Resistor 0.25W 6.8M ohm (10 pcs)

The Resistor 0.25W 6.8M ohm is a 6.8 MΩ through-hole resistor with a 0.25 W power rating, sold in a pack of 10. High values like this are used as bleeder resistors that slowly discharge capacitors, as bias resistors for high-impedance inputs and in voltage dividers that must draw almost no current.

Resistor 0.25W 6.8M ohm Specifications

• Resistance: 6.8 MΩ (6,800,000 ohms, also written 6M8)
• Power rating: 0.25 W (1/4 W)
• Type: fixed resistor, axial leads, through-hole
• Colour code: blue, grey, green (4-band) or blue, grey, black, yellow (5-band), followed by the tolerance band
• Current at 5 V: about 0.74 µA
• Pack size: 10 pieces

Resistor 0.25W 6.8M ohm Applications

• Bleeder resistor across a capacitor: with 1 µF the time constant is 6.8 s, so the voltage falls below 1% in about 34 s
• Bias resistors for op-amp, JFET and CMOS inputs
• Low-current voltage dividers for measuring higher DC voltages
• Capacitive touch and proximity sensing
• Electronics repair and prototyping

What's in the Box

• 10 × 6.8 MΩ 0.25 W resistors

Tip: With megaohm resistors the limit is usually the maximum working voltage, not the power, so on high-voltage circuits use several resistors in series to share the voltage. A bleeder only slows the discharge: always check that a capacitor reads near 0 V before touching it.

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