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Ohm Bands

White Red Brown Gold — 920 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.

92×10±5%
White9Red2Brown×10Gold±5%

Value

920 Ω

Range at ±5%

874 Ω – 966 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
3BrownMultiplier — ×10
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

5.43 mA · 27.2 mW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

13 mA · 157 mW · 1/2 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 921.

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.