One of the first things you learn in electronics is how to identify a resistor’s value. Through-hole resistors have color codes, and that’s generally where beginners begin. But why are they marked ...

Resistors have been a part of almost every electronic circuit for well over 100 years. During that time, resistors have taken many forms. You can still find early resistors that resembled glass fuses ...

Some people look at a venerable resource like resistor color code charts and see something tried and true, but to [Andrew Jeddeloh], there’s room for improvement. A search for a more intuitive way is ...