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Ohm Bands

SMD code 17R4 — 17.4 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: the R is the decimal point — 17.4 Ω. Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

17R4

reads as

17.4 Ω

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 17.4 Ω carries 5 colour bands instead.

174×0.1±1%
Brown1Violet7Yellow4Gold×0.1Brown±1%

Everything about 17.4 Ω — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

Same value, other markings

17.4 Ω 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 V1.44 W5 W
12 V8.28 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink

What you can actually get

Parts made

59

at this value

Ten pieces

$0.31

not the reel price

Common packages

0603 · 1206 · 0805 · 0402

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 17R4. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.