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Ohm Bands

Violet Blue Black Gold — 76 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.

76×1±5%
Violet7Blue6Black×1Gold±5%

Value

76 Ω

Range at ±5%

72.2 Ω – 79.8 Ω

Standard value

Non-standard

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


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Violet1st digit — 7
2Blue2nd digit — 6
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

65.8 mA · 329 mW · 1 W part

Across 12 V

158 mA · 1.89 W · 5 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 760.

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.