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Never heard about that the resistor color code has another meaning beside being a color code. Though I would have preferred a simple Ohm value on 4 sides instea

by frik 11y ago

Never heard about that the resistor color code has another meaning beside being a color code. Though I would have preferred a simple Ohm value on 4 sides instead of the code.

DanBC 11y ago
Inspection is trickier with printed values, even if you have four sided printing.
pjc50 11y ago
Reliable printing on curved surfaces wasn't possible at the time when "miniture" resistors were being produced, and a paper wrapper would be an undesirable extra element.