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Ohm Bands

Orange Blue Orange Gold — 36 kΩ

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.

36×1k±5%
Orange3Blue6Orange×1kGold±5%

Value

36 kΩ

Range at ±5%

34.2 kΩ – 37.8 kΩ

Standard value

E24

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What each band says

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

In a circuit

Across 5 V

139 µA · 694 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

333 µA · 4 mW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 363.

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.