How To Identify Resistors Wattage By Their Actual Size?

In this video, I will show you how to identify the wattage of resistors by their actual size, it is very handy especially when dealing with the used resistors. It is easy and simple. Step by step in details.

[@dji1724]

Thank you, honestly the first video to explain wattage and size, without some nerd babbling in some other direction concerning resistors

[@diymade2175]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it!

[@tvdylan]

i love how you did this !!! just what i wanted !! : ) i just wanted someone to show the actual sizes and show me the wattages !!! show me the money baby !!! : P nice and simple ! no silly equations !!

[@diymade2175]

Good on you, Cheers! 👍👍

[@anethemia7857]

Thank u sir for ur idea that u share us,very Knowledge sir.thank u very many. Always watchng ur vedios from cebu province sir.

[@McGyVer964]

Thank you so much for quality and clearly understand video, now it's easy to identified.

[@diymade2175]

Glad to hear that!

[@balabaskaran7820]

You are great sir 👍

[@diymade2175]

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[@M0NMCAmateurRadioStation]

Very simple and extremely useful video. Many thanks👌

[@diymade2175]

You are welcome 😊

[@corrievanzyl-cj9zu]

Very informative thank you.

[@diymade2175]

Welcome!

[@georgelareese1086]

Thank you for this video. Im trying to fix this board from a small oven that is 20 years old.It need new relays, I got them and new cap too and other parts.

[@diymade2175]

Good luck!

[@lingaraj_bhai]

Thank you sir very good idea 💡 very helpful video

[@diymade2175]

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[@taukTun-qi3fn]

thank❤❤

[@diymade2175]

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[@ericschulze5641]

I have one that I around 3mm so I guess it's 3.9 mm red red gold gold ,does that mean it's 2.2 ohm at 1/8 watt & can I go higher if a1/4 watt or 1/2 watt is all I can find locally

[@diymade2175]

Spot on. You have a resistor with its values of 2.2 ohm & 1/8 watt which can certainly be replaced by a resistor such as: 2.2 ohm & 1/4 watt or 2.2 ohm & 1/2 watt or 2.2 ohm & 1 watt etc. enjoy your experience. Thanks! 👍

[@FastEddieQ]

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[@ARian-ks2xu]

I have three resistors that burned up but still give a reading. Thanks to your guide I have determined that there are two Watts but each one reads a different ohm reading. Reads 5.4 ohms the second one reads 5.6 ohms the third one reads 5.7 ohms. How do I figure out what's the actual ohm for these three resistors? Any help would be appreciated

[@diymade2175]

Thanks for your interested! There are the standard resistor's value tables such as the system of E24, E48, E96 etc. Taking the system of E96 as an example which its resistor's value has 1% tolerance across range: 1.0, 1.02, 1.05 ... 5.11, 5.23, 5.36, 5.49, 5.62, 5.76, 5.90 ...9.65, 9.76, 9.88 ohms i.e. so you can match three of your resistors to the closest values of the system E96. However as you've indicated: "three resistors that burned up but still give a reading", in the most cases the resistor's value(s) would go up after burned and their reading would be varies depending on their burned condition. There was not much you could do unless, unless you could pin point the function of three resistors in the circuit then you'd compare to the similar circuit(s) to eliminate the other values. Good luck! 👍👍

[@mhnoni]

Very useful, thank you. but does this apply even if the Resistor is made by a different company?

[@diymade2175]

Yes 🙂👍

[@mhnoni]

@@diymade2175 Cool, thanks!