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Ohm Bands

Violet White Green Gold — 7.9 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.

79×100k±5%
Violet7White9Green×100kGold±5%

Value

7.9 MΩ

Range at ±5%

7.505 MΩ – 8.295 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
2White2nd digit — 9
3GreenMultiplier — ×100k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

0.633 µA · 3.16 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

1.52 µA · 18.2 µW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 795.

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.