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Ohm Bands

White Orange Black Gold — 93 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.

93×1±5%
White9Orange3Black×1Gold±5%

Value

93 Ω

Range at ±5%

88.35 Ω – 97.65 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
2Orange2nd digit — 3
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

53.8 mA · 269 mW · 1 W part

Across 12 V

129 mA · 1.55 W · 5 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 930.

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.