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SMD code JB-

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.

60 parts are printed JB-

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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.

  • BAR74SOT-23PIN diode, 3 pins, InfineonPIN diodeSOT-233 pinsInfineon
    What it is
    PIN diode
    Maker
    Infineon
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BAV99SOT-23Switching diode, 3 pins, PanjitSwitching diodeSOT-233 pinsPanjit
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BAV99-AUSOT-23Switching diode, 3 pins, PanjitSwitching diodeSOT-233 pinsPanjit
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BAV99SSOT-363Switching diode, 6 pins, PanjitSwitching diodeSOT-3636 pinsPanjit
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    0.2A, 75V, Surface Mount Small Signal Switching Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BAV99S-AUSOT-363Switching diode, 6 pins, PanjitSwitching diodeSOT-3636 pinsPanjit
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BAV99WSOT-323Switching diode, 3 pins, PanjitSwitching diodeSOT-3233 pinsPanjit
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    0.215A, 100V, Surface Mount Small Signal Switching Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • CH661H-20GPSOT-363Schottky diode, 6 pins, ChenmkoSchottky diodeSOT-3636 pinsChenmko
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    Chenmko
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODE, 15 V, 0.1 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • CH761UGPSOT-363Schottky diode, 6 pins, ChenmkoSchottky diodeSOT-3636 pinsChenmko
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    Chenmko
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODE, 12 V, 0.1 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • KDZV4.3BSOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, ROHMZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsROHM
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • KDZVTF4.3BSOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, ROHMZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsROHM
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener Diode (AEC-Q101 qualified)
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBTA56SOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, DiotecPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsDiotec
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Diotec
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP bipolar transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 4 more parts have no package on record
    • KRA722EDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), KECDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)Not recordedNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • KRA722UDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), KECDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)Not recordedNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • MM5Z22VBZener diode, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • MM5Z22VB-Q1Zener diode, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

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.

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.

Silicon diode

Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.

Working, it reads

About 0.5 to 0.8 V anode to cathode, and open the other way. Small switching diodes read about 0.6 to 0.7 V; large rectifiers can read a little lower.

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.
  • A reading the wrong way round as well: 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 three-pin body can hold two diodes. With a common pin they read two junctions from that pin, just like a transistor; in series they read two drops end to end. Test each pair the datasheet names.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as JB-

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 4 more parts.

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