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Ohm Bands

Grey Black Yellow Gold — 800 kΩ

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.

80×10k±5%
Grey8Black0Yellow×10kGold±5%

Value

800 kΩ

Range at ±5%

760 kΩ – 840 kΩ

Standard value

Non-standard

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


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Grey1st digit — 8
2Black2nd digit — 0
3YellowMultiplier — ×10k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

6.25 µA · 31.3 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

15 µA · 180 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 804.

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.