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Ohm Bands

SMD code 2R87 — 2.87 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: the R is the decimal point — 2.87 Ω. Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

2R87

reads as

2.87 Ω

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 2.87 Ω carries 5 colour bands instead.

287×0.01±1%
Red2Grey8Violet7Silver×0.01Brown±1%

Everything about 2.87 Ω — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

Same value, other markings

2.87 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 V8.71 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink
12 V50.2 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink

What you can actually get

Parts made

17

at this value

Ten pieces

$0.31

not the reel price

Common packages

0603 · 0805 · 1206 · 0402

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 2R87. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.