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Ohm Bands

Yellow White Orange Gold — 49 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.

49×1k±5%
Yellow4White9Orange×1kGold±5%

Value

49 kΩ

Range at ±5%

46.55 kΩ – 51.45 kΩ

Standard value

Non-standard

No E24 part carries this value — check you are reading from the right end.


What each band says

BandColourMeaning
1Yellow1st digit — 4
2White2nd digit — 9
3OrangeMultiplier — ×1k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

In a circuit

Across 5 V

102 µA · 510 µW · 1/8 W part

Across 12 V

245 µA · 2.94 mW · 1/8 W part

Surface-mount marking for the same value: 493.

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.