• Re: What are the standard abbreviations for colors in electronics? IE. R = RED.

    From John King@kingjr5872@gmail.com to sci.electronics.basics on Mon Aug 16 10:40:24 2021
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    On Wednesday, October 16, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, mudb...@idt.net wrote:
    On 14 Oct 1996 20:45:03 GMT, s...@banshee.cb.lucent.com (Scott G. Hall) wrote:
    Gary Morris <gmo...@gv.net> wrote:
    J. Zeigler wrote:
    Jack Yazel wrote:

    0 = Black
    1 = Brown
    2 = Red
    3 = Orange
    4 = Yellow
    5 = Green
    6 = Blue
    7 = Violet
    8 = Grey
    9 = White

    The way the standard colors were taught to me back in Aviation
    Electrical Military school (1985) (this pertains to resistors) was:
    Black (Black) 0
    Boys (Brown) 1
    Rape (Red) 2
    Our (Orange) 3
    Young (Yellow) 4
    Girls (Green) 5
    But (Blue) 6
    Violet (Violet) 7
    Gives (Gray) 8
    Willingly (White) 9
    Get (Gold) 5%
    Some (Silver) 10%
    Now (No Color) 20%
    Albeit, far from politically correct, but easy to remember
    nonetheless.

    JJ
    I guess a lot changed between 1975 and 1981. In my 1975 US Navy BEE school they gave us the cheat sheet below. This chart pertains to any number of color coded electronics, not only resistors, but also computer cards like those found in the UNIVAC 1219. My classmates were of all nationalities and races. We had Israelis, Iranians and Kenyans in out classes all together.
    Anyone remember the transistor theory BECky VOPINI AZAZA chart? You can draw it in your mind.
    0 = BLK > Bad
    1 = BRN > Boys
    2 = RED > Race
    3 = ORN > Our
    4 = YEL > Young
    5 = GRN > Girls
    6 = BLU > Behind
    7 = VIO > Victory
    8 = GRY > Garden
    9 = WHT > Walls
    Gold, Silver, and None were pretty obvious, who needs a cheat for that?
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  • From Ralph Mowery@rmowery42@charter.net to sci.electronics.basics on Mon Aug 16 16:24:25 2021
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    In article <f9d9f2e1-11f5-4ab7-8c0a-288ca19d83ffn@googlegroups.com>, kingjr5872@gmail.com says...

    The way the standard colors were taught to me back in Aviation
    Electrical Military school (1985) (this pertains to resistors) was:
    Black (Black) 0
    Boys (Brown) 1
    Rape (Red) 2
    Our (Orange) 3
    Young (Yellow) 4
    Girls (Green) 5
    But (Blue) 6
    Violet (Violet) 7
    Gives (Gray) 8
    Willingly (White) 9
    Get (Gold) 5%
    Some (Silver) 10%
    Now (No Color) 20%
    Albeit, far from politically correct, but easy to remember
    nonetheless.

    JJ
    I guess a lot changed between 1975 and 1981. In my 1975 US Navy BEE school they gave us the cheat sheet below. This chart pertains to any number of color coded electronics, not only resistors, but also computer cards like those found in the UNIVAC 1219. My classmates were of all nationalities and races. We had Israelis, Iranians
    and Kenyans in out classes all together.
    Anyone remember the transistor theory BECky VOPINI AZAZA chart? You can draw it in your mind.

    0 = BLK > Bad
    1 = BRN > Boys
    2 = RED > Race
    3 = ORN > Our
    4 = YEL > Young
    5 = GRN > Girls
    6 = BLU > Behind
    7 = VIO > Victory
    8 = GRY > Garden
    9 = WHT > Walls

    Gold, Silver, and None were pretty obvious, who needs a cheat for that?



    Guess it depends on where you learned it. I heard it the first way back around 1965. Before that I knew the colors for the resistors and could
    just look at one and tell what it was for most of them. Did not have to
    even think of what number each color was.

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  • From Tom Biasi@tombiasi@optonline.net to sci.electronics.basics on Tue Aug 17 10:45:51 2021
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    On 8/16/2021 1:40 PM, John King wrote:
    On Wednesday, October 16, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, mudb...@idt.net wrote:
    On 14 Oct 1996 20:45:03 GMT, s...@banshee.cb.lucent.com (Scott G. Hall)
    wrote:
    Gary Morris <gmo...@gv.net> wrote:
    J. Zeigler wrote:
    Jack Yazel wrote:

    0 = Black
    1 = Brown
    2 = Red
    3 = Orange
    4 = Yellow
    5 = Green
    6 = Blue
    7 = Violet
    8 = Grey
    9 = White

    The way the standard colors were taught to me back in Aviation
    Electrical Military school (1985) (this pertains to resistors) was:
    Black (Black) 0
    Boys (Brown) 1
    Rape (Red) 2
    Our (Orange) 3
    Young (Yellow) 4
    Girls (Green) 5
    But (Blue) 6
    Violet (Violet) 7
    Gives (Gray) 8
    Willingly (White) 9
    Get (Gold) 5%
    Some (Silver) 10%
    Now (No Color) 20%
    Albeit, far from politically correct, but easy to remember
    nonetheless.

