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Four Bands

39 kΩ resistor colour code

Four bands: Orange · White · Orange · Gold. The first two give the digits, the third multiplies, the fourth states how far off the real part may be.

39×1000±5
Orange3White9Orange×1 kGold±5%

Nominal

39 kΩ

39,000 ohms

Real range at ±5%

37.05 kΩ – 40.95 kΩ

A gold band allows this much drift.

Series

E12

Held in almost every parts drawer.


Band by band

BandColourMeaning
1Orange1st digit — 3
2White2nd digit — 9
3OrangeMultiplier — ×1 k
4GoldTolerance — ±5%

The same value on a five-band part

Precision resistors carry three significant digits instead of two, so the same 39 kΩ looks different.

OrangeWhiteBlackOrangeBrown