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Ohm Bands

Grey Blue Black Gold — 86 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.

86×1±5%
Grey8Blue6Black×1Gold±5%

Value

86 Ω

Range at ±5%

81.7 Ω – 90.3 Ω

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
2Blue2nd digit — 6
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

58.1 mA · 291 mW · 1 W part

Across 12 V

140 mA · 1.67 W · 5 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 860.

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.