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SMD code 1B-

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.

128 parts are printed 1B-

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 50 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • BC846BDW1SOT-363Dual NPN transistor, 6 pins, onsemiDual NPN transistorSOT-3636 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Dual NPN transistor
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC846BHSOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, Taiwan SemiconductorNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsTaiwan Semiconductor
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Taiwan Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC846BLSOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, onsemiNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    General Purpose Transistors Series
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC846BM3SOT-723NPN transistor, 3 pins, onsemiNPN transistorSOT-7233 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-723
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC846BQSOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, Yangjie Electronic TechNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsYangjie Electronic Tech
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Yangjie Electronic Tech
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC846BTSOT-416NPN transistor, 3 pins, NexperiaNPN transistorSOT-4163 pinsNexperia
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Nexperia
    Package
    SOT-416
    Pins
    3
    Pinout
    • 1 base
    • 2 emitter
    • 3 collector
    Details
    65 V, 100 mA NPN general-purpose transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC846BWSOT-323Transistor, 3 pins, DiotecTransistorSOT-3233 pinsDiotec
    What it is
    Transistor
    Maker
    Diotec
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Pinout
    • 1 base
    • 2 emitter
    • 3 collector
    Details
    SMD General Purpose NPN Transistors
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC846BW-HFSOT-323NPN transistor, 3 pins, ComchipNPN transistorSOT-3233 pinsComchip
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    65 V, 0.1 A NPN transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC846BW-Q1SOT-323NPN transistor, 3 pins, Formosa MicrosemiNPN transistorSOT-3233 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC846BWHSOT-323NPN transistor, 3 pins, Taiwan SemiconductorNPN transistorSOT-3233 pinsTaiwan Semiconductor
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Taiwan Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC846BWQSOT-323NPN transistor, 3 pins, Yangjie Electronic TechNPN transistorSOT-3233 pinsYangjie Electronic Tech
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Yangjie Electronic Tech
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC846SSOT-363Transistor, 6 pins, DiotecTransistorSOT-3636 pinsDiotec
    What it is
    Transistor
    Maker
    Diotec
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    SMD General Purpose NPN Transistors
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC848B,215SOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, HXYNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsHXY
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor, 30 V, 0.1 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BCV72SOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, HXYNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsHXY
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor, 65 V, 0.1 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 1 more part has no package on record
    • BGU6102RF amplifier (MMIC), 6 pins, NXPRF amplifier (MMIC)Not recorded6 pinsNXP
      What it is
      RF amplifier (MMIC)
      Maker
      NXP
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      6
      Details
      Wideband silicon low-noise amplifier MMIC
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: RF amplifier.

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.

NPN transistor pair

Diode range, part lifted. Test each transistor on its own pins, as the datasheet's pinout gives them.

Working, it reads

Red 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.

NPN transistor

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

Working, it reads

Red 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.

RF amplifier

Voltage, board powered, on the output pin that the bias resistor or choke feeds.

Working, it reads

The output pin sits at the device voltage the datasheet gives, a few volts, below the supply.

Dead, it reads

  • Output pin at 0 V, or near 0 Ω to ground with the power off: shorted inside.
  • Output pin at the full supply voltage: open inside, no current flowing.
On the board:
Measured on the board with power on; the bias network is part of the reading.
Compare:
If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
Watch for:
The figures depend on the part and its bias resistor. The datasheet gives both.

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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