SMD code G12
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.
9 parts are printed G12
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BZG03C12SMAZener diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeSMA2 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Galaxy Microelectronics
- Package
- SMA
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 12V, 5%, Surface Mount Zener Diodes
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
TBZG03C12SMAZener diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeSMA2 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Galaxy Microelectronics
- Package
- SMA
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 12V, 5%, Surface Mount Zener Diodes
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
2SK1399SOT-233 pins, RenesasNot recordedSOT-233 pinsRenesas
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Renesas
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- NMOSFET
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: MOSFET.
BZG03-C12SMAZener diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeSMA2 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Galaxy Microelectronics
- Package
- SMA
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Z-diode: 12V±5%, Izt=50mA, Zzt=4Ω, 1,25W
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
R1224N122GSOT-23-55 pins, Nisshinbo Micro DevicesNot recordedSOT-23-55 pinsNisshinbo Micro Devices
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Nisshinbo Micro Devices
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- VR-IC: PWM step-down DC-DC converter, 1,2V, 300KHz
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.
STPS130USMBSchottky diode, 2 pins, SGS-Thomson MicroelectronicsSchottky diodeSMB2 pinsSGS-Thomson Microelectronics
- What it is
- Schottky diode
- Maker
- SGS-Thomson Microelectronics
- Package
- SMB
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Diode: SBR, 30V, 1A, Vf<0.55V(1A)
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Schottky diode.
XC9217A126MSOT-23-5DC-DC converter, 5 pins, TorexDC-DC converterSOT-23-55 pinsTorex
- What it is
- DC-DC converter
- Maker
- Torex
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM-PWM/PFM st-dwn, 1.2V±2%, 500mA, 600KHz, +CE
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.
2 more parts have no package on record
TVT12LCAWESD protection diode, Taitron ComponentsESD protection diodeNot recordedNot recordedTaitron Components
- What it is
- ESD protection diode
- Maker
- Taitron Components
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- SMD TVS Arrays (Multiple Terminals)
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
ADCMP581BCPZ-R216 pins, Analog DevicesNot recordedNot recorded16 pinsAnalog Devices
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Analog Devices
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- 16
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.
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.
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.
MOSFET
Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again.
Working, it reads
One way between drain and source reads about 0.4 to 0.9 V, the body diode, and the other way open. The gate reads open to both other pins.
Dead, it reads
- Drain to source the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep, and still so after shorting gate to source: shorted. The classic failure.
- The gate reads low to source or drain: gate shorted.
- No body diode at all: failed open.
- On the board
- the gate usually has a resistor to the source, which reads as that resistor and is not a fault. Lift a leg to be sure.
- 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 diode range can charge the gate enough to turn the part on, and then drain to source reads near 0 both ways on a good part. Short gate to source and test again before you condemn it.
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.
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.
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.
Printed with a code easy to misread as G12
One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. Each code has a page of its own.
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