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SMD code 70A — 5.23 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is an EIA-96 marking: code 70 is 5.23 in the E96 series, A multiplies by 1. Parts marked this way are usually ±1%.

70A

reads as

5.23 Ω

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 5.23 Ω carries 5 colour bands instead.

523×0.01±1%
Green5Red2Orange3Silver×0.01Brown±1%

Everything about 5.23 Ω — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

How much it can take

Across itDissipatedSmallest package that copes
5 V4.78 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink
12 V27.5 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink

What you can actually get

Parts made

27

at this value

Ten pieces

$0.39

not the reel price

Common packages

0603 · 0402 · 0805 · 1206

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 70A. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.