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SMD code 40A — 2.55 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is an EIA-96 marking: code 40 is 2.55 in the E96 series, A multiplies by 1. Parts marked this way are usually ±1%.

40A

reads as

2.55 Ω

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 2.55 Ω carries 5 colour bands instead.

255×0.01±1%
Red2Green5Green5Silver×0.01Brown±1%

Everything about 2.55 Ω — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

How much it can take

Across itDissipatedSmallest package that copes
5 V9.8 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink
12 V56.5 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink

What you can actually get

Parts made

24

at this value

Ten pieces

$0.53

not the reel price

Common packages

0805 · 1206 · 0603 · 0201

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 40A. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.