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Ohm Bands

White Red Black Gold — 92 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.

92×1±5%
White9Red2Black×1Gold±5%

Value

92 Ω

Range at ±5%

87.4 Ω – 96.6 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
2Red2nd digit — 2
3BlackMultiplier — ×1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

54.3 mA · 272 mW · 1 W part

Across 12 V

130 mA · 1.57 W · 5 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 920.

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.