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The British standard BS 1852 and its replacement, BS EN 60062, comprises a colour code for fixed resistors; letter and digit code for resistance (R for ohms, M for megohms, and K for kilohms) and capacitance values; letter code for resistance and capacitance tolerances and a data code for capacitors and resistors.








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The British standard BS 1852 and its replacement, BS EN 60062, comprises a colour code for fixed resistors; letter and digit code for resistance (R for ohms, M for megohms, and K for kilohms) and capacitance values; letter code for resistance and capacitance tolerances and a data code for capacitors and resistors.

Examples of resistance values
R47 0.47 ohms
4R7 4.7 ohms
470R 470 Ohms
4K7 4.7K ohms
47K 47K ohms
47K3 47.3K ohms
470K 470K ohms
4M7 4.7M ohms