ECE 201L Circuit Analysis Laboratory
Lab 1
This lab provides experience with resistors and multimeter measurements.
- You were given two resistors at the start of the lab. When
you are finished with them, tape them to your report before submitting
the report.
For each resistor
- Describe the
color
code
- Report the nominal value corresponding to the color code
- Report the measured resistance.
- Calculate the percentage difference between the measured and nominal
resistance.
- Measure your resistors in series (end-to-end) and in parallel (side-by-side)
Resistors in series |
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Resistors in parallel |
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Calculate the series and parallel resistance from the formulas above. Compare the results (percentage difference)
to the measured values.
Resistors | Measured Value | Calculated Value | % Difference
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parallel |
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- Use the nominally identical resistors given to you by the lab assistant. Measure each resistance using
the bench multimeter, enter the results into Excel. Determine the nominal resistance of the batch from the color code.
For each measured value determine the percentage difference from the nominal value. Calculate the average, standard
deviation, and median of the set of percentage differences.