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SMD code -2L in SOT-23

Marking codes are not standardised, and the same code is reused by unrelated makers for unrelated parts. Below is every part in our tables printed with it, and any printed with a code that is easy to misread as it, from the manufacturers' own marking tables and published code lists.

33 parts in SOT-23 are printed -2L

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all SOT-23, 3 pins. What differs:

  • NSVMMBT5401LSOT-23PNP transistor, onsemiPNP transistoronsemi
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    High Voltage Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.

  • NSVMMBT5401LT3GSOT-23PNP transistor, HXYPNP transistorHXY
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor, 150 V, 0.6 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.

  • PT23T5401SOT-23PrisemiNot recordedPrisemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Prisemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor, 150 V, 0.6 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Bipolar transistor.

  • S-LMBT5401LT1GSOT-23PNP transistor, LRCPNP transistorLRC
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor, PNP, IC 500 mA, VCEO 150 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.

  • SMMBT5401LSOT-23PNP transistor, onsemiPNP transistoronsemi
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    High Voltage Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.

  • TMMBT5401SOT-23PNP transistor, Galaxy MicroelectronicsPNP transistorGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    150V, 0.6A, General Purpose PNP Bipolar Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.

  • WT5401SOT-23WayonNot recordedWayon
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Wayon
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Bipolar transistor.

  • BTA1514N3SOT-23PNP transistor, CYStekPNP transistorCYStek
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    CYStek
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    -160 V, -0.6 A PNP transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.

  • BAT754ASOT-23PhilipsNot recordedPhilips
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Philips
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    30V 200mA dual schottky ca
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Schottky diode.

  • FMMT4403SOT-23Not recordedNot recorded
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Not recorded
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    2N4403
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

  • FMMT5401SOT-23Diodes IncorporatedNot recordedDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    equivalent 2N5401
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

  • KMMBT5401SOT-23PNP transistor, FairchildPNP transistorFairchild
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Fairchild
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.

  • KST5401SOT-23FairchildNot recordedFairchild
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Fairchild
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-pnp: Vid, 160V, 500mA, 350mW, B=60..240, >150MHz
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

  • MMBT5401LTSOT-23onsemiNot recordedonsemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

  • MMBT5401LT1SOT-23PNP transistor, Fairchild SemiconductorPNP transistorFairchild Semiconductor
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Fairchild Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.

Is it dead? One meter test per kind

Parts of the same kind are tested the same way, so each test is here once. Each part above points to its own.

PNP transistor

Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.

Working, it reads

Black probe on the base reads about 0.6 to 0.75 V to the emitter and to the collector, and open the other way round. Collector to emitter reads open both ways.

Dead, it reads

  • Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted. The commonest failure.
  • The base the same both ways to another pin, near 0 V or a middling value: a shorted junction.
  • Only one junction reads, or none: a junction has failed open. It then looks like a diode.
  • A reading the wrong way round, where it should be open: leaky.
On the board
this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
Compare:
If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
Watch for:
A pair of diodes with a common pin reads just like a transistor, and some transistors carry a built-in diode or resistor. The datasheet says which.

A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.

Bipolar transistor

Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.

Working, it reads

From the base, one probe colour reads about 0.6 to 0.75 V to the emitter and to the collector, and open the other way round. Collector to emitter reads open both ways.

Dead, it reads

  • Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted. The commonest failure.
  • The base the same both ways to another pin, near 0 V or a middling value: a shorted junction.
  • Only one junction reads, or none: a junction has failed open. It then looks like a diode.
  • A reading the wrong way round, where it should be open: leaky.
On the board
this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
Compare:
If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
Watch for:
A pair of diodes with a common pin reads just like a transistor, and some transistors carry a built-in diode or resistor. The datasheet says which.

A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.

Schottky diode

Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.

Working, it reads

About 0.15 to 0.45 V anode to cathode, roughly half a silicon diode, and open the other way.

Dead, it reads

  • The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
  • A reading the wrong way round as well: leaky.
  • Open both ways: failed open.
On the board
this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
Compare:
If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
Watch for:
A large Schottky can read about 0.1 V forward and beep like a short, and leaks a little the wrong way when good, more when warm. It is shorted only if it reads the same both ways. Measure it cold, beside an identical cold one.

A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.

This part

Diode range and ohms range, part lifted.

Working, it reads

Depends on what it is. The datasheet, or an identical part, says.

Dead, it reads

  • Between two pins, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
  • Open between every pair of pins: failed open, or a part that reads open when working.
On the board
this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
Compare:
If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.

A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.

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