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SMD code A5-

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.

227 parts are printed A5-

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  • 1N4005WSOD-123FRectifier, 2 pins, Blue RocketRectifierSOD-123F2 pinsBlue Rocket
    What it is
    Rectifier
    Maker
    Blue Rocket
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Rectifier diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 1N4151WSOD-123Switching diode, 2 pins, Taitron ComponentsSwitching diodeSOD-1232 pinsTaitron Components
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    Taitron Components
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    SMD Switching Diodes (Two Terminals)
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 10BJ5.0ASMBTVS diode, 2 pins, JieJieTVS diodeSMB2 pinsJieJie
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    JieJie
    Package
    SMB
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ACGRTS4005-HFSOD-123FRectifier, 2 pins, ComchipRectifierSOD-123F2 pinsComchip
    What it is
    Rectifier
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Details
    600 V, 1 A rectifier
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BAP51-03SOD-323PIN diode, 2 pins, NXPPIN diodeSOD-3232 pinsNXP
    What it is
    PIN diode
    Maker
    NXP
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    1 Product profile 2 Pinning information 3 Ordering information 4 Marking
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PIN diode or varicap.

  • BAP51W-02-CSOD-523PIN diode, 2 pins, SeCoSPIN diodeSOD-5232 pinsSeCoS
    What it is
    PIN diode
    Maker
    SeCoS
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PIN diode or varicap.

  • BZT52B6V2LSOD-882Zener diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeSOD-8822 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOD-882
    Pins
    2
    Details
    6.2V, 100mW, Surface Mount Zener Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZT52B9V1SOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, YFWZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsYFW
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    YFW
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX584B6V2SOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • CGRM4005-HFSOD-123FRectifier, 2 pins, ComchipRectifierSOD-123F2 pinsComchip
    What it is
    Rectifier
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Details
    600 V, 1 A rectifier
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • CGRMT4005-HFSOD-123FRectifier, 2 pins, ComchipRectifierSOD-123F2 pinsComchip
    What it is
    Rectifier
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Details
    600 V, 1 A rectifier
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • CGRTS4005-HFSOD-123FRectifier, 2 pins, ComchipRectifierSOD-123F2 pinsComchip
    What it is
    Rectifier
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Details
    600 V, 1 A rectifier
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 3 more parts have no package on record
    • BRESD5V0L1B2ZAESD protection diode, Blue RocketESD protection diodeNot recordedNot recordedBlue Rocket
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      Blue Rocket
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      ESD protection diode, bidirectional
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • BZX884B3V6Zener diode, Good-ArkZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedGood-Ark
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Good-Ark
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Zener diode, VZ 3.6 V, 0.25 W
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • BZX884B16LZener diode, VishayZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedVishay
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Vishay
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      16 V Zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

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.

PIN diode or varicap

Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.

Working, it reads

About 0.6 to 0.9 V anode to cathode, 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.
  • 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 varicap that has drifted in capacitance reads normal on a meter. Only a capacitance meter or the tuning itself shows 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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as A5-

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 1 more part.

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