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SMD code 5Cs in SOT-23

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, s, is lower case, which on NXP and Philips parts is a date or factory code, so it was set aside and 5C was searched.

29 parts in SOT-23 are printed 5Cs

Not sure which one you have?

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.

  • PMBD7000SOT-23Switching diode, NexperiaSwitching diodeNexperia
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    Nexperia
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Double high-speed switching diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • S-LBAT54CLT1GSOT-23Schottky diode, LRCSchottky diodeLRC
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Schottky diode, VR 30 V, IF 0.2 A, VF Max 0.4 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SBAT54CLSOT-23Schottky diode, onsemiSchottky diodeonsemi
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Schottky Barrier Diodes, Dual Common Cathode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SBC807-40LSOT-23PNP transistor, onsemiPNP transistoronsemi
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • TBC807-40SOT-23PNP transistor, Galaxy MicroelectronicsPNP transistorGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    45V, 0.5A, General Purpose PNP Bipolar Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • WT807CSOT-23WayonNot recordedWayon
    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.

  • AD1585SOT-23Analog DevicesNot recordedAnalog Devices
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Analog Devices
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    5.00 V Precision Series Mode Voltage Reference
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BC807-40LT1GSOT-23PNP transistor, onsemiPNP transistoronsemi
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FMMD7000SOT-23Not recordedNot recorded
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Not recorded
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    2 ser diodes 70V 200mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • HABC807-40SOT-23PNP transistor, Hottech ElectronicsPNP transistorHottech Electronics
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Hottech Electronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP transistor: GP, 50V, 500mA, 300mW, >100MHz, B=250..600
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LBC807-40LT1SOT-23PNP transistor, LRCPNP transistorLRC
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-pnp: AF-Drv, 50V, 500mA, 225mW, B=250..600, 100MHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • R3131N35ECSOT-23Nisshinbo Micro DevicesNot recordedNisshinbo Micro Devices
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Nisshinbo Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 3.5V, Reset Open drain output, 240ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • ST6205CS32SOT-23LDO regulator, Stanson TechnologyLDO regulatorStanson Technology
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Stanson Technology
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 2.8V±2%, 150mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • TMPD7000SOT-23Allegro MicroSystemsNot recordedAllegro MicroSystems
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Allegro MicroSystems
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Diode: GP, Dual, 70V, 500mA, Vf<1.1V(100mA), Cd<1.5pF, <15ns
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 1 more part has no package on record. Nothing rules it out, so it stays.
    • BAT54CXV3Schottky diode, onsemiSchottky diodeonsemi
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Dual Series Schottky Barrier Diodes
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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