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Ohm Bands

White Yellow Red Gold — 9.4 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.

94×100±5%
White9Yellow4Red×100Gold±5%

Value

9.4 kΩ

Range at ±5%

8.93 kΩ – 9.87 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
2Yellow2nd digit — 4
3RedMultiplier — ×100
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

532 µA · 2.66 mW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

1.28 mA · 15.3 mW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 942.

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.