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SMD code A2s

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 A2 was searched.

273 parts are printed A2s

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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.

  • MBT3906DWSOT-3636 pins, onsemiNot recordedSOT-3636 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Si-pnp: Dual, AF, 40V, 200mA, 150mW, B=60..300, >250MHz
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

  • MBT3906DW1SOT-3636 pins, onsemiNot recordedSOT-3636 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    dual 2N3906
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

  • MBT3906DW1T1SOT-3636 pins, onsemiNot recordedSOT-3636 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

  • MC2833SOT-233 pins, IshNot recordedSOT-233 pinsIsh
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Ish
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-diode: Sw, Hi-sp, 50V, 100mA, Vf<1.2V(100mA), 2.8pF, <4ns
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • MC2843SOT-3233 pins, IshNot recordedSOT-3233 pinsIsh
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Ish
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-diode: Sw, Hi-sp, 50V, 100mA, Vf<1.2V(100mA), 2.8pF, <4ns
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • MIC803-40D2VC3SOT-323Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, MicrelVoltage supervisorSOT-3233 pinsMicrel
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Micrel
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Microprocessor reset circuit
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • MIC803-40D2VM3SOT-233 pins, MicrelNot recordedSOT-233 pinsMicrel
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Micrel
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Microprocessor reset circuit
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

  • MM3Z5241BSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, BytesonicZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsBytesonic
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Bytesonic
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode: 11V±5%, Izt=20mA, Zzt=22, 200mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • MM3Z5241BHSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, Zowie TechnologyZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsZowie Technology
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Zowie Technology
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode: 10.45..11.55V, Izt=20mA, Zzt=22, 300mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • MMBD2836SOT-233 pins, onsemiNot recordedSOT-233 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    dual ca sw diode 75V
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • MMBD2836LT1SOT-236 pins, onsemiNot recordedSOT-236 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    6
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

  • MMSZ11TSOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, MotorolaZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsMotorola
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Motorola
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode: 11V±5%, Izt=5mA, Zzt=20, 500mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • N6200M5G-1.5SOT-23-5DC-DC converter, 5 pinsDC-DC converterSOT-23-55 pinsNot recorded
    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Not recorded
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Down converter
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • NLAS4501DFSOT-3535 pins, onsemiNot recordedSOT-3535 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-353
    Pins
    5
    Details
    CMOS logic IC: Single-pole single-throw analog switch
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 1 more part has no package on record
    • MSCD102ZowieNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedZowie
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Zowie
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Si-diode: Schottky Barrier Rectifier, 20V, 1A, Vf<0,45V(1A)
      Source
      Published code list

      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.

This part

Diode range and ohms range, part lifted.

Working, it reads

Depends on what it is. The datasheet, or an identical part, says.

Dead, it reads

  • Between two pins, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
  • Open between every pair of pins: failed open, or a part that reads open when working.
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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