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Originally Posted by Mike. Watterson
Newer resistors
green = 5%
red = 2%
brown = 1% (there is usually an extra value band, so Red, Yellow, Black, Orange, Brown = 270K 1%)
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Never seen a green band for 5% tolerance, it's still gold.
Apparently green
is used for 0.5% though.
More confusing can be five or more band codes with a third digit band and maybe a sixth for tempco! Resistors in E48 or higher series are specced to three figures in value.