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SMD code 7872 — 78.7 kΩ

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: 787 × 10². Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

7872

reads as

78.7 kΩ

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 78.7 kΩ carries 5 colour bands instead.

787×100±1%
Violet7Grey8Violet7Red×100Brown±1%

Everything about 78.7 kΩ — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

Same value, other markings

78.7 kΩ 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 V318 µW1/8 W
12 V1.83 mW1/8 W

What you can actually get

Parts made

85

at this value

Ten pieces

$0.13

not the reel price

Common packages

0402 · 0603 · 0805 · 1206

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 7872. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.