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SMD code 36x

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.

36x on a chip resistor

23.2 Ω

23.2 Ω resistor, 1%

EIA-96 precision code: 36 selects 2.32 from the E96 series and X multiplies by 10. These are 1% parts.

Check it with a meter

Lift one end and measure across it. A good one reads 23.2 Ω within 1%. Measuring it in circuit reads the parallel combination of everything around it, which is almost always lower, never higher: well above 23.2 Ω on the board is a fault. Open, or well above 23.2 Ω, means it has failed: burnt, cracked or corroded. That does not change what to fit: the marking still says 23.2 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, SOD-523, SOT-23-5), 36x is a part code instead. Those parts are listed below.

10 parts are printed 36x

Not sure which one you have?

Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 10 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • JEB36D5SOD-523TVS diode, 2 pins, JieJieTVS diodeSOD-5232 pinsJieJie
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    JieJie
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • JEB36D5PSOD-523TVS diode, 2 pins, JieJieTVS diodeSOD-5232 pinsJieJie
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    JieJie
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • TZT3.6XWSOT-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.

  • ATF-36163SOT-3636 pins, BroadcomNot recordedSOT-3636 pinsBroadcom
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Broadcom
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    PHEMT for 1.5-18GHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • XC6104B228MRSOT-23-5Voltage supervisor, 5 pins, TorexVoltage supervisorSOT-23-55 pinsTorex
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 2.8V, 5%, Hst, ±Reset PPO, Wt=50ms, Rt=25ms
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • XC6203P582FRSOT-223TorexNot recordedSOT-223Not recordedTorex
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-223
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    VR-IC: Int. current limiter, 5.8V±2%, 400mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • XC6203P582MRSOT-233 pins, TorexNot recordedSOT-233 pinsTorex
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    VR-IC: Int. current limiter, 5.8V±2%, 400mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • XC6203P582PRSOT-893 pins, TorexNot recordedSOT-893 pinsTorex
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    VR-IC: Int. current limiter, 5.8V±2%, 400mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • XC6505C581ERUSP-6CLDO regulator, 6 pins, TorexLDO regulatorUSP-6C6 pinsTorex
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 5.8V±1%, 200mA, +CE, CL
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • Z02W3.6VXSOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, KECZener diodeSOT-233 pinsKEC
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    KEC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Z-diode: 3.40..3.65V, Izt=5mA, Zzt=130Ω, 200mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

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.

Integrated circuit

Voltage with the board powered; ohms from each pin to ground with it off.

Working, it reads

Supply pin at its voltage and the output doing what the datasheet says. Readings between pins depend on the part.

Dead, it reads

  • A pin near 0 Ω to ground or to the supply pin where an identical part does not read that: failed short.
  • Supply present, output stuck: failed, or its load has.
On the board:
A pin shorted to ground on the board can be anything on that net. Lift the pin to be sure.
Compare:
The surest reference is the same IC on a working board, measured pin by pin.
Watch for:
Its protection diodes can read like junctions between pins, even like a transistor. That proves nothing either way.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as 36x

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

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