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Ohm Bands

White Red Red Gold — 9.2 kΩ

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.

92×100±5%
White9Red2Red×100Gold±5%

Value

9.2 kΩ

Range at ±5%

8.74 kΩ – 9.66 kΩ

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
3RedMultiplier — ×100
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

543 µA · 2.72 mW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

1.3 mA · 15.7 mW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 922.

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.