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Ohm Bands

SMD code 3R00 — 3 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: the R is the decimal point — 3.00 Ω. Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

3R00

reads as

3 Ω

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 3 Ω carries 4 colour bands instead.

30×0.1±5%
Orange3Black0Gold×0.1Gold±5%

Everything about 3 Ω — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

Same value, other markings

3 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 V8.33 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink
12 V48 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink

What you can actually get

Parts made

120

at this value

Common packages

1206 · 0603 · 0805 · 0402

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 3R00. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.