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SMD code 46A — 2.94 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is an EIA-96 marking: code 46 is 2.94 in the E96 series, A multiplies by 1. Parts marked this way are usually ±1%.

46A

reads as

2.94 Ω

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 2.94 Ω carries 5 colour bands instead.

294×0.01±1%
Red2White9Yellow4Silver×0.01Brown±1%

Everything about 2.94 Ω — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

How much it can take

Across itDissipatedSmallest package that copes
5 V8.5 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink
12 V49 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink

What you can actually get

Parts made

17

at this value

Ten pieces

$0.40

not the reel price

Common packages

1206 · 0603 · 2512 · 0805

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 46A. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.