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SMD code A5p

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, p, is lower case, which on NXP and Philips parts is a date or factory code, so it was set aside and A5 was searched.

233 parts are printed A5p

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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.

  • LESD8LL5.0CAT5GSOD-882ESD protection diode, 2 pins, LRCESD protection diodeSOD-8822 pinsLRC
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOD-882
    Pins
    2
    Details
    ESD protection diode, VRWM 5.5 V, IR @VRWM 0.1 μA, VBR Min 6.5 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LUDZS27BT1GSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, LRCZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode, VZ Min 26.19 V, VZ Nom 26.9 V, VZ Max 27.53 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MM1Z9V1BWSOD-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.

  • MMBD2837LSOT-23Switching diode, 3 pins, onsemiSwitching diodeSOT-233 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Monolithic Dual Switching Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMSZ15SOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, onsemiZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener Voltage Regulators MMSZxxxT1G Series, SZMMSZxxxT1G Series
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMSZ5241BSOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, DiotecZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsDiotec
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Diotec
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • NZ8F27VMX2WSOD-882Zener diode, 2 pins, onsemiZener diodeSOD-8822 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOD-882
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener Diode Voltage Regulators NZ8F Series
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • PAM05SC700504FSOT-363ESD protection diode, 6 pins, ProTek DevicesESD protection diodeSOT-3636 pinsProTek Devices
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    ProTek Devices
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Ultra Low Capacitance Steering Diode/TVS Array
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • PLR0504FSOT-363ESD protection diode, 6 pins, ProTek DevicesESD protection diodeSOT-3636 pinsProTek Devices
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    ProTek Devices
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Ultra Low Capacitance Steering Diode/TVS Array
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • PMEG4005EHSOD-123FSchottky diode, 2 pins, NexperiaSchottky diodeSOD-123F2 pinsNexperia
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    Nexperia
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Details
    40 V, 0.5 A very low VF MEGA Schottky barrier rectifier
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 5 more parts have no package on record
    • MM5Z6V2BZener diode, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • MM5Z6V2B-Q1Zener diode, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • NCP583SQ15LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Ultra-Low Iq 150 mA CMOS LDO Regulator with Enable
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • NSPM8151ESD protection diode, onsemiESD protection diodeNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      15 V and 18 V Unidirectional ESD and Surge Protection Device
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • NZ8DH27VMXWESD protection diode, onsemiESD protection diodeNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Zener Protection Diode Series
      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.

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.

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.

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.

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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