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Ohm Bands

Orange Orange Blue Gold — 33 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.

33×1M±5%
Orange3Orange3Blue×1MGold±5%

Value

33 MΩ

Range at ±5%

31.35 MΩ – 34.65 MΩ

Standard value

Non-standard

No E24 part carries this value — check you are reading from the right end.


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Orange1st digit — 3
2Orange2nd digit — 3
3BlueMultiplier — ×1M
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

0.152 µA · 0.758 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

0.364 µA · 4.36 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 336.

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.