[sdiy] how to tell metal film resistors?

[Michael Zacherl]

On 26.Apr 2015, at 17:31 , René Schmitz <synth at schmitzbits.de> wrote:

> The body color is different: Carbons are light brown, and MFR light blue. Wirewound are green.

well, that's what I thought … 

> Don't know if that is universal though, but in my mixed bin it works.

I hope not. I asked in general but my cause is an ebay-purchase:
I got two lots. One seems to be E12 the other E24.
The E12 ones are brown, the E24 blue.
Both lots were sold as 1% 1/4W metal film.