French vs Italian resistance

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I have computed that the French resistance is roughly 17% larger than the Italian one. Do you know how I did it?

score 51 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 11 '23 at 09:27

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Because ...

... the coloured bands on a resistor with the colours of the French flag, blue – white – red, indicate an electric resistance of 6,900 ohms, whereas the colours of the Italian flag, green – white – red, indicate a value of only 5,900 ohms.

The value of 6,900 ohms is 16.95% higher than 5,900 ohms.

edited Apr 11 '23 at 09:27

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answered Dec 06 '16 at 09:39

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That's Great! :) +1 – Techidiot Dec 06 '16 at 09:45
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Of course Oehm gets that one. :) – Rubio Dec 06 '16 at 09:45
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@Rubio: Hehe. :) – M Oehm Dec 06 '16 at 09:52
Hahaha, the same old question but with best answer by perfect person to answer it. @MOehm – ABcDexter Dec 07 '16 at 06:04

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