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SMD code C4-

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.

176 parts are printed C4-

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  • S-LMSZ5224BT1GSOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, LRCZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode, VZ Min 2.66 V, VZ Nom 2.8 V, VZ Max 2.94 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SCS500X-40-CSOD-323Schottky diode, 2 pins, SeCoSSchottky diodeSOD-3232 pinsSeCoS
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    SeCoS
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SM140FL-CSOD-123FSchottky diode, 2 pins, SeCoSSchottky diodeSOD-123F2 pinsSeCoS
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    SeCoS
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SMP1304-079LFSOD-523PIN diode, 2 pins, SkyworksPIN diodeSOD-5232 pinsSkyworks
    What it is
    PIN diode
    Maker
    Skyworks
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Packaged PIN Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PIN diode or varicap.

  • SN74AUP1G04DPWX2SONLogic gate, 5 pins, Texas InstrumentsLogic gateX2SON5 pinsTexas Instruments
    What it is
    Logic gate
    Maker
    Texas Instruments
    Package
    X2SON
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Low-Power Single Inverter Gate
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SN74AUP1G126DPWX2SONLogic gate, 5 pins, Texas InstrumentsLogic gateX2SON5 pinsTexas Instruments
    What it is
    Logic gate
    Maker
    Texas Instruments
    Package
    X2SON
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Low-Power Single Bus Buffer Gate With Tri-State Output
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • TLV70031DSEWSONLDO regulator, 6 pins, Texas InstrumentsLDO regulatorWSON6 pinsTexas Instruments
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Texas Instruments
    Package
    WSON
    Pins
    6
    Details
    200-mA, Low-IQ, Low-Dropout Regulator for Portable Devices
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • UMC4NSOT-353Digital transistor (resistors built in), 5 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsDigital transistor (resistors built in)SOT-3535 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Digital transistor (resistors built in)
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-353
    Pins
    5
    Details
    50V, 100mA, NPN Bipolar Digital Transistor 50V, 70mA, PNP Bipolar Digital Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • UMC4N-CSOT-353Digital transistor (resistors built in), 5 pins, SeCoSDigital transistor (resistors built in)SOT-3535 pinsSeCoS
    What it is
    Digital transistor (resistors built in)
    Maker
    SeCoS
    Package
    SOT-353
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Digital (resistor-equipped) transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ZT52B2V4SOD-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.

  • BTC2412N3SOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, CYStekNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsCYStek
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    CYStek
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    50 V, 0.2 A NPN transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • AP130-45WSOT-233 pins, AnachipNot recordedSOT-233 pinsAnachip
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Anachip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    VR-IC: LDO, 4,5V±2%, 300mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 3 more parts have no package on record
    • TSCD034WSSchottky diode, Taitron ComponentsSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedTaitron 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.

    • 74AHC1G4214GWNXPNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNXP
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      NXP
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS logic IC: 14-stage divider and oscillator
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP130-45TWAnachipNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedAnachip
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Anachip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      VR-IC: LDO, 4,5V±2%, 300mA
      Source
      Published code list

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NPN transistor

Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.

Working, it reads

Red 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.

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