Editing Resistor (section)

===Production resistors===
Resistor characteristics are quantified and reported using various national standards. In the US, MIL-STD-202<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dscc.dla.mil/Downloads/MilSpec/Docs/MIL-STD-202/std202.pdf |title=Test method standard: electronic and electrical component parts |publisher=Department of Defense |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209025640/http://www.dscc.dla.mil/downloads/milspec/docs/mil-std-202/std202.pdf |archive-date=2015-02-09 }}</ref> contains the relevant test methods to which other standards refer.

There are various standards specifying properties of resistors for use in equipment:
* [[IEC 60062]] (IEC 62) / [[DIN 40825]] / [[BS 1852]] / [[IS 8186]] / [[JIS C 5062]] etc. ([[Resistor color code]], [[RKM code]], date code)
* [[EIA RS-279]] / [[DIN 41429]] (Resistor color code)
* [[IEC 60063]] (IEC 63) / [[JIS C 5063]] <!-- / UNE 20531 --> (Standard E series values)
* MIL-PRF-26
* MIL-PRF-39007 (Fixed power, established reliability)
* MIL-PRF-55342 (Surface-mount thick and thin film)
* MIL-PRF-914
* MIL-R-11 Standard Canceled
* MIL-R-39017 (Fixed, General Purpose, Established Reliability)
* MIL-PRF-32159 (zero ohm jumpers)
* UL 1412 (fusing and temperature limited resistors)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080210020811/http://ulstandardsinfonet.ul.com/scopes/scopes.asp?fn=1412.html Fusing Resistors and Temperature-Limited Resistors for Radio- and Television- Type Appliances UL 1412]. ulstandardsinfonet.ul.com</ref>

There are other United States military procurement MIL-R- standards.