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SMD code 56-

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.

88 parts are printed 56-

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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.

  • MT5Z4V3-CSOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, SeCoSZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsSeCoS
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    SeCoS
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • NZL5V6ATSOT-416ESD protection diode, 3 pins, onsemiESD protection diodeSOT-4163 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-416
    Pins
    3
    Details
    SC75 Dual Common Anode Zener for ESD Protection
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • NZQA5V6XV5SOT-553ESD protection diode, 5 pins, onsemiESD protection diodeSOT-5535 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-553
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Quad Array for ESD Protection Series
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • P6SMBF56SMBFTVS 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.

  • PESDHC2FD4V5BSOD-882ESD protection diode, 2 pins, PrisemiESD protection diodeSOD-8822 pinsPrisemi
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    Prisemi
    Package
    SOD-882
    Pins
    2
    Details
    ESD protection diode, 4.5 V working
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SMA2EZ56D5SMAZener diode, 2 pins, HXYZener diodeSMA2 pinsHXY
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode, 24 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SML4758SMAZener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSMA2 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    56 V Zener diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • TZD5.6WSSOD-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.

  • TZD5.6WTSOD-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.

  • EIA-96:560603Precision resistor (EIA-96 code), 2 pinsPrecision resistor (EIA-96 code)06032 pinsNot recorded
    What it is
    Precision resistor (EIA-96 code)
    Maker
    Not recorded
    Package
    0603
    Pins
    2
    Details
    EIA-96 precision chip resistor, code 56 stands for 374 in the E96 table; the printed mark adds a multiplier letter (56A = 374 Ohm, 56B = 3.74 kOhm)
    Source
    Added by hand from a published table

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

  • 5 more parts have no package on record
    • RSX301L-30Schottky diode, ROHMSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedROHM
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Schottky Barrier Diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • RSX301L-30DDSchottky diode, ROHMSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedROHM
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Schottky Barrier Diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • TZP5V6P8Zener diode, Taitron ComponentsZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedTaitron Components
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      SMD Zener Diodes (Two Terminals) - 500mW
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • USFZ5.6VZener diode, KECZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • 02DZ5.6XZener diode, ToshibaZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedToshiba
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Toshiba
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Zener diode: 5.30..5.63V, Iz=5mA, Zz=40, 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.

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.

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.

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.

Resistor

Ohms range, across it, power off.

Working, it reads

Its marked value, within tolerance. On the board it reads the same or lower, because everything around it sits in parallel.

Dead, it reads

  • Open: burnt, cracked, or eaten through by sulphur. The commonest failure.
  • Well above its marked value: drifted high.
  • On the board, clearly higher than its marked value: it has failed, since the board can only pull a reading down.
On the board:
A reading lower than marked on the board proves nothing; lift one end. A reading higher than marked is a fault even on the board.
Compare:
The same position on another channel usually carries the same value, and so does the matching part on another board.
Watch for:
A burnt resistor usually means the part it feeds pulled too much. Find that before fitting a new one, or it burns too. The marking, not the reading, says what to fit.

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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