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Ohm Bands

SMD code 20R0 — 20 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: the R is the decimal point — 20.0 Ω. Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

20R0

reads as

20 Ω

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 20 Ω carries 4 colour bands instead.

20×1±5%
Red2Black0Black×1Gold±5%

Everything about 20 Ω — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

Same value, other markings

20 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 V1.25 W5 W
12 V7.2 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink

What you can actually get

Parts made

215

at this value

Common packages

0805 · 0603 · 1206 · 0402

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 20R0. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.