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Ohm Bands

SMD code 81A — 6.81 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is an EIA-96 marking: code 81 is 6.81 in the E96 series, A multiplies by 1. Parts marked this way are usually ±1%.

81A

reads as

6.81 Ω

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 6.81 Ω carries 5 colour bands instead.

681×0.01±1%
Blue6Grey8Brown1Silver×0.01Brown±1%

Everything about 6.81 Ω — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

How much it can take

Across itDissipatedSmallest package that copes
5 V3.67 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink
12 V21.1 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink

What you can actually get

Parts made

29

at this value

Ten pieces

$0.37

not the reel price

Common packages

0603 · 1206 · 0402 · 0805

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from 81A. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.