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SMD code K1- in SOT-23

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.

22 parts in SOT-23 are printed K1-

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 42 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • R3111N212CSOT-233 pins, Nisshinbo Micro DevicesNot recorded3 pinsNisshinbo Micro Devices
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Nisshinbo Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 2,1V±2.0%, Reset Open drain output
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • R3130N29EA3SOT-233 pins, Nisshinbo Micro DevicesNot recorded3 pinsNisshinbo Micro Devices
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Nisshinbo Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 2,9V, -Reset Push-pull output, 240ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • RT9818E-30GVSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, RichtekVoltage supervisor3 pinsRichtek
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Richtek
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage Detector
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • RT9818E-30PVSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, RichtekVoltage supervisor3 pinsRichtek
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Richtek
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage Detector
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • SP6641AEK-3.3SOT-23DC-DC converter, 3 pins, SipexDC-DC converter3 pinsSipex
    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Sipex
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Step Up Converter
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • TCM810LENBSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, MicrochipVoltage supervisor3 pinsMicrochip
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Microchip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 4.63V±2%, +Reset PPO
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • TN2404KSOT-23N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, VishayN-channel MOSFET3 pinsVishay
    What it is
    N-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    N-channel MOSFET, 240 V, 0.1 A
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.

  • 8 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • HFCN-2700A+RF filter, Mini-CircuitsRF filterNot recordedMini-Circuits
      What it is
      RF filter
      Maker
      Mini-Circuits
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      LTCC filter, 2900-8700 MHz
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • HFCN-2700AD+RF filter, Mini-CircuitsRF filterNot recordedMini-Circuits
      What it is
      RF filter
      Maker
      Mini-Circuits
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      LTCC filter, 2900-8700 MHz
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • MMBZ5251BWSZener diode, Taitron ComponentsZener diodeNot recordedTaitron Components
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      SMD Zener Diodes (Three Terminals) - 200mW
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • AP8821N-21GIVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.1V±2%, -Reset ODO, H-free
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP8821N-21GSVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.1V±2%, -Reset ODO, H-free
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP8821N-21PIVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.1V±2%, -Reset ODO
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP8821N-21PSVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.1V±2%, -Reset ODO
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • BD46E415G-MVoltage supervisor, ROHMVoltage supervisorNot recordedROHM
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 4.1V±1%, -MR, -Reset PPO, Rdt=50ms
      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.

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.

N-channel MOSFET

Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again.

Working, it reads

Red probe on the source, black on the drain: about 0.4 to 0.9 V, the body diode. Open the other way. The gate reads open to both other pins, both ways.

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. Often all three pins end up shorted together.
  • No body diode at all: failed open.
On the board
the gate usually has a resistor to the source, so gate to source reads that resistor, which is not a fault. A drain short can be the load. 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.

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.

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