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Ohm Bands

SMD code 72R3 — 72.3 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: the R is the decimal point — 72.3 Ω. Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

72R3

reads as

72.3 Ω

How much it can take

Across itDissipatedSmallest package that copes
5 V346 mW1 W
12 V1.99 W5 W

What you can actually get

Parts made

1

at this value

Common packages

1206

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 72R3. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.