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SMD code 4872 — 48.7 kΩ

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: 487 × 10². Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

4872

reads as

48.7 kΩ

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 48.7 kΩ carries 5 colour bands instead.

487×100±1%
Yellow4Grey8Violet7Red×100Brown±1%

Everything about 48.7 kΩ — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

Same value, other markings

48.7 kΩ 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 V513 µW1/8 W
12 V2.96 mW1/8 W

What you can actually get

Parts made

85

at this value

Ten pieces

$0.13

not the reel price

Common packages

0603 · 1206 · 0402 · 0805

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 4872. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.