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SMD code K10 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.

1 part in SOT-23 is printed K10

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 5 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • LDTB114ELT1GSOT-23Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), LRCDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)LRC
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Digital transistor (bias resistors built in), PNP, IC 500 mA, VCEO 50 V
    Source
    An older or alternative marking, from a published code list

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

  • 4 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • PSBD3DH100V1HSchottky diode, PrisemiSchottky diodePrisemi
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Prisemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Schottky diode, 100 V, 1 A
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • SS110HEWS-HFSchottky diode, ComchipSchottky diodeComchip
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      100 V, 1 A Schottky barrier diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • LDTB114EET1GDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), LRCDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)LRC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      LRC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      PNP transistor: Sw., 50V, 500mA, B=100..600, R1/R2=10k/10k
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • XC6129C55B7R-GVoltage supervisor, TorexVoltage supervisorTorex
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Torex
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 5.5V±0.8%, -Reset PPO, Rel. Delay, Undef. Prot.
      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.

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.

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.

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 K10

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 K10

For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each code has a page of its own.

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