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Ohm Bands

SMD code R270 — 0.27 Ω

A surface-mount resistor has no bands. This one is a four-digit marking: the R leads, so the value is below 1 Ω — 0.270 Ω. Parts marked this way are usually ±1% or tighter.

R270

reads as

0.27 Ω

The same part, in bands

The through-hole version of 0.27 Ω carries 4 colour bands instead.

27×0.01±5%
Red2Violet7Silver×0.01Gold±5%

Everything about 0.27 Ω — power ratings, what ten cost, what is in stock.

Same value, other markings

0.27 Ω 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 V92.6 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink
12 V533 Wno standard part — needs a power resistor or a heatsink

Codes you will mistake it for

One character apart from R270. On a 0402 part these are a fraction of a millimetre of printing — worth a second look before you solder.