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Ohm Bands

Blue Orange Black Gold — 63 Ω

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.

63×1±5%
Blue6Orange3Black×1Gold±5%

Value

63 Ω

Range at ±5%

59.85 Ω – 66.15 Ω

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
2Orange2nd digit — 3
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

79.4 mA · 397 mW · 1 W part

Across 12 V

190 mA · 2.29 W · 5 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 630.

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.