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SMD code 33-

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.

146 parts are printed 33-

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  • DTA143XUASOT-323Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-3233 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP digital transistor (bias resistors built in)
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • DTA143XUBSOT-323Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, ROHMDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-3233 pinsROHM
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP digital transistor (bias resistor built-in); R1 = 4.7kOhm, R2 = 10kOhm
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ET5H133SOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, ETEKLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsETEK
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    ETEK
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ET5H233SOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, ETEKLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsETEK
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    ETEK
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ET5H533SOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, ETEKLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsETEK
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    ETEK
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ET5H733SOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, ETEKLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsETEK
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    ETEK
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ET6H133SOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, ETEKLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsETEK
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    ETEK
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ET7H233SOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, ETEKLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsETEK
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    ETEK
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • FMUN5333DW1SOT-363Digital transistor (resistors built in), 6 pins, Formosa MicrosemiDigital transistor (resistors built in)SOT-3636 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Digital transistor (resistors built in)
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • GALI-33+SOT-89RF amplifier (MMIC), 3 pins, Mini-CircuitsRF amplifier (MMIC)SOT-893 pinsMini-Circuits
    What it is
    RF amplifier (MMIC)
    Maker
    Mini-Circuits
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    MMIC amplifier, DC-4 GHz
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • GESD33VB3SOD-323ESD protection diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsESD protection diodeSOD-3232 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    33V, 300W, Surface Mount TVS
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • GESD33VDLSOD-882ESD protection diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsESD protection diodeSOD-8822 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOD-882
    Pins
    2
    Details
    33V, 300W, Surface Mount TVS
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • KDZ3.3EVSOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, KECZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsKEC
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    KEC
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 2 more parts have no package on record
    • EMF50C02VAComplementary MOSFET pair (N-channel and P-channel), Excelliance MOSComplementary MOSFET pair (N-channel and P-channel)Not recordedNot recordedExcelliance MOS
      What it is
      Complementary MOSFET pair (N-channel and P-channel)
      Maker
      Excelliance MOS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      20 V, 4.8 A complementary N+P MOSFET pair
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • ERA-33SM+RF amplifier (MMIC), Mini-CircuitsRF amplifier (MMIC)Not recordedNot recordedMini-Circuits
      What it is
      RF amplifier (MMIC)
      Maker
      Mini-Circuits
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      MMIC amplifier, DC-3 GHz
      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.

Digital transistor

Ohms range, part lifted. The datasheet gives the built-in resistors: R1 in series with the base, R2 from base to emitter.

Working, it reads

Base to emitter reads about R1 plus R2 either way round, about 20 kΩ on a 10 k and 10 k part, give or take their wide tolerance. Collector to emitter reads open. A part with no R2 reads a junction behind R1 one way instead.

Dead, it reads

  • Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 Ω with a continuous beep: shorted.
  • From the base, open or far above R1 plus R2: R1 has failed. Static damage shows here most often.
  • Base to emitter near 0 Ω: failed short.
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:
The readings depend on the resistor values, so an identical part elsewhere on the board is the surest reference. Measure it the same way.
Watch for:
On the diode range a good part with 10 kΩ resistors reads open on every pair, so a good part looks dead there. Use the ohms range.

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

MOSFET pair

Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again. Test each MOSFET on its own pins, as the datasheet's pinout gives them.

Working, it reads

One way between drain and source reads about 0.4 to 0.9 V, the body diode, and the other way open. The gate reads open to both other pins.

Dead, it reads

  • Drain to source the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep, and still so after shorting gate to source: shorted. The classic failure.
  • The gate reads low to source or drain: gate shorted.
  • No body diode at all: failed open.
On the board
the gate usually has a resistor to the source, which reads as that resistor and is not a fault. Lift a leg to be sure.
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 diode range can charge the gate enough to turn the part on, and then drain to source reads near 0 both ways on a good part. Short gate to source and test again before you condemn it.

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.

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.

Digital transistor

Ohms range, part lifted. The datasheet gives the built-in resistors: R1 in series with the base, R2 from base to emitter.

Working, it reads

Base to emitter reads about R1 plus R2 either way round, about 20 kΩ on a 10 k and 10 k part, give or take their wide tolerance. Collector to emitter reads open. A part with no R2 reads a junction behind R1 one way instead.

Dead, it reads

  • Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 Ω with a continuous beep: shorted.
  • From the base, open or far above R1 plus R2: R1 has failed. Static damage shows here most often.
  • Base to emitter near 0 Ω: failed short.
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:
The readings depend on the resistor values, so an identical part elsewhere on the board is the surest reference. Measure it the same way.
Watch for:
On the diode range a good part with 10 kΩ resistors reads open on every pair, so a good part looks dead there. Use the ohms range.

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.

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