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SMD code 5Hc

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

116 parts are printed 5Hc

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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.

  • MM1Z16BWSOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, JSMSEMIZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsJSMSEMI
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    JSMSEMI
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MM1Z16WSOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, HXYZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsHXY
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode, 22 V, 0.005 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MM5Z12V-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.

  • MM5Z4710SOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, onsemiZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener Voltage Regulators MM5Z4xxxTxG Series, SZMM5Z4xxxTxG Series
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBD248SOT-23Switching diode, 3 pins, SeCoSSwitching diodeSOT-233 pinsSeCoS
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    SeCoS
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBD914LT1GSOT-23Switching diode, 3 pins, HXYSwitching diodeSOT-233 pinsHXY
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Switching diode, 100 V, 0.3 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBD4148ASOT-23Switching diode, 3 pins, Formosa MicrosemiSwitching diodeSOT-233 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMDL770SOD-323Schottky diode, 2 pins, onsemiSchottky diodeSOD-3232 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Schottky Barrier Diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMFTN501KSOT-23MOSFET, 3 pins, DiotecMOSFETSOT-233 pinsDiotec
    What it is
    MOSFET
    Maker
    Diotec
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMSD4148SOD-123Switching diode, 2 pins, onsemiSwitching diodeSOD-1232 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    0.215A, 100V, Surface Mount Small Signal Switching Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MT5Z12V-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.

  • NCP715SQ50SOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, onsemiLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear Voltage Regulator - Ultra-Low Iq, Wide Input Voltage, Low Dropout
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • NSR20305NXDSN2Schottky diode, 2 pins, onsemiSchottky diodeDSN22 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    DSN2
    Pins
    2
    Details
    2 A, 30 V Schottky Barrier Diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • PBSS301PXSOT-89PNP transistor, 3 pins, NexperiaPNP transistorSOT-893 pinsNexperia
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Nexperia
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    12 V, 5.3 A PNP low VCEsat transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • PDCHSD305SOD-323ESD protection diode, 2 pins, ProTek DevicesESD protection diodeSOD-3232 pinsProTek Devices
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    ProTek Devices
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    High Powered TVS Array
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

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.

MOSFET

Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again.

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.

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.

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.

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