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Ohm Bands

SMD code 1203 — 120 kΩ

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: 120 × 10³. Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

1203

reads as

120 kΩ

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 120 kΩ carries 4 colour bands instead.

12×10k±5%
Brown1Red2Yellow×10,000Gold±5%

Everything about 120 kΩ — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

Same value, other markings

120 kΩ is printed several ways depending on the part's precision and size. A board can carry all of them at once.

How much it can take

Across itDissipatedSmallest package that copes
5 V208 µW1/8 W
12 V1.2 mW1/8 W

What you can actually get

Parts made

193

at this value

Common packages

0805 · 1206 · 0402 · 0603

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 1203. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.