Resistor Colour Code Solver 1.1
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DESCRIPTION
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Resistor Colour Code Solver is a little program that can calculate the value of a resistor from its colour code and vice-versa.

Main Features:

* Supports 4-Band, 5-Band & 6-Band coding schemes.
* It has a small Ohms Law calculator which can calculate two parameters from power, voltage, current & resistance if the other two are specified.
* Colour customization - Users can  specify their own colour set to use in the program using Colour Customizer included in the zip archive.
* Completely portable, i.e., you can store it in a USB flash drive. All its settings are placed inside the same single directory.
* Simple interface to work on.


REQUIREMENTS
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OS: Win 98/2000/ME/XP (should work on Vista)
A minimum screen resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels


INSTALL
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No installation required. Just extract and run.
(Note that it might not work properly if you run it directly from the zip archive.)


UNINSTALL
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Just delete the extracted folder or files.


About Colour Customizer
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Colour Customizer is an additional utility for Resistor Colour Code Solver to customize its colour. For doing this, select your desired colours using this program and click on "Save colour settings". The next time you run Resistor Colour Code Solver, its colours should be modified according to your specification. The generated colour settings are completely portable and will remain as specified by you even if you copy the program's directory to a USB storage media or another PC.
To reset the colours to default, just delete "Colours.ini" file.
You can modify the colours manually by editing this file but it is not recommended.
(Note that all these files ("Resistor Colour Code Solver.exe" and "Colour Customizer.exe" should be present in a single directory to work properly.)


DISCLAIMER
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The author takes no responsibility if any loss of data or whatever occurs due to the use of this program.
USE THE PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK.


LICENSE
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Resistor Colour Code Solver is FREEWARE. You are allowed to use it as long as you like (both for personal or commercial use) and distribute it free of charge or publish it on your website or blog.


DONATE
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If you like to show your appreciation for Resistor Colour Code Solver to its author, please make a generous donation by clicking on the "Donate" link on the program's website:
http://www.geocities.com/niceabhishek1988/RCCS/
And/Or if you like, send me a feedback.


ABOUT
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Resistor Colour Code Solver 1.1
Written by - Abhishek
2nd August 2008

Please report any bugs, suggestions or ideas for improving Resistor Colour Code Solver to:
niceabhishek1988@gmail.com
http://www.geocities.com/niceabhishek1988/RCCS/