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Wire Wound Resistor Specification
By Jestine Yong on May 2, 2013
Wire wound resistors are different from the carbon film and the metal oxide film resistors because the values are printed on its body. The values are easy to read as compare to the color bands type. So in the picture, let us guess what is the specification of the resistor. Please leave your comment below-thanks.
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Waleed Rishmawi
May 2, 2013 at 9:07 pm
it is five watt resister and the value is 15K resistor
Jestine Yong
May 3, 2013 at 9:58 am
Hi Waleed,
5 watt is correct but the value is incorrect.
Jestine
beh
May 3, 2013 at 1:40 am
HI JESTINE
this is 15 kilo ohm wire wound resistor and 5 watt.
beh
Jestine Yong
May 3, 2013 at 9:59 am
Hi Beh,
5 Watt is correct but not the value. Please try again
Jestine
Bradley
May 3, 2013 at 5:09 am
I guess 9 Ohms
Jestine Yong
May 3, 2013 at 10:00 am
Hi Bradley,
This is not the answer-you may try again.
Jestine
beh
May 3, 2013 at 2:59 pm
HI JESTINe
R15K = 1R5K= 1.5 kilo ohm 5 watt
beh
Jestine Yong
May 3, 2013 at 5:13 pm
Hi Beh,
Nope- Try again.
Jestine
Waleed Rishmawi
May 3, 2013 at 3:03 pm
there is K after the number so, if not 15K then it is 1.5K.
Jestine Yong
May 3, 2013 at 5:12 pm
Hi Waleed,
Nope-you can try again.
Jestine
John Weston
May 3, 2013 at 3:58 pm
it is 15 ohm 5 watt and I think tolerance k
regards john
Jestine Yong
May 3, 2013 at 5:12 pm
Hi John,
5 watt is correct but not the value. You can try again.
Jestine
beh
May 3, 2013 at 5:32 pm
HI JESTINE
this is 1.5 ohm resistor with tolerance k and 5 watt.
beh
Jestine Yong
May 3, 2013 at 5:48 pm
Hi Beh,
Nope not the answer.
Jestine
beh
May 3, 2013 at 6:21 pm
HI JESTINE
this is 15 ohm tolerance k and 5 watt!
beh
Jestine Yong
May 3, 2013 at 8:29 pm
HI Beh,
Still not the answer.
Jestine
Bradley
May 3, 2013 at 10:39 pm
5W,120 ohms.
Jestine Yong
May 5, 2013 at 5:23 pm
HI Bradley,
Nope not the answer you can try again.
Jestine
Daniel
May 4, 2013 at 12:27 am
5watt/0.15k ohms
Jestine Yong
May 5, 2013 at 5:21 pm
HI Daniel,
0.15k ohm means 150 ohm nope not the answer.
Jestine
zed
May 5, 2013 at 8:54 pm
5 watts 5 ohms
John Preher
May 6, 2013 at 6:32 am
It is 5W .15 ohm and 10% tolerance the k is 10% tolerance I see that threw many off...
John Preher
May 6, 2013 at 6:44 am
I remember my basic tolerance markings a weird way,
I remember MKJHGF and I pronounce it as a two syllable word "MaKuJ-HaGuF", then I can remember the MKJHGF part easily and go from there as these correspond with the 20%,10%,5%,3%,2% and 1% tolerances.
Here is a good link,
http://www.niccomp.com/help/voltage-codes.asp
Jestine Yong
May 6, 2013 at 2:44 pm
HI John,
Thanks for the the info and your answer was correct.
Jestine
jim
November 11, 2013 at 8:41 pm
Hi Jestine please can you tell me how to test this risistor thanks Jim
Jestine Yong
November 11, 2013 at 9:24 pm
Hi Jim,
Normal meter can't really test out the value. Use Blue ESR meter that can measure down to 0.01 Ohm.
Jestine
Jim
November 11, 2013 at 9:53 pm
Hi Jestine Itried testing the 5w R15K risistor on my digital multimeter with it set on 15k and it showed all zeros so i set my multimeter to 200 ohms and it showed 00.3 have i done this right and is this a bad risistor and what setting should my multimeter be set on
Jim
November 11, 2013 at 10:05 pm
Hi Jestin thank you for your reply Jim
Jestine Yong
November 12, 2013 at 9:56 am
Hi Jim,
The value is .15 Ohm and not 15 K ohm. So you need a low ohm resistor tester such as Blue ESR meter to check on the value. K is the tolerance.
Jestine
Arthur Ramos
May 6, 2013 at 12:13 pm
0.15 Ohms +/-10% Tolerance 5 Watt Wire Wound Resistor
Leo
May 6, 2013 at 12:25 pm
0.15 ohm, 10% tolerance, 5 watts resistor
Jestine Yong
May 6, 2013 at 2:43 pm
Hi All,
To those who have answered 0.15 ohm 10% tolerance and 5 watt resistor-this is the answer.
Thanks for trying.
Jestine
beh
June 3, 2013 at 3:23 pm
HI MR YONG
ok .15 ohm 5 watt. but what is the usage of this strange resistor in the circuits
beh
Jestine Yong
June 3, 2013 at 5:24 pm
Hi beh,
Correct answer and the resistor is use to limit inrush current.
Jestine
Ryan
May 17, 2017 at 2:44 pm
hi Jestine, remember me..i bought blue ring tester long time ago..been looking for answers for these type of resistor, and i found this thread
so basically
5W35ΩK is totally different from 5WR33K, i just bought 35Ω wirewound resistor yesterday, thinking the one im replacing is 33Ω, which is .33Ω
by the way..how do i know if it is good or bad..
thank you very much..,God bless
Jestine Yong
May 18, 2017 at 9:06 pm
Hi Ryan,
Yes it is a .33 Ohm and oyou need a low ohm meter to check the value. You can use a digital meter that can measure from 0.01 ohm onward or the blue esr meter.
Jestine