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Introduction

The chip resistor as we know it today can come in two flavors which are the single "two lead resistors" and the DIPP "multiple resistors in one long package" which are very common in circuitry today. To determine if a resistor has gone bad then you would need to know the intended value to determine if the resistor is bad or not. To do this you will need to research the information below and apply it to your technical skills.
The chip resistor is more often found in such devices as computers, VCR's, modern stereos, and much more. These chip resistors are composed up of a small rectangular piece of carbon that has two plates of metal connecting to the opposite ends of the piece of carbon. The carbon and metal connectors are then sandwiched between two pieces of ceramic and the metal is bent over one of the slabs of ceramic. These chips can range in size from 0.5 inches ling to as small as .020 inches long.

Decodeing

   The common chip resistor is easy to spot out and is just as easy to determine the resistive value if you know what to look fore.
   If the resistor has 3 numbers and/or letters then it is said to have a tolerance of +-5% of its total resistance and if the resistor has 4 numbers and/or letters then it is said to have a tolerance of +-1% of its total resistance.

   To decode a resistor that only has 3 numbers and/or letters then you already know that it is of 5% tolerance. Now starting from the left side you write down the number on a piece of paper and proceed with the next number.
   If the second digit is an "R: then you know that you will have a decimal point in this place but if it is not then you simply write the number to the right of the last recorded value.
   So far we know that 23 = 23 and 2R = 2.
   The third and final number is ether the number of zeros you will add after your first two numbers or in the case the last digit was an "R" then the third digit is the number after the decimal point.

Example 1 (contains no "R")
232 = 2 + 3 + 00 = 2300 ohms
   If we applied the final answer to the notation table you would see that 2300 = 2.3k ohms
Example 2 (contains "R")
2R2 = 2 + R"." + 2 = 2.2 ohms

Click here for notation table
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   Like the 5% resistor the 1% resistor has a math scheme just alike but the 1% resistor has 4 numbers and/or letters. To decode this resistor you simply take the first two numbers down and a piece of paper.
   Next look at the third digit, if it is an "R" then it is a decimal point and if it is a number then you just write the number down as if it was like digit 1 or digit 2.
   The fourth digit ether determines how many zeros you will add to the prior numbers or if it is a decimal then it is simply the digit after the number.

Example 1 (contains no "R")
1372 = 137 + 00 = 13700.
   By looking at the notation table given to you by clicking the link below you will see that this is in fact 13.7k ohms.
Example 2 (contains "R")
13R7 = 1+3+"."+ 7 = 13.7 ohms

5% Chip resistors

The resistor values are divided into columns and where the black numbers indicate the resistance the numbers colored blue are the EIA code.

1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.2
2.4
2.7
3.0
3.3
3.6
3.9
4.3
4.7
5.1
5.6
6.2
6.8
7.5
8.2
9.1

1R0
1R1
1R2
1R3
1R5
1R6
1R8
2R0
2R2
2R4
2R7
3R0
3R3
3R6
3R9
4R3
4R7
5R1
5R6
6R2
6R8
7R5
8R2
9R1

10
11
12
13
15
16
18
20
22
24
27
30
33
36
39
43
47
51
56
62
68
75
82
91

100
110
120
130
150
160
180
200
220
240
270
300
330
360
390
430
470
510
560
620
680
750
820
910

101
111
121
131
151
161
181
201
221
241
271
301
331
361
391
431
471
511
561
621
681
751
821
911

1.0K
1.1K
1.2K
1.3K
1.5K
1.6K
1.8K
2.0K
2.2K
2.4K
2.7K
3.0K
3.3K
3.6K
3.9K
4.3K
4.7K
5.1K
5.6K
6.2K
6.8K
7.5K
8.2K
9.1K

102
112
122
132
152
162
182
202
222
242
272
302
332
362
392
432
472
512
562
622
682
752
822
912

10K
11K
12K
13K
15K
16K
18K
20K
22K
24K
27K
30K
33K
36K
39K
43K
47K
51K
56K
62K
68K
75K
82K
91K

103
113
123
133
153
163
183
203
223
243
273
303
333
363
393
433
473
513
563
623
683
753
823
913

100K
110K
120K
130K
150K
160K
180K
200K
220K
240K
270K
300K
330K
360K
390K
430K
470K
510K
560K
620K
680K
750K
820K
910K

104
114
124
134
154
164
184
204
224
244
274
304
334
364
394
434
474
514
564
624
684
754
824
914

1.0M
1.1M
1.2M
1.3M
1.5M
1.6M
1.8M
2.0M
2.2M
2.4M
2.7M
3.0M
3.3M
3.6M
3.9M
4.3M
4.7M
5.1M
5.6M
6.2M
6.8M
7.5M
8.2M
9.1M

105
115
125
135
155
165
185
205
225
245
275
305
335
365
395
435
475
515
565
625
685
755
825
915

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