How I was taught to remember the resistor color code

Resistors

Resistors are a very common electronic component. There are very small to quite larger depending on their current carrying ability. Resistors by nature create heat and too much heat will destroy a resistor.

Once a resistor has been overheated it is near impossible to read the color code. At that point the best you can hope for is the circuit board to have the value printed on it.

However, if you are lucky enough to be able to read the colors on the resistor the following will help to identify the value of the resistor.