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Ohm Bands

SMD code 17R6 — 17.6 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: the R is the decimal point — 17.6 Ω. Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

17R6

reads as

17.6 Ω

How much it can take

Across itDissipatedSmallest package that copes
5 V1.42 W5 W
12 V8.18 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink

What you can actually get

Parts made

2

at this value

Common packages

1206

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 17R6. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.