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How the resistor got its stripes
https://www.adafruitdaily.com/2025/09/10/how-the-resistor-got-its-stripes/
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When through-hole resistors were first made, printing tiny numbers was a relatively costly process. Instead, colored stripes were used to represent a resistor’s value.
