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Ohm Bands

Orange Blue Black Gold — 36 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.

36×1±5%
Orange3Blue6Black×1Gold±5%

Value

36 Ω

Range at ±5%

34.2 Ω – 37.8 Ω

Standard value

E24

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What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Orange1st digit — 3
2Blue2nd digit — 6
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

139 mA · 694 mW · 2 W part

Across 12 V

333 mA · 4 W · part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 360.

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.