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Ohm Bands

SMD code 1R6 — 1.6 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a three-digit marking: the R is the decimal point — 1.6 Ω. Parts marked this way are usually ±5% or ±2%.

1R6

reads as

1.6 Ω

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 1.6 Ω carries 4 colour bands instead.

16×0.1±5%
Brown1Blue6Gold×0.1Gold±5%

Everything about 1.6 Ω — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

How much it can take

Across itDissipatedSmallest package that copes
5 V15.6 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink
12 V90 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink

What you can actually get

Parts made

102

at this value

Common packages

0805 · 0603 · 1206 · 2010

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 1R6. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.