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Ohm Bands

Violet Brown Yellow Gold — 710 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.

71×10k±5%
Violet7Brown1Yellow×10kGold±5%

Value

710 kΩ

Range at ±5%

674.5 kΩ – 745.5 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
3YellowMultiplier — ×10k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

7.04 µA · 35.2 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

16.9 µA · 203 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 714.

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.