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Ohm Bands

Yellow Orange Silver Gold — 0.43 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.

43×0.01±5%
Yellow4Orange3Silver×0.01Gold±5%

Value

0.43 Ω

Range at ±5%

0.4085 Ω – 0.4515 Ω

Standard value

E24

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What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Yellow1st digit — 4
2Orange2nd digit — 3
3SilverMultiplier — ×0.01
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

11.6 A · 58.1 W · part

Across 12 V

27.9 A · 335 W · part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: R43.

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.