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Ohm Bands

SMD code 1981 — 1.98 kΩ

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: 198 × 10¹. Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

1981

reads as

1.98 kΩ

How much it can take

Across itDissipatedSmallest package that copes
5 V12.6 mW1/8 W
12 V72.7 mW1/4 W

What you can actually get

Parts made

4

at this value

Common packages

0402 · 1206

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 1981. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.