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SMD code 1694 — 1.69 MΩ

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: 169 × 10⁴. Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

1694

reads as

1.69 MΩ

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 1.69 MΩ carries 5 colour bands instead.

169×10k±1%
Brown1Blue6White9Yellow×10kBrown±1%

Everything about 1.69 MΩ — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

How much it can take

Across itDissipatedSmallest package that copes
5 V14.8 µW1/8 W
12 V85.2 µW1/8 W

What you can actually get

Parts made

32

at this value

Ten pieces

$0.17

not the reel price

Common packages

0805 · 1206 · 2010 · 2512

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 1694. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.