Common Resistance Values

Below is information on resistors for ohm values, reading values and watt ratings.

Standard 5% Carbon Film Resistor Values

Table of Values in Ohms (K = x 1000 & M = x 1,000,000

1.0 5.6 33 160 820 3.9K 20K 100K 510K 2.7M 1.1 6.2 36 180 910 4.3K 22K 110K 560K 3M 1.2 6.8 39 200 1K 4.7K 24K 120K 620K 3.3M 1.3 7.5 43 220 1.1K 5.1K 27K 130K 680K 3.6M 1.5 8.2 47 240 1.2K 5.6K 30K 150K 750K 3.9M 1.6 9.1 51 270 1.3K 6.2K 33K 160K 820K 4.3M 1.8 10 56 300 1.5K 6.6K 36K 180K 910K 4.7M 2.0 11 62 330 1.6K 7.5K 39K 200K 1M 5.1M 2.2 12 68 360 1.8K 8.2K 43K 220K 1.1M 5.6M 2.4 13 75 390 2K 9.1K 47K 240K 1.2M 6.2M 2.7 15 82 430 2.2K 10K 51K 270K 1.3M 6.8M 3.0 16 91 470 2.4K 11K 56K 300K 1.5M 7.5M 3.3 18 100 510 2.7K 12K 62K 330K 1.6M 8.2M 3.6 20 110 560 3K 13K 68K 360K 1.8M 9.1M 3.9 22 120 620 3.2K 15K 75K 390K 2M 10M 4.3 24 130 680 3.3K 16K 82K 430K 2.2M 15M 4.7 27 150 750 3.6K 18K 91K 470K 2.4M 22M 5.1 30

Example: 10K = 10,000 ohms, 10M = 10,000,000 ohms

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Resistor Watt Ratings

Common Resistors come in the following watt ratings.

1/8W = 0.125W, 1/4W = 0.25W, 1/2W = 0.5W, 1W, and 2W.

Below are two pictures to give you a sense of size:

Absolute sizes:

Relative sizes: