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Ohm Bands

SMD code 5904 — 5.9 MΩ

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: 590 × 10⁴. Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

5904

reads as

5.9 MΩ

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 5.9 MΩ carries 5 colour bands instead.

590×10k±1%
Green5White9Black0Yellow×10kBrown±1%

Everything about 5.9 MΩ — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

Same value, other markings

5.9 MΩ 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 V4.24 µW1/8 W
12 V24.4 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 · 2512 · 0603

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 5904. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.