<div dir="ltr">I have never been good at reading resistors and have used a meter forever. Like Mike, I commonly do the breadboard thing. Recently though, I bought this cheap $12 component tester for checking other stuff and it works pretty well for quickly identifying resistors too. <a href="https://amzn.to/35t4AA2">https://amzn.to/35t4AA2</a></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 7:02 PM Mike Beauchamp <<a href="mailto:list@mikebeauchamp.com">list@mikebeauchamp.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hey Terry,<br>
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When I'm putting resistors away after breadboarding, I will just set up <br>
a little area on the breadboard with wires going to my multimeter where <br>
I can plug resistors in to the breadboard and get a fast reading. It's <br>
definitely faster than clipping leads on to each resistor.<br>
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I've never been able to read the 1% metal film resistors I commonly use <br>
that have a blue body color. A few manufacturers still do the old <br>
brown/grey body color and big stripes though that are easier to read, <br>
especially in 1/2W packages.<br>
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Mike<br>
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On 9/9/20 6:04 PM, KA4HJH wrote:<br>
> I've finally reached the point where I can't see the colored bands on <br>
> resistors anymore and like so many others I'm reduced to measuring them <br>
> with an ohmmeter. Fumbling around with meter leads just doesn't cut it. <br>
> I don't want to have to reinvent the wheel so I'm asking if anyone has <br>
> come up with a simple jig to make it as quick and painless as possible. <br>
> Some sort of cradle perhaps?<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH<br>
> "The Mac Doctor"<br>
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> "If only you could see what I've seen with your eyes."—Roy Batty, /Blade <br>
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