Resistors

Symbol Units

R
Ohms ( )

Resistors in series
Rtotal = R1 + R2 + R3

Resistors in parallel

Rtotal = 1 / ( (1 / R1 ) + ( 1 / R2 ) + ( 1 / R3 ) )

Resistor Colour Codes

Prefered Values. 1R0 10R 100R 1R2 12R 120R 1R5 15R 150R 1R8 18R 180R 2R2 22R 220R 2R7 27R 270R 3R3 33R 330R 3R9 39R 390R 4R7 47R 470R 5R6 56R 560R 6R8 68R 680R 8R2 82R 820R 1K0 1K2 1K5 1K8 2K2 2K7 3K3 3K9 4K7 5K6 6K8 8K2 10K 12K 15K 18K 22K 27K 33K 39K 47K 56K 68K 82K 100K 120K 150K 180K 220K 270K 330K 390K 470K 56OK 680K 82OK 1M0 10M 1M2 1M5 1M8 2M2 2M7 3M3 3M9 4M7 5M6 6M8 8M2

Capacitors
Symbol Units

C
Farad, F

Capacitors in series
Ctotal = 1 / ( (1 / C1 ) + ( 1 / C2 ) + ( 1 / C3 ) )

Capacitors in parallel

Ctotal = C1 + C2 + C3

Inductors
Symbol Units

L
Henry, H

Inductors in series
Ltotal = L1 + L2 + L3

Inductors in parallel

Ltotal = 1 / ( (1 / L1 ) + ( 1 / L2 ) + ( 1 / L3 ) ) Note: for inductors in series or parallel, the above formular works so long as the inductors are spaced far enough apart to not affect each other. Remember inductors generate magnet fields, and these can affect other inductors if close enough.

Diodes / Rectifier
Symbol Half Wave Rectifier

Full Wave Rectifier

Full Wave, 3 Phase

Transistor Symbol

FET ( MOSFET ) Symbol

Common models
Model IRF840A RFP40N10 Amps Max 8 40 Volts Max 500 100