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SMD code CS in SMBG

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

  • SMBG43CSMBGTVS diode, VishayTVS diodeVishay
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SMBG
    Pins
    2
    Details
    TVS: 43V, 7.8A, 600W(1ms), Bidirectional
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 14 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • CPDWZ1V0SBPA-HFESD protection diode, ComchipESD protection diodeComchip
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      1 V bidirectional ESD protection diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • PMEG4020EPASSchottky diode, NexperiaSchottky diodeNexperia
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Nexperia
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      40 V, 2 A low VF Schottky barrier rectifier
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • TC1.5-1X+RF transformer, Mini-CircuitsRF transformerMini-Circuits
      What it is
      RF transformer
      Maker
      Mini-Circuits
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      RF transformer, 0.5-2200 MHz
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

    • 2SA733LT1PNP transistorPNP transistorNot recorded
      What it is
      PNP transistor
      Maker
      Not recorded
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP130-33TWAnachipNot recordedAnachip
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Anachip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      VR-IC: LDO, 3,3V±2%, 300mA
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • IXD5109C23ANVoltage supervisor, IXYSVoltage supervisorIXYS
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      IXYS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2%, +Reset PPO
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • IXD5127C41HNRVoltage supervisor, IXYSVoltage supervisorIXYS
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      IXYS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 4.1V±0.8%, +Reset PPO, -MR, 200ms Rt delay
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • IXD5127N42CNRVoltage supervisor, IXYSVoltage supervisorIXYS
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      IXYS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 4.2V±0.8%, -Reset ODO, -MR, 200ms Rt delay
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • R5220D261ANisshinbo Micro DevicesNot recordedNisshinbo Micro Devices
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Nisshinbo Micro Devices
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      VR-IC: PWM step-down DC-DC converter, CE, Vdc=Vldo=2.6V
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • RP602Z350BDC-DC converter, RicohDC-DC converterRicoh
      What it is
      DC-DC converter
      Maker
      Ricoh
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/VFM B-boost, 3.5V±1.5%, 1.5A, 2.6MHz, +CE, Latch-pr.
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • XC6109C23ANVoltage supervisor, TorexVoltage supervisorTorex
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Torex
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 2,3V, Reset Push-pull output
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • XC6119C23ANRVoltage supervisor, TorexVoltage supervisorTorex
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Torex
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2%, -Reset PPO
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • XC6127C41HNRVoltage supervisor, TorexVoltage supervisorTorex
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Torex
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 4.1V±0.8%, +Reset PPO, -MR, Rdt=200ms
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • XC6127N42CNRVoltage supervisor, TorexVoltage supervisorTorex
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Torex
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 4.2V±0.8%, -Reset ODO, -MR, Rdt=200ms
      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.

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.

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.

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.

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 CS

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 20 more parts.

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