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SMD code 5A-

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.

125 parts are printed 5A-

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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.

  • 1N4151WSSOD-323Switching diode, 2 pins, VishaySwitching diodeSOD-3232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    _Small Signal Fast Switching Diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ABC807-16-HFSOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, ComchipPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsComchip
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    -45 V, -0.5 A PNP transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ABC807-16W-HFSOT-323PNP transistor, 3 pins, ComchipPNP transistorSOT-3233 pinsComchip
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    -45 V, -0.5 A PNP transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC807-16SOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, InfineonPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsInfineon
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Infineon
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Pinout
    • 1 base
    • 2 emitter
    • 3 collector
    Details
    -45 V, -500 mA PNP small-signal transistor, gain group 16
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC807-16-6LSOT-23-6PNP transistor, 6 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsPNP transistorSOT-23-66 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23-6
    Pins
    6
    Details
    45V, 0.5A, General Purpose PNP Bipolar Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC807-16-CSOT-23Transistor, 3 pins, SeCoSTransistorSOT-233 pinsSeCoS
    What it is
    Transistor
    Maker
    SeCoS
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC807-16-HFSOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, ComchipPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsComchip
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    -45 V, -0.5 A PNP transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC807-16-Q1SOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, Formosa MicrosemiPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC807-16CR-CSOT-23Transistor, 3 pins, SeCoSTransistorSOT-233 pinsSeCoS
    What it is
    Transistor
    Maker
    SeCoS
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC807-16WSOT-323PNP transistor, 3 pins, Formosa MicrosemiPNP transistorSOT-3233 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Pinout
    • 1 base
    • 2 emitter
    • 3 collector
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC807-16W-Q1SOT-323PNP transistor, 3 pins, Formosa MicrosemiPNP transistorSOT-3233 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BGA6589SOT-89RF amplifier (MMIC), 3 pins, NXPRF amplifier (MMIC)SOT-893 pinsNXP
    What it is
    RF amplifier (MMIC)
    Maker
    NXP
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    MMIC wideband medium power amplifier
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BRESD5V0L1B2ZPSOD-882ESD protection diode, 2 pins, Blue RocketESD protection diodeSOD-8822 pinsBlue Rocket
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    Blue Rocket
    Package
    SOD-882
    Pins
    2
    Details
    ESD protection diode, bidirectional
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZT52C9V1SOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, DiotecZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsDiotec
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Diotec
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 1 more part has no package on record

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.

Silicon diode

Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.

Working, it reads

About 0.5 to 0.8 V anode to cathode, and open the other way. Small switching diodes read about 0.6 to 0.7 V; large rectifiers can read a little lower.

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: failed open.
  • A reading the wrong way round as well: 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 three-pin body can hold two diodes. With a common pin they read two junctions from that pin, just like a transistor; in series they read two drops end to end. Test each pair the datasheet names.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as 5A-

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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