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Ohm Bands

Violet Violet Red Gold — 7.7 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.

77×100±5%
Violet7Violet7Red×100Gold±5%

Value

7.7 kΩ

Range at ±5%

7.315 kΩ – 8.085 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
2Violet2nd digit — 7
3RedMultiplier — ×100
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

649 µA · 3.25 mW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

1.56 mA · 18.7 mW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 772.

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.