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SMD code BA in SOD-123

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.

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 47 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • LBZT52MB5V1T1GSOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, LRCZener diode2 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode, VZ Min 5 V, VZ Max 5.2 V, Vz@IZT mA 5
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • S-LBZT52MB5V1T1GSOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, LRCZener diode2 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode, VZ Min 5 V, VZ Max 5.2 V, Vz@IZT mA 5
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 13 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • ACDBUC0230L-HFSchottky diode, ComchipSchottky diodeNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      40 V, 0.2 A Schottky barrier diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • BZX884B20LZener diode, VishayZener diodeNot recordedVishay
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Vishay
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      20 V Zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • CDBQR0230L-HFSchottky diode, ComchipSchottky diodeNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      35 V, 0.2 A Schottky barrier diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • CDBU0230L-HFSchottky diode, ComchipSchottky diodeNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      35 V, 0.2 A Schottky barrier diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • CDBUR0230L-HFSchottky diode, ComchipSchottky diodeNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      35 V, 0.2 A Schottky barrier diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • KRX101EDigital transistor (resistors built in), KECDigital transistor (resistors built in)Not recordedKEC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (resistors built in)
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • KRX101UDigital transistor (resistors built in), KECDigital transistor (resistors built in)Not recordedKEC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (resistors built in)
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • KRX201EDigital transistor (resistors built in), KECDigital transistor (resistors built in)Not recordedKEC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (resistors built in)
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • PG05BAUSMESD protection diode, KECESD protection diodeNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • RQ5E070BNN-channel MOSFET, ROHMN-channel MOSFETNot recordedROHM
      What it is
      N-channel MOSFET
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Nch 30V 7A Middle Power MOSFET
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • TSD023-54WUSchottky diode, Taitron ComponentsSchottky diodeNot recordedTaitron Components
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Schottky Barrier Diodes (Two Terminals)
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • TSFB14Schottky diode, Taitron ComponentsSchottky diodeNot recordedTaitron Components
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Surface Mount Schottky Rectifiers
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • USFB13ASchottky diode, KECSchottky diodeNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      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.

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as BA

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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