time. Currently no formulae or explanations are given, this may change in a future version.
All input boxes support numerical values as well as the following suffixes: p, n, u, m, k, M and G, e.g. 1.3M, 2.7k, (RKM codes are also supported, e.g. 1M3, 2k7).
Resistor Bands
1.00kΩ±0.02% (P)
Number of Bands
1st Band Color
2nd Band Color
Multiplier Color
Tolerance Color
Band Color
Significant Figures
Multiplier
Tolerance
Name
Code
+/- %
Letter
none
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—
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20
M
pink
PK
—
0.001
—
—
silver
SR
—
0.01
10
K
gold
GD
—
0.1
5
J
black
BK
—
1
—
—
brown
BN
1
10
1
F
red
RD
2
100
2
G
orange
OG
3
1k
0.05
W
yellow
YE
4
10k
0.02
P
green
GN
5
100k
0.5
D
blue
BU
6
1M
0.25
C
violet
VT
7
10M
0.1
B
gray
GY
8
100M
0.01
L (A)
white
WH
9
1G
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Chinese Switch Names
Insert the English (e.g. 2PDT, 2P6T) or Chinese (9脚8档) name – 3刀3档 is 3P3T and no conversion is needed.
A "j" can be used instead of 脚 (jiao) and a "d" can be used instead of 档 (dang).
Wire Diameter
Note: when editing diameters and areas, the suggested AWG the nearest gauge value which is at least as big as the specified diameter/area.