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Ohm Bands

Red Blue Silver Gold — 0.26 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.

26×0.01±5%
Red2Blue6Silver×0.01Gold±5%

Value

0.26 Ω

Range at ±5%

0.247 Ω – 0.273 Ω

Standard value

Non-standard

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


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Red1st digit — 2
2Blue2nd digit — 6
3SilverMultiplier — ×0.01
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

19.2 A · 96.2 W · part

Across 12 V

46.2 A · 554 W · part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: R26.

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.