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Ohm Bands

SMD code 1790 — 179 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: 179 × 10⁰. Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

1790

reads as

179 Ω

How much it can take

Across itDissipatedSmallest package that copes
5 V140 mW1/2 W
12 V804 mW2 W

What you can actually get

Parts made

1

at this value

Common packages

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 1790. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.