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Ohm Bands

SMD code 1R20 — 1.2 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: the R is the decimal point — 1.20 Ω. Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

1R20

reads as

1.2 Ω

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 1.2 Ω carries 4 colour bands instead.

12×0.1±5%
Brown1Red2Gold×0.1Gold±5%

Everything about 1.2 Ω — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

Same value, other markings

1.2 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 V20.8 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink
12 V120 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink

What you can actually get

Parts made

107

at this value

Common packages

0603 · 1210 · 1206 · 0805

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 1R20. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.