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Ohm Bands

White Blue Black Gold — 96 Ω

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.

96×1±5%
White9Blue6Black×1Gold±5%

Value

96 Ω

Range at ±5%

91.2 Ω – 100.8 Ω

Standard value

Non-standard

No E24 part carries this value — check you are reading from the right end.


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1White1st digit — 9
2Blue2nd digit — 6
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

52.1 mA · 260 mW · 1 W part

Across 12 V

125 mA · 1.5 W · 5 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 960.

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.