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Ohm Bands

Blue Green Violet Gold — 650 MΩ

Read left to right, starting from the end where the bands are grouped. The gold band is the tolerance and always sits alone at the far end.

65×10M±5%
Blue6Green5Violet×10MGold±5%

Value

650 MΩ

Range at ±5%

617.5 MΩ – 682.5 MΩ

Standard value

Non-standard

No E24 part carries this value — check you are reading from the right end.


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Blue1st digit — 6
2Green2nd digit — 5
3VioletMultiplier — ×10M
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

0.00769 µA · 0.0385 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

0.0185 µA · 0.222 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 657.

If you misread one band

Brown and red, or orange and red, are easy to confuse under a desk lamp. These are the codes one band away from this one.