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Ohm Bands

Grey Blue Violet Gold — 860 MΩ

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.

86×10M±5%
Grey8Blue6Violet×10MGold±5%

Value

860 MΩ

Range at ±5%

817 MΩ – 903 MΩ

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
3VioletMultiplier — ×10M
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

0.00581 µA · 0.0291 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

0.014 µA · 0.167 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 867.

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.