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For inductance values less than 10 H, either band B or C will be gold and will represent
the decimal point. The other two bands (either B and D or C and D) will represent significant figures.

Inductors - Key Info at a Glance

For inductance values of 10 H or more, bands B and C represent significant figures and
band D is the multiplier.
A

E
This example:
0.37 H 10 %

Molded

Silver band twice the width

of other bands identifies
part as an inductor

This example:
1000 H 10 %

Coated

1st Digit

2nd Digit

3rd Digit

or

Multiplier

Tolerance

Black

or

Brown

or

10

1%

Red

or

100

2%

Orange

or

1 000

3%

Yellow

or

10 000

4%

Green

Blue

Violet

Gray

White

Gold

Decimal

Decimal

5%

Silver

10 %

None

20 %

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