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Ohm Bands

Orange Blue Brown Gold — 360 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.

36×10±5%
Orange3Blue6Brown×10Gold±5%

Value

360 Ω

Range at ±5%

342 Ω – 378 Ω

Standard value

E24

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What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Orange1st digit — 3
2Blue2nd digit — 6
3BrownMultiplier — ×10
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

13.9 mA · 69.4 mW · 1/4 W part

Across 12 V

33.3 mA · 400 mW · 1 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 361.

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.