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Ohm Bands

SMD code 27R1 — 27.1 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: the R is the decimal point — 27.1 Ω. Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

27R1

reads as

27.1 Ω

How much it can take

Across itDissipatedSmallest package that copes
5 V923 mW2 W
12 V5.31 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink

What you can actually get

Parts made

2

at this value

Common packages

0805

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 27R1. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.