there should be color bands on it that represent a digit for each band. http://itll.colorado.edu/electronics_cen...
the other method is a multimeter. I am partial to Greenlee, but Fluke makes a good one too.
By reading its colour code, or by measuring it with a multimeter.
Measure it with an ohmmeter or read its color code.
Measure it.
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