{"id":8276,"date":"2020-07-01T09:21:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T01:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indicatorlight.com\/?p=8276"},"modified":"2021-06-29T16:10:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T08:10:12","slug":"resistor-in-led-indicator-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indicatorlight.com\/kr\/resistor-in-led-indicator-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Resistor in LED Indicator Light","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What is resistor<\/h3>\n<p>Resistor is an electrical component that reduces the electric current.<\/p>\n<p>The resistor&#8217;s ability to reduce the current is called resistance and is measured in units of ohms (symbol: \u03a9).<\/p>\n<p>If we make an analogy to water flow through pipes, the resistor is a thin pipe that reduces the water flow.<\/p>\n<h3>Ohm&#8217;s law<\/h3>\n<p>The resistor&#8217;s current\u00a0<em><i>I<\/i><\/em>\u00a0in amps (A) is equal to the resistor&#8217;s voltage <em><i>V<\/i><\/em>\u00a0in volts (V)<\/p>\n<p>divided by the resistance\u00a0<em><i>R\u00a0<\/i><\/em>in ohms (\u03a9):<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>I=V\/R<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The resistor&#8217;s power consumption\u00a0<em><i>P<\/i><\/em>\u00a0in watts (W) is equal to the resistor&#8217;s current<em><i>\u00a0I\u00a0<\/i><\/em>in amps (A)<\/p>\n<p>times the resistor&#8217;s voltage\u00a0<em><i>V<\/i><\/em>\u00a0in volts (V):<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>P=I*V<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The resistor&#8217;s power consumption\u00a0<em><i>P<\/i><\/em>\u00a0in watts (W) is equal to the square value of the resistor&#8217;s current\u00a0<em><i>I<\/i><\/em>\u00a0in amps (A)<\/p>\n<p>times the resistor&#8217;s resistance\u00a0<em><i>R<\/i><\/em>\u00a0in ohms (\u03a9):<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>P=I*R<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The resistor&#8217;s power consumption\u00a0<em><i>P<\/i><\/em>\u00a0in watts (W) is equal to the\u00a0square value of the resistor&#8217;s voltage\u00a0<em><i>V<\/i><\/em>\u00a0in volts (V)<\/p>\n<p>divided by the resistor&#8217;s resistance\u00a0<em><i>R<\/i><\/em>\u00a0in ohms (\u03a9):<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>P=V\/R<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Resistors in parallel<\/h3>\n<p>The total equivalent resistance of resistors in parallel\u00a0<em><i>R<\/i><\/em><em><sub><i>Total<\/i><\/sub><\/em>\u00a0is given by:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indicatorlight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"70\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>So when you add resistors in parallel, the total resistance is decreased.<\/p>\n<h3>Resistors in series<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indicatorlight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"183\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The total equivalent resistance of resistors in series\u00a0<em><i>R<\/i><\/em><em><sub><i>total\u00a0<\/i><\/sub><\/em>is the sum of the resistance values:<\/p>\n<p><em><i>R<\/i><\/em><em><sub><i>total<\/i><\/sub><\/em>\u00a0=\u00a0<em><i>R<\/i><\/em><sub>1<\/sub>+\u00a0<em><i>R<\/i><\/em><sub>2<\/sub>+\u00a0<em><i>R<\/i><\/em><sub>3<\/sub>+&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So when you add resistors in series, the total resistance is increased.<\/p>\n<h3>Dimensions and material affects<\/h3>\n<p>The resistance R in ohms (\u03a9) of a resistor is equal to the resistivity\u00a0<em><i>\u03c1<\/i><\/em>\u00a0in ohm-meters (\u03a9\u2219m) times the resistor&#8217;s length l in meters (m) divided by the resistor&#8217;s cross sectional area\u00a0<em><i>A<\/i><\/em>\u00a0in square meters (m<sup>2<\/sup>):<\/p>\n<h3>Resistor image<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8279 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indicatorlight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-300x232.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indicatorlight.com\/kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.indicatorlight.com\/kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/www.indicatorlight.com\/kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3.png 1126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Resistor symbols<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indicatorlight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"727\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indicatorlight.com\/kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4.png 380w, https:\/\/www.indicatorlight.com\/kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-157x300.png 157w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Resistor color code<\/h3>\n<p>The resistance of the resistor and its tolerance are marked on the resistor with color code bands that denotes the resistance value.<\/p>\n<p>There are 3 types of color codes:<\/p>\n<p>4 bands: digit, digit , multiplier, tolerance.<\/p>\n<p>5 bands: digit, digit, digit , multiplier, tolerance.<\/p>\n<p>6 bands: digit, digit, digit , multiplier, tolerance, temperature coefficient.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><b>Resistance calculation of 4 bands resistor<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><i>R<\/i><\/em>\u00a0= (10\u00d7<em><i>digit<\/i><\/em><sub>1\u00a0<\/sub>+<em><i>\u00a0digit<\/i><\/em><sub>2<\/sub>) \u00d7<em><i>\u00a0multiplier<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong><b>Resistance calculation of 5 or 6 bands resistor<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><i>R<\/i><\/em>\u00a0= (100\u00d7<em><i>digit<\/i><\/em><sub>1\u00a0<\/sub>+ 10\u00d7<em><i>digit<\/i><\/em><sub>2<\/sub>+<em><i>digit<\/i><\/em><sub>3<\/sub>) \u00d7<em><i>\u00a0multiplier<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is resistor Resistor is an electrical component that reduces the electric current. The resistor&#8217;s ability to reduce the current is called resistance and is measured in units of ohms (symbol: \u03a9). If we make an analogy to water flow through pipes, the resistor is a thin pipe that reduces the water flow. 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