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Ohm Bands

Grey Grey Green Gold — 8.8 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.

88×100k±5%
Grey8Grey8Green×100kGold±5%

Value

8.8 MΩ

Range at ±5%

8.36 MΩ – 9.24 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
2Grey2nd digit — 8
3GreenMultiplier — ×100k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

0.568 µA · 2.84 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

1.36 µA · 16.4 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 885.

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.