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SMD code 68A — 4.99 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is an EIA-96 marking: code 68 is 4.99 in the E96 series, A multiplies by 1. Parts marked this way are usually ±1%.

68A

reads as

4.99 Ω

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 4.99 Ω carries 5 colour bands instead.

499×0.01±1%
Yellow4White9White9Silver×0.01Brown±1%

Everything about 4.99 Ω — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

How much it can take

Across itDissipatedSmallest package that copes
5 V5.01 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink
12 V28.9 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink

What you can actually get

Parts made

37

at this value

Ten pieces

$0.23

not the reel price

Common packages

0805 · 1206 · 0603 · 0402

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 68A. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.