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SMD code 2Ap

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.

The last letter, p, is lower case, which on NXP and Philips parts is a date or factory code, so it was set aside and 2A was searched.

164 parts are printed 2Ap

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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.

  • TZD2.0WSSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, Taitron ComponentsZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsTaitron Components
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Taitron Components
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    SMD Zener Diodes (Two Terminals) - 200mW
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • TZD2.0WTSOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, Taitron ComponentsZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsTaitron Components
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Taitron Components
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Details
    SMD Zener Diodes (Two Terminals) - 150mW
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • TZT2.0WSOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, Taitron ComponentsZener diodeSOT-233 pinsTaitron Components
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Taitron Components
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    SMD Zener Diodes (Three Terminals) - 200mW
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ULC0502ASOT-563ESD protection diode, 6 pins, LeiditechESD protection diodeSOT-5636 pinsLeiditech
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    Leiditech
    Package
    SOT-563
    Pins
    6
    Details
    ESD protection diode, VRWM 5 V, Cj 0.6 pF
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • USBLC6-2P6SOT-563ESD protection diode, 6 pins, LeiditechESD protection diodeSOT-5636 pinsLeiditech
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    Leiditech
    Package
    SOT-563
    Pins
    6
    Details
    ESD protection diode, VRWM 85.5 V, 600 W
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • WPT2F06-3SOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, WillsemiPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsWillsemi
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Willsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • WT3906SOT-233 pins, WayonNot recordedSOT-233 pinsWayon
    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.

  • BTP3906N3SOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, CYStekPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsCYStek
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    CYStek
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    -40 V, -0.2 A PNP transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 2N3906USOT-323Transistor, 3 pins, First SilionTransistorSOT-3233 pinsFirst Silion
    What it is
    Transistor
    Maker
    First Silion
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 2SC5712SOT-89NPN transistor, 3 pins, ToshibaNPN transistorSOT-893 pinsToshiba
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Toshiba
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN transistor: Sw, Hi-sp, 100V, 3A, 1W, B=400..1000, 40/120ns
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 2T665A9SOT-89NPN transistor, 3 pins, IntegralNPN transistorSOT-893 pinsIntegral
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Integral
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN transistor: GP, 120V, 1A, 300mW, B=40..250, 200MHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 4 more parts have no package on record
    • TSS20100HESchottky diode, Galaxy MicroelectronicsSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedGalaxy Microelectronics
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Galaxy Microelectronics
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      2A, 100V, Surface Mount Schottky Barrier Rectifiers
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • TVT05WESD protection diode, Taitron ComponentsESD protection diodeNot recordedNot recordedTaitron Components
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      SMD TVS Arrays (Three Terminals)
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • VESD01C1-HD1ESD protection diode, VishayESD protection diodeNot recordedNot recordedVishay
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      Vishay
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Single-Line ESD-Protection Diode in DFN1006-2A
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • 2N3906EPNP transistor, First SilionPNP transistorNot recordedNot recordedFirst Silion
      What it is
      PNP transistor
      Maker
      First Silion
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      PNP transistor: GP, 40V, 200mA, 200mW, B=100..400, >250MHz
      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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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