EXPERIMENT

AIM:
 To learn resistor colour code and to determine the stated value of a resistor by interpreting the
colour code indicated on the resistor.
 To experimentally verify Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law

APPARATUS REQUIRED:
 D.C. Regulated Power Supply/Main Supply
 Bread Board
 Resistors
 Digital Multimeters
 Patch Cords and Wires for Connections

THEORY:
Resistors use coloured painted bands to indicate both their resistive value and their tolerance with
the physical size of the resistor indicating its wattage rating. These coloured painted bands produce a
system of identification generally known as a Resistors Colour Code.
The resistor colour code markings are always read one band at a time starting from the left to the
right, with the larger width tolerance band oriented to the right side indicating its tolerance. By matching
the colour of the first band with its associated number in the digit column of the colour chart below the
first digit is identified and this represents the first digit of the resistance value. Again, by matching the
colour of the second band with its associated number in the digit column of the colour chart we get the
second digit of the resistance value and so on.

Fig. A Fig. B

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:

Fig. C
OBSERVATION TABLE:

R1:_________________________
R2:_________________________

Sr.No. Observed Calculated

V(Supply Voltage) V1 V2 V(Calculated)

(Volts) Voltage Voltage (Volts)
across across
R1 R2
(Volts) (Volts)

CALCULATIONS:
V(Calculated) = V1+V2

RESULT:
V(Observed) = V(Calculated)

CONCLUSION:
V(Observed) = V(Calculated)

Thus KVL has been verified.