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Ohm Bands

Brown Brown Orange Brown Brown — 1.13 kΩ

Read left to right, starting from the end where the bands are grouped. The brown band is the tolerance and always sits alone at the far end. Five bands means three significant digits — this is a precision part.

113×10±1%
Brown1Brown1Orange3Brown×10Brown±1%

Value

1.13 kΩ

Range at ±1%

1.1187 kΩ – 1.1413 kΩ


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Brown1st digit — 1
2Brown2nd digit — 1
3Orange3rd digit — 3
4BrownMultiplier — ×10
5BrownTolerance — ±1%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

4.42 mA · 22.1 mW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

10.6 mA · 127 mW · 1/2 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 112.

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.