SMD code BEs
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 BE was searched.
206 parts are printed BEs
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UDZ6V8BSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Galaxy Microelectronics
- Package
- SOD-323
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 6.8V, 200mW, Surface Mount Zener Diodes
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
BTB1498N3SOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, CYStekPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsCYStek
- What it is
- PNP transistor
- Maker
- CYStek
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- -400 V, -0.3 A PNP transistor
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.
PTVSHC1TF12VBHSOD-123FESD protection diode, 2 pins, PrisemiESD protection diodeSOD-123F2 pinsPrisemi
- What it is
- ESD protection diode
- Maker
- Prisemi
- Package
- SOD-123F
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- ESD protection diode, 12 V working
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
SMAJ12A/TR13SMATVS diode, 2 pins, HXYTVS diodeSMA2 pinsHXY
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- HXY
- Package
- SMA
- Pins
- 2
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
1.5SMCJ18CSMCTVS diode, 2 pins, PanjitTVS diodeSMC2 pinsPanjit
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- Panjit
- Package
- SMC
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- TVS: 18V, 46.6A, 1500W (1ms), Bidirectional
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
1SV172SOT-23PIN diode, 3 pins, ToshibaPIN diodeSOT-233 pinsToshiba
- What it is
- PIN diode
- Maker
- Toshiba
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- C-diode: 2x VHF/UHF-B, 50V, 0,25pF(50V), Rs=7Ω(10mA), 100MHz)
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: PIN diode or varicap.
1SV252SOT-23PIN diode, 3 pins, ToshibaPIN diodeSOT-233 pinsToshiba
- What it is
- PIN diode
- Maker
- Toshiba
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- dual series pin diode attenuator
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: PIN diode or varicap.
2SB1122SOT-893 pins, onsemiNot recordedSOT-893 pinsonsemi
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- SOT-89
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.
2SC3440-ESOT-233 pins, MitNot recordedSOT-233 pinsMit
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Mit
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Si-npn: Relay-Drv, 25V, 1A, 150mW, B=150..300, 180MHz
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.
2SC3443-ESOT-893 pins, MitNot recordedSOT-893 pinsMit
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Mit
- Package
- SOT-89
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Si-npn: Relay-Drv, 20V, 2A, 500mW, B=150..300, 80MHz
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.
6.0SMAJ12CASMATVS diode, 2 pins, UN SemiconductorTVS diodeSMA2 pinsUN Semiconductor
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- UN Semiconductor
- Package
- SMA
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 12V, 600W, Surface Mount TVS
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
4 more parts have no package on record
2SB1122-SSanyo ElectricNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedSanyo Electric
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Sanyo Electric
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Si-pnp: AF, Amp, 60V, 1A, 500mW, B=140..280, 150MHz
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.
2SK3719BE3 pins, RenesasNot recordedNot recorded3 pinsRenesas
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Renesas
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.
2SK3782BE3 pins, RenesasNot recordedNot recorded3 pinsRenesas
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Renesas
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.
2SK3783BE4 pins, RenesasNot recordedNot recorded4 pinsRenesas
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Renesas
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- 4
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.
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.
PNP transistor
Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.
Working, it reads
Black probe on the base reads about 0.6 to 0.75 V to the emitter and to the collector, and open the other way round. Collector to emitter reads open both ways.
Dead, it reads
- Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted. The commonest failure.
- The base the same both ways to another pin, near 0 V or a middling value: a shorted junction.
- Only one junction reads, or none: a junction has failed open. It then looks like a diode.
- A reading the wrong way round, where it should be open: 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 pair of diodes with a common pin reads just like a transistor, and some transistors carry a built-in diode or resistor. The datasheet says which.
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.
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.
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