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Ohm Bands

White White Gold Gold — 9.9 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.

99×0.1±5%
White9White9Gold×0.1Gold±5%

Value

9.9 Ω

Range at ±5%

9.405 Ω – 10.395 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
2White2nd digit — 9
3GoldMultiplier — ×0.1
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

505 mA · 2.53 W · part

Across 12 V

1.21 A · 14.5 W · part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 9R9.

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.