A 2 W carbon resistor is color coded with green, black, red and brown respectively. The maximum current which can be passed through this resistor is:
- (A)20 mA✓ Correct
- (B)100 mA
- (C)0.4 mA
- (D)63 mA
Answer: (A)
Solution
The colour code green-black-red gives significant figures and with a multiplier of , so the resistance is , the brown band being only the tolerance. The W rating caps the power, and with the largest safe current is A, that is mA. Draw more and the dissipation runs past W and cooks the resistor.
JEE Main · 2019 · 10 Jan 2019 · Shift 1 · Single correct option