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SMD code 180

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.

180 on a chip resistor

18 Ω

18 Ω resistor, 5%

18 followed by 0 zeros. Three digits is normally the 5% series. The same marking also reads as 18 pF on a capacitor or 18 µH on an inductor, and nothing in the code says which; the body of the part does.

Other readings of the same characters, most likely first

  • 18 pF capacitor
  • 18 µH inductor

Check it with a meter

Lift one end and measure across it. A good one reads 18 Ω within 5%. Measuring it in circuit reads the parallel combination of everything around it, which is almost always lower, never higher: well above 18 Ω on the board is a fault. Open, or well above 18 Ω, means it has failed: burnt, cracked or corroded. That does not change what to fit: the marking still says 18 Ω. A burnt resistor usually means the part it feeds drew too much, so find that before fitting a new one.

On a transistor or diode body (SOT-23-5, SOT-23, SMB), 180 is a part code instead. Those parts are listed below.

20 parts are printed 180

Not sure which one you have?

Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 20 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • 3.0SMC180SMCTVS diode, 2 pins, YFWTVS diodeSMC2 pinsYFW
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    YFW
    Package
    SMC
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

  • P6SMBF180SMBFTVS diode, 2 pins, YFWTVS diodeSMBF2 pinsYFW
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    YFW
    Package
    SMBF
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

  • TU1ZA180SMAZener diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeSMA2 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    180V, 5%, Surface Mount Zener Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • TU1ZB180SMAZener diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeSMA2 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    180V, 10%, Surface Mount Zener Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • U1ZA180SMAZener diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeSMA2 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    180V, 5%, Surface Mount Zener Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • U1ZB180SMAZener diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeSMA2 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    180V, 10%, Surface Mount Zener Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • IXD1415AA80ER-GUSP-6CLDO regulator, 6 pins, IXYSLDO regulatorUSP-6C6 pinsIXYS
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.10/1.50V±1%, 200mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

  • IXD1415AA80MRSOT-23-6LDO regulator, 6 pins, IXYSLDO regulatorSOT-23-66 pinsIXYS
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    SOT-23-6
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.10/1.50V±1%, 200mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

  • MMF180ASOD-123FTVS diode, 2 pins, Shanghai SemitechTVS diodeSOD-123F2 pinsShanghai Semitech
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    Shanghai Semitech
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=180V, Vbr=198.0..230.4V, Ipp=0.6A, 200W(1ms)
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

  • P4SMA180SMATVS diode, 2 pins, EIC SemiconductorTVS diodeSMA2 pinsEIC Semiconductor
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    EIC Semiconductor
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

  • P4SMAJ180SMA2 pins, Sunmate SemiconductorNot recordedSMA2 pinsSunmate Semiconductor
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Sunmate Semiconductor
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    TVS: 180V, 1.2A, 400W (1ms)
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

  • P6SMBJ180SMBTVS diode, 2 pins, LittelfuseTVS diodeSMB2 pinsLittelfuse
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    Littelfuse
    Package
    SMB
    Pins
    2
    Details
    TVS: 162..198V, 2.3A, 600W(1ms)
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

  • 3 more parts have no package on record
    • HZM18NBZener diode, RenesasZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedRenesas
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Renesas
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Z-diode: 16.94..19.03V, 200mW
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • IXD1415AA807R-GLDO regulator, IXYSLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedIXYS
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      IXYS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.10/1.50V±1%, 200mA, +CE
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

    • U1Z180ToshibaNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedToshiba
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Toshiba
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Z-diode: 162..198V, 1W
      Source
      Published code list

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

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.

TVS or ESD protection diode

Diode range, from the protected line to ground, part lifted if you can.

Working, it reads

A one-way part reads about 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse. A two-way part reads open both ways. Arrays with several lines read as the datasheet's diagram draws them.

Dead, it reads

  • From the line to ground, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
  • A reading both ways on a one-way part: leaky.
  • A one-way part open both ways: failed open.
On the board
, a line reading shorted to ground can be this part or anything else on that line. Lift it: if the short goes with it, it has failed.
Compare:
The same part on the next line or connector pin is the healthy reading to compare with.
Watch for:
A two-way part reads open both ways when it is good, exactly like one that has failed open. The meter cannot tell them apart; an identical part on the next line can.

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

Zener diode

Diode range for the forward check, part lifted, red probe on the anode. A bench supply for the Zener voltage.

Working, it reads

About 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse on the diode range. Its Zener voltage shows only on a supply: feed it through a resistor that sets about 5 mA, cathode to positive, read quickly, and it should hold near its rated voltage.

Dead, it reads

  • The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
  • Open both ways, forward too: failed open.
  • Holds well off its rated voltage on the supply test: drifted.
  • A soft knee, or a voltage that creeps on the supply test: 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 meter's diode range stops at about 2 to 3 V, so almost every Zener reads open in reverse on it, good or bad; a 3 V meter may just show a 2.4 or 2.7 V part. Above about 3 V the meter cannot tell a Zener from a plain diode.

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

Voltage regulator

Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground. Then ohms with the power off.

Working, it reads

Input pin at the supply, output pin at its rated voltage, and the enable pin high if it has one.

Dead, it reads

  • Output equal to the input: the pass element has shorted. Everything after it may have taken the full input.
  • Input present, enable high, no output: failed open, or holding itself off into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
  • Power off, input to output near 0 Ω: shorted.
On the board:
An output at 0 V is often a shorted load with the regulator in current limit. Lift the output pin: if the short stays on the board, the regulator may be fine.
Compare:
The same regulator on another rail or another board shows the right voltages and the right resistances.
Watch for:
Makers put input, output and ground on different pins in the same package, so take them from this part's datasheet. Diode or ohms readings between its pins say little; check it powered.

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

Silicon diode

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

Working, it reads

About 0.5 to 0.8 V anode to cathode, and open the other way. Small switching diodes read about 0.6 to 0.7 V; large rectifiers can read a little lower.

Dead, it reads

  • The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
  • Open both ways: failed open.
  • A reading the wrong way round as well: 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 three-pin body can hold two diodes. With a common pin they read two junctions from that pin, just like a transistor; in series they read two drops end to end. Test each pair the datasheet names.

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

Printed with a code easy to misread as 180

One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. Each code has a page of its own.

Codes not listed here are printed on 4 more parts.

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