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Ohm Bands

SMD code 5R0 — 5 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a three-digit marking: the R is the decimal point — 5.0 Ω. Parts marked this way are usually ±5% or ±2%.

5R0

reads as

5 Ω

How much it can take

Across itDissipatedSmallest package that copes
5 V5 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink
12 V28.8 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink

What you can actually get

Parts made

19

at this value

Common packages

TO-220 · 1210 · 0402 · 0805

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 5R0. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.