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SMD code 6Cs in SOT-323

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 6C was searched.

18 parts in SOT-323 are printed 6Cs

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all SOT-323, 3 pins. What differs:

  • 2N7002WSOT-323N-channel MOSFET, LeiditechN-channel MOSFETLeiditech
    What it is
    N-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    Leiditech
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    60V, N Channel, Small Signal MOSFETs
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ABC817-40W-HFSOT-323NPN transistor, ComchipNPN transistorComchip
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    45 V, 0.5 A NPN transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC817-25WSOT-323Transistor, DiotecTransistorDiotec
    What it is
    Transistor
    Maker
    Diotec
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    SMD General Purpose NPN Transistors
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC817-40WSOT-323Transistor, Galaxy MicroelectronicsTransistorGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Transistor
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Pinout
    • 1 base
    • 2 emitter
    • 3 collector
    Details
    SMD General Purpose NPN Transistors
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC817-40W-P2-HFSOT-323NPN transistor, ComchipNPN transistorComchip
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    45 V, 0.5 A NPN transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC817-40W-Q1SOT-323NPN transistor, Formosa MicrosemiNPN transistorFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC817-40WHSOT-323NPN transistor, Taiwan SemiconductorNPN transistorTaiwan Semiconductor
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Taiwan Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • CHMN02FGP-ASOT-323N-channel MOSFET, ChenmkoN-channel MOSFETChenmko
    What it is
    N-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    Chenmko
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    N-Channel Enhancement Mode Field Effect Transistor, 60 V, 115 mA
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • GSBC817-40WSOT-323NPN transistor, Good-ArkNPN transistorGood-Ark
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Good-Ark
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN transistor, 45 V, 0.5 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MUN5113SOT-323Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), onsemiDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)onsemi
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Digital Transistors (BRT) R1 = 47 k  , R2 = 47 k 
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • S2N7002WSOT-323MOSFET, SeCoSMOSFETSeCoS
    What it is
    MOSFET
    Maker
    SeCoS
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • TBC817-40WSOT-323NPN transistor, Galaxy MicroelectronicsNPN transistorGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    45V, 0.5A, General Purpose NPN Bipolar Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • UMZ6.8NUMSOT-323ESD protection diode, ROHMESD protection diodeROHM
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Transient Voltage Suppressor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • APX803L20-14C3SOT-323Voltage supervisor, Diodes IncorporatedVoltage supervisorDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 1.4V±1.5%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=220ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BC817WCSOT-323NPN transistor, SecosNPN transistorSecos
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Secos
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN transistor: GP, 50V, 800mA, 225mW, B=250..630, 100MHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

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.

N-channel MOSFET

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

Working, it reads

Red probe on the source, black on the drain: about 0.4 to 0.9 V, the body diode. Open the other way. The gate reads open to both other pins, both ways.

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. Often all three pins end up shorted together.
  • No body diode at all: failed open.
On the board
the gate usually has a resistor to the source, so gate to source reads that resistor, which is not a fault. A drain short can be the load. 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.

NPN transistor

Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.

Working, it reads

Red 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.

Digital transistor

Ohms range, part lifted. The datasheet gives the built-in resistors: R1 in series with the base, R2 from base to emitter.

Working, it reads

Base to emitter reads about R1 plus R2 either way round, about 20 kΩ on a 10 k and 10 k part, give or take their wide tolerance. Collector to emitter reads open. A part with no R2 reads a junction behind R1 one way instead.

Dead, it reads

  • Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 Ω with a continuous beep: shorted.
  • From the base, open or far above R1 plus R2: R1 has failed. Static damage shows here most often.
  • Base to emitter near 0 Ω: failed short.
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:
The readings depend on the resistor values, so an identical part elsewhere on the board is the surest reference. Measure it the same way.
Watch for:
On the diode range a good part with 10 kΩ resistors reads open on every pair, so a good part looks dead there. Use the ohms range.

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as 6Cs

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

Codes not listed here are printed on 21 more parts.

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