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Ohm Bands

Blue Red Silver Gold — 0.62 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.

62×0.01±5%
Blue6Red2Silver×0.01Gold±5%

Value

0.62 Ω

Range at ±5%

0.589 Ω – 0.651 Ω

Standard value

E24

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What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Blue1st digit — 6
2Red2nd digit — 2
3SilverMultiplier — ×0.01
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

8.06 A · 40.3 W · part

Across 12 V

19.4 A · 232 W · part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: R62.

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.