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Ohm Bands

Violet Brown Green Gold — 7.1 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.

71×100k±5%
Violet7Brown1Green×100kGold±5%

Value

7.1 MΩ

Range at ±5%

6.745 MΩ – 7.455 MΩ

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
2Brown2nd digit — 1
3GreenMultiplier — ×100k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

0.704 µA · 3.52 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

1.69 µA · 20.3 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 715.

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.