about variable resistors

hi
I've got a ploblem in reading VR'S some of them named 102, 203
is this means 102-1k,203-20k or means 102 -102 ohms

thanks

laurent sixtooth said:

I've got a ploblem in reading VR'S some of them named 102, 203 is this means 102-1k,203-20k or means 102 -102 ohms

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Your first interpretation is correct - 102 is 1000 ohms, and 203 is 20k.

The third digit is the multiplier, 1 = x10, 2 = x100, 3 = x1000 etc etc