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SMD code BH in SMA

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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  • SMAJ13CA-TRSMATVS diode, 2 pins, STMicroelectronicsTVS diode2 pinsSTMicroelectronics
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    STMicroelectronics
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SMAJ14SMATVS diode, 2 pins, DOWOTVS diode2 pinsDOWO
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    DOWO
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • EC76SMAJ14SMATVS diode, 2 pins, E-CMOSTVS diode2 pinsE-CMOS
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    E-CMOS
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Transient voltage supressor: Vbr=15.6..19.1V, Vrwm=14V, Ipp=15.5A, 400W(1ms)
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • P4SMA22SMATVS diode, 2 pins, FagTVS diode2 pinsFag
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    Fag
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • P4SMAJ14SMATVS diode, 2 pins, Shanghai Lunsure Electronic TechnologyTVS diode2 pinsShanghai Lunsure Electronic Technology
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    Shanghai Lunsure Electronic Technology
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    TVS: 14V, 15.5A, 400W (1ms)
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • SMAJ13CASMATVS diode, 2 pins, SGS-Thomson MicroelectronicsTVS diode2 pinsSGS-Thomson Microelectronics
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    SGS-Thomson Microelectronics
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • TSMA22SMATVS diode, 2 pins, VishayTVS diode2 pinsVishay
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Transient voltage supressor: Vbr=19.8..24.2V, Vrwm=17.8V, Ipp=13A, 400W(1ms)
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • TV04A140KSMA2 pins, ComchipNot recorded2 pinsComchip
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    TVS: 14V, 10%, 15.5A, 400W(1ms)
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • TV04A140K-GSMATVS diode, 2 pins, ComchipTVS diode2 pinsComchip
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=14.0V, Vbr=15.60..19.10V, Ipp=15.50A, 400W(1ms)
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 6 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • ACDBUC0320-HFSchottky diode, ComchipSchottky diodeNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      20 V, 0.35 A Schottky barrier diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • AOZ8915CIESD protection diode, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorESD protection diodeNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      ESD protection for high-speed interfaces
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • AOZ8915CILESD protection diode, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorESD protection diodeNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      ESD protection for high-speed interfaces
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • BZX884B33LZener diode, VishayZener diodeNot recordedVishay
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Vishay
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      33 V Zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • CDBU0320-HFSchottky diode, ComchipSchottky diodeNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      20 V, 0.35 A Schottky barrier diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • CDBUR0320-HFSchottky diode, ComchipSchottky diodeNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      20 V, 0.35 A Schottky barrier diode
      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.

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.

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.

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 BH

One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. Each code has a page of its own.

Codes that begin with BH

For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each code has a page of its own.

Codes not listed here are printed on 46 more parts.

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