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SMD code C2 in SMC

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 46 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • FSS33SMCFagNot recordedFag
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Fag
    Package
    SMC
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Si-diode: Schottky Barrier Rectifier, 30V, 3A, Vf<0,75V(3A)
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 14 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • ADZ6.8BZener diode, ROHMZener diodeROHM
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • BZX884B18Zener diode, Good-ArkZener diodeGood-Ark
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Good-Ark
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Zener diode, VZ 18 V, 0.25 W
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • BZX884B18VZener diode, RectronZener diodeRectron
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Rectron
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • ESDBL12VAE1ESD protection diode, JSCJESD protection diodeJSCJ
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      JSCJ
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      ESD protection diode, VRWM 12 V
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • MMSZ5222BHEZener diode, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeGalaxy Microelectronics
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Galaxy Microelectronics
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      2.5V, 500mW, Surface Mount Zener Diodes
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • NCP164AMTADJLDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatoronsemi
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      LDO Regulator, 300 mA, Low Dropout Voltage, Ultra Low Noise, High PSRR with Power Good
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • NCV8187AMLEADJLDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatoronsemi
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage Regulator - Low Iq, Low Dropout, Power Good Output
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • SNESD12C-CESD protection diode, SeCoSESD protection diodeSeCoS
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      SeCoS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • TSCD032WSSchottky diode, Taitron ComponentsSchottky diodeTaitron Components
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Low Profile Chip Type Schottky Rectifier
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • 74AHC1G4212GWNXPNot recordedNXP
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      NXP
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS logic IC: 12-stage divider and oscillator
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

    • AP130-43TWAnachipNot recordedAnachip
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Anachip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      VR-IC: LDO, 4,3V±2%, 300mA
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP8821C-22GIVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.2V±2%, -Reset PPO, H-free
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

    • AP8821C-22GSVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.2V±2%, -Reset PPO, H-free
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

    • AP8821C-22PIVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.2V±2%, -Reset PPO
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Integrated circuit

Voltage with the board powered; ohms from each pin to ground with it off.

Working, it reads

Supply pin at its voltage and the output doing what the datasheet says. Readings between pins depend on the part.

Dead, it reads

  • A pin near 0 Ω to ground or to the supply pin where an identical part does not read that: failed short.
  • Supply present, output stuck: failed, or its load has.
On the board:
A pin shorted to ground on the board can be anything on that net. Lift the pin to be sure.
Compare:
The surest reference is the same IC on a working board, measured pin by pin.
Watch for:
Its protection diodes can read like junctions between pins, even like a transistor. That proves nothing either way.

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 C2

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 84 more parts.

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