What is this resistor?

[JariV]

So, I need a 10ohm resistor, and now I got one that read: Brown, Black, Gold, Gold.
Somewhere I read that 10ohm is brown, black, gold. Is mine 10ohm, despites that it has gold two times?

[hailrazer]

The 4th line is the tolerance rate. Gold is a 5% resistor and Silver is a 10% resistor.

A 10 ohm resistor is Brown, Black, Black though. Yours is a 1 ohm resistor.

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[Kyo]

that would be black brown black, though. It should definitely have 3 rings + gold/silver

[hailrazer]

that would be black brown black, though. It should definitely have 3 rings + gold/silver

huh?

Brown , black , black is 10 ohms.

Black Brown Gold is an older resistor that doesn't have the 4th band. It is a 20% 1 ohm resistor

Or maybe I drank to much. LOL

[Kyo]

Nah, you're probably right. I've never seen resistors not having a third value band is all

[JariV]

Ok, and I got a brown, black, red, gold one. This should be 10.2 ohms. Can I use it for the LED mod (PSOne screen).

[Kyo]

the third ring is not the number after the decimal point, it's the amount of zeros after the first two digits, so that would be 1000 aka 1k ohm

[Bino Gas]

10 ohms is way too little resistance. You need 20-30 ohms for the LED mod. I think it affects the life of the LEDs.

[JariV]

10 ohms is way too little resistance. You need 20-30 ohms for the LED mod. I think it affects the life of the LEDs.

But Ben's book says 10ohm. I found a 10ohm btw, and also a 35. Wich one should I use? :p

[JariV]

Epic win, I found 2 27 Ohm resistors. So I should do as Ben's book sais, but with 27 Ohm and 4 LEDs?

[joeyjoe9876]

yeah, you should be fine with those

[JariV]

Ok thanks, and and in wich direction should I point the fourth LED? The one not in Ben's picture

[joeyjoe9876]

as long as the light reachs the difussing plasic i think you can put in it any direction. i put mine horizontally though

[Kyo]

basically, you will want to use a resistor for each led, instead of one for all four. Also, the resistance depends entirely on how much amps your led draws and at what voltage it runs

[JariV]

Argh, well, here are the specs of my LEDs:
3.2v
20mA
15000mcd

But I also got the same ones but then 2600mcd.

So do I really need 4 resistors? Why does Ben do it with only one 10ohm then?