SMD code A2 in SOT-883
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2 parts in SOT-883 are printed A2
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LSI1012BN3T5GSOT-883N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, LRCN-channel MOSFET3 pinsLRC
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- LRC
- Package
- SOT-883
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- MOSFET, N-Channel(with ESD), VDSS 20 V, VGS 10 V
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.
S-LSI1012BN3T5GSOT-883N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, LRCN-channel MOSFET3 pinsLRC
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- LRC
- Package
- SOT-883
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- MOSFET, N-Channel(with ESD), VDSS 20 V, VGS 10 V
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.
13 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
ADZ5.6BZener diode, ROHMZener diodeNot recordedROHM
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- ROHM
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
BGA2002RF amplifier (MMIC), 4 pins, NXPRF amplifier (MMIC)4 pinsNXP
- What it is
- RF amplifier (MMIC)
- Maker
- NXP
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- 4
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: RF amplifier.
BZX884B2V7Zener diode, Good-ArkZener diodeNot recordedGood-Ark
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Good-Ark
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Zener diode, VZ 2.7 V, 0.25 W
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
BZX884B13LZener diode, VishayZener diodeNot recordedVishay
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Vishay
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- 13 V Zener diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
EMA2Digital transistor (resistors built in), ROHMDigital transistor (resistors built in)Not recordedROHM
- What it is
- Digital transistor (resistors built in)
- Maker
- ROHM
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Emitter common (dual digital transistors)
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.
ESDBNA12VA1ESD protection diode, JSCJESD protection diodeNot recordedJSCJ
- What it is
- ESD protection diode
- Maker
- JSCJ
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- ESD protection diode, VRWM 12 V
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
FM4002-LRectifier, Formosa MicrosemiRectifierNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
- What it is
- Rectifier
- Maker
- Formosa Microsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Rectifier diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.
FM4002-L-Q1Rectifier, Formosa MicrosemiRectifierNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
- What it is
- Rectifier
- Maker
- Formosa Microsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Rectifier diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.
FM4002-MHRectifier, Formosa MicrosemiRectifierNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
- What it is
- Rectifier
- Maker
- Formosa Microsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Rectifier diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.
FM4002-MH-Q1Rectifier, Formosa MicrosemiRectifierNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
- What it is
- Rectifier
- Maker
- Formosa Microsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Rectifier diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.
FM4002-MSRectifier, Formosa MicrosemiRectifierNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
- What it is
- Rectifier
- Maker
- Formosa Microsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Rectifier diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.
FM4002-MS-Q1Rectifier, Formosa MicrosemiRectifierNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
- What it is
- Rectifier
- Maker
- Formosa Microsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Rectifier diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.
FM4002-MSTRectifier, Formosa MicrosemiRectifierNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
- What it is
- Rectifier
- Maker
- Formosa Microsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Rectifier diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Printed with a code easy to misread as A2
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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