| | Standard Resistor Values | |  Standard base resistor values are given in the following tables for the most commonly used tolerances (1%, 5%, 10%), along with typically available resistance ranges. To determine values other than the base, multiply the base value by 10, 100, 1 000 or 10 000.
| | Example: | Calculations indicate the need for a 355 kW resistor and a tolerance of 1% . | | Look in the 1% table and select the 35.7 value (the nearest available standard value). Multiply by 10 000 to convert to 357 kW. |
| 1% Standard Values
Decade multiples are available from 10.0 W through 1.00 MW
(also 1.10 MW, 1.20 MW, 1.30 MW, 1.50 MW, 1.60 MW, 1.80 MW, 2.00 MW and 2.20 MW) | | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.0 | | 13.3 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 17.4 | | 17.8 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 23.2 | | 23.7 | 24.3 | 24.9 | 25.5 | 26.1 | 26.7 | 27.4 | 28.0 | 28.7 | 29.4 | 30.1 | 30.9 | | 31.6 | 32.4 | 33.2 | 34.0 | 34.8 | 35.7 | 36.5 | 37.4 | 38.3 | 39.2 | 40.2 | 41.2 | | 42.2 | 43.2 | 44.2 | 45.3 | 46.4 | 47.5 | 48.7 | 49.9 | 51.1 | 52.3 | 53.6 | 54.9 | | 56.2 | 57.6 | 59.0 | 60.4 | 61.9 | 63.4 | 64.9 | 66.5 | 68.1 | 69.8 | 71.5 | 73.2 | | 75.0 | 76.8 | 78.7 | 80.6 | 82.5 | 84.5 | 86.6 | 88.7 | 90.9 | 93.1 | 95.3 | 97.6 |
|  Standard resistor values are calculated using the simple formula given below. Round the results to the proper number of significant figures (3 for 1% and 2%, 2 for 5% and 10%). As the chart at the right shows (created in Excel), plotting the values on a logarithmic scale results in a straight line.
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5% Standard Values
Decade multiples are available from 10 W through 22 MW | | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 30 | | 33 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 91 |
| 10% Standard Values
Decade multiples are available from 10 W through 1 MW | | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 68 | 82 |
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