Re: AeroCool VP-550 : IC identification issue
The power rate in Watts of a resistor is based on the size (length and diameter).
And yes there are 5 band colour code resistor calculators. Usually large Chinese resistors have weird values and are harder to get. In a nut shell the 3 and 4 colour band resistors are not telling the power rating in watts. It just tells you the resistance, multiplier and tolerance in that order. The 5th band is temperature coefficient. It’s still morning… hope it makes sense. Lol
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And yes there are 5 band colour code resistor calculators. Usually large Chinese resistors have weird values and are harder to get. In a nut shell the 3 and 4 colour band resistors are not telling the power rating in watts. It just tells you the resistance, multiplier and tolerance in that order. The 5th band is temperature coefficient. It’s still morning… hope it makes sense. Lol
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