    JJ
    I guess a lot changed between 1975 and 1981. In my 1975 US Navy BEE school they gave us the cheat sheet below. This chart pertains to any number of color coded electronics, not only resistors, but also computer cards like those found in the UNIVAC 1219. My classmates were of all nationalities and races. We had Israelis, Iranians and Kenyans in out classes all together.
    Anyone remember the transistor theory BECky VOPINI AZAZA chart? You can draw it in your mind.

    0 = BLK > Bad
    1 = BRN > Boys
    2 = RED > Race
    3 = ORN > Our
    4 = YEL > Young
    5 = GRN > Girls
    6 = BLU > Behind
    7 = VIO > Victory
    8 = GRY > Garden
    9 = WHT > Walls

    Gold, Silver, and None were pretty obvious, who needs a cheat for that?

    I don't think there is a standard. One tries to avoid ambiguous
    abbreviations like Bl for blue and black.
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  • From Phil Hobbs@pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net to sci.electronics.basics on Sun Aug 29 16:53:21 2021
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    Tom Biasi wrote:
    On 8/16/2021 1:40 PM, John King wrote:
    On Wednesday, October 16, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, mudb...@idt.net
    wrote:
    On 14 Oct 1996 20:45:03 GMT, s...@banshee.cb.lucent.com (Scott G. Hall)
    wrote:
    Gary Morris <gmo...@gv.net> wrote:
    J. Zeigler wrote:
    Jack Yazel wrote:

    0 = Black
    1 = Brown
    2 = Red
    3 = Orange
    4 = Yellow
    5 = Green
    6 = Blue
    7 = Violet
    8 = Grey
    9 = White
    <snip>

    I don't think there is a standard. One tries to avoid ambiguous abbreviations like Bl for blue and black.

    The version I learned about 1969 is actually suitable for mixed company
    and as a bonus it's closer to the truth:

    Better Be Right Or Your Great Big Venture Goes West.

    Cheers

    Phil Hobbs
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  • From Tom Biasi@tombiasi@optonline.net to sci.electronics.basics on Tue Aug 31 07:46:12 2021
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    On 8/29/2021 4:53 PM, Phil Hobbs wrote:
    Tom Biasi wrote:
    On 8/16/2021 1:40 PM, John King wrote:
    On Wednesday, October 16, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, mudb...@idt.net
    wrote:
    On 14 Oct 1996 20:45:03 GMT, s...@banshee.cb.lucent.com (Scott G. Hall) >>>> wrote:
    Gary Morris <gmo...@gv.net> wrote:
    J. Zeigler wrote:
    Jack Yazel wrote:

    0 = Black
    1 = Brown
    2 = Red
    3 = Orange
    4 = Yellow
    5 = Green
    6 = Blue
    7 = Violet
    8 = Grey
    9 = White
    <snip>

    I don't think there is a standard. One tries to avoid ambiguous
    abbreviations like Bl for blue and black.

    The version I learned about 1969 is actually suitable for mixed company
    and as a bonus it's closer to the truth:

    Better Be Right Or Your Great Big Venture Goes West.

    Cheers

    Phil Hobbs
    I know several. But the OP wasn't asking about color code, he was asking
    about color abbreviations. R for Red; G for Green etc.
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  • From Phil Hobbs@pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net to sci.electronics.basics on Fri Sep 3 17:18:18 2021
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    Tom Biasi wrote:
    On 8/29/2021 4:53 PM, Phil Hobbs wrote:
    Tom Biasi wrote:
    On 8/16/2021 1:40 PM, John King wrote:
    On Wednesday, October 16, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, mudb...@idt.net
    wrote:
    On 14 Oct 1996 20:45:03 GMT, s...@banshee.cb.lucent.com (Scott G.
    Hall)
    wrote:
    Gary Morris <gmo...@gv.net> wrote:
    J. Zeigler wrote:
    Jack Yazel wrote:

    0 = Black
    1 = Brown
    2 = Red
    3 = Orange
    4 = Yellow
    5 = Green
    6 = Blue
    7 = Violet
    8 = Grey
    9 = White
    <snip>

    I don't think there is a standard. One tries to avoid ambiguous
    abbreviations like Bl for blue and black.

    The version I learned about 1969 is actually suitable for mixed
    company and as a bonus it's closer to the truth:

    Better Be Right Or Your Great Big Venture Goes West.


    I know several. But the OP wasn't asking about color code, he was asking about color abbreviations. R for Red; G for Green etc.

    (feigns shock) *Oh no!* I've been engaging in thread drift! Horrors! (recovers composure)

    BITD usually BLK BRN RED ORG YEL GRN BLU VIO GRY WHT.

    Cheers

    Phil Hobbs
    --
    Dr Philip C D Hobbs
    Principal Consultant
    ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics
    Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
    Briarcliff Manor NY 10510

    http://electrooptical.net
    http://hobbs-eo.com

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