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SMD code 3834 — 3.83 MΩ

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: 383 × 10⁴. Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

3834

reads as

3.83 MΩ

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 3.83 MΩ carries 5 colour bands instead.

383×10k±1%
Orange3Grey8Orange3Yellow×10kBrown±1%

Everything about 3.83 MΩ — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

How much it can take

Across itDissipatedSmallest package that copes
5 V6.53 µW1/8 W
12 V37.6 µW1/8 W

What you can actually get

Parts made

18

at this value

Ten pieces

$0.21

not the reel price

Common packages

0805 · 1206 · 0603 · 2512

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 3834. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.