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SMD code EAs

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 EA was searched.

125 parts are printed EAs

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 50 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • AMMSZ4711-HFSOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, ComchipZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsComchip
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    27 V 500 mW zener diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BCW65ASOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, Taitron ComponentsNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsTaitron Components
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Taitron Components
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    60V, 0.8A, General Purpose NPN Bipolar Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BGA2816SOT-363RF amplifier (MMIC), 6 pins, NXPRF amplifier (MMIC)SOT-3636 pinsNXP
    What it is
    RF amplifier (MMIC)
    Maker
    NXP
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    MMIC wideband amplifier
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: RF amplifier.

  • BZT52-B62SOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, NexperiaZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsNexperia
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Nexperia
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZT52H-B47SOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, NexperiaZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsNexperia
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Nexperia
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX84B16SOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, DiotecZener diodeSOT-233 pinsDiotec
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Diotec
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX84B16ASOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeSOT-233 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX84B16A-Q1SOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeSOT-233 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX84C2V4WSOT-323Zener diode, 3 pins, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeSOT-3233 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX84C2V4W-Q1SOT-323Zener diode, 3 pins, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeSOT-3233 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX585-B16SOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, NexperiaZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsNexperia
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Nexperia
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Pinout
    • 1 cathode
    • 2 anode
    Details
    16 V ±2% voltage regulator (Zener) diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • FP6312FSDASOT-563DC-DC converter, 6 pins, FitipowerDC-DC converterSOT-5636 pinsFitipower
    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Fitipower
    Package
    SOT-563
    Pins
    6
    Details
    High Efficiency 5.5V 2A Synchronous Step Down Converter
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • GSMMSZ4711TSOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, Good-ArkZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsGood-Ark
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Good-Ark
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode, VZ 27 V, 0.2 W
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LMSZ4711T1GSOD-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 25.65 V, VZ Nom 27 V, VZ Max 28.35 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 1 more part has no package on record

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.

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.

RF amplifier

Voltage, board powered, on the output pin that the bias resistor or choke feeds.

Working, it reads

The output pin sits at the device voltage the datasheet gives, a few volts, below the supply.

Dead, it reads

  • Output pin at 0 V, or near 0 Ω to ground with the power off: shorted inside.
  • Output pin at the full supply voltage: open inside, no current flowing.
On the board:
Measured on the board with power on; the bias network is part of the reading.
Compare:
If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
Watch for:
The figures depend on the part and its bias resistor. The datasheet gives both.

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 EAs

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 EAs

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 313 more parts.

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