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Ohm Bands

Violet Brown Orange Gold — 71 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.

71×1k±5%
Violet7Brown1Orange×1kGold±5%

Value

71 kΩ

Range at ±5%

67.45 kΩ – 74.55 kΩ

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
3OrangeMultiplier — ×1k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

70.4 µA · 352 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

169 µA · 2.03 mW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 713.

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.