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SMD code K14

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.

K14 on a chip resistor

140 Ω

140 Ω resistor

The K is both the decimal point and the multiplier: 140 Ω.

Check it with a meter

Lift one end and measure across it. A good one reads 140 Ω. Measuring it in circuit reads the parallel combination of everything around it, which is almost always lower, never higher: well above 140 Ω on the board is a fault. Open, or well above 140 Ω, means it has failed: burnt, cracked or corroded. That does not change what to fit: the marking still says 140 Ω. A burnt resistor usually means the part it feeds drew too much, so find that before fitting a new one.

On a transistor or diode body (SOT-23, SOT-23-5, MSOP-8), K14 is a part code instead. Those parts are listed below.

Not sure which one you have?

Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 22 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • DTA114GESOT-416Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, ROHMDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-4163 pinsROHM
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOT-416
    Pins
    3
    Details
    pnp dtr 50V 100mA R2 10k
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • DTA114GKASOT-23Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, ROHMDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-233 pinsROHM
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    pnp dtr 50V 100mA R2 10k
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LDK130C14RSOT-353LDO regulator, 5 pins, SGS-Thomson MicroelectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-3535 pinsSGS-Thomson Microelectronics
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    SGS-Thomson Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-353
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.4V±2%, 300mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

  • LDK130M14RSOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, SGS-Thomson MicroelectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsSGS-Thomson Microelectronics
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    SGS-Thomson Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.4V±2%, 300mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

  • RP112N141BSOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, RicohLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsRicoh
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Ricoh
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.4V±1%, 150mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

  • SMD33PTSOD-123Schottky diode, 2 pins, Chenmko EnterpriseSchottky diodeSOD-1232 pinsChenmko Enterprise
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    Chenmko Enterprise
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Diode: SBR, 30V, 3A, Vf<0.9V(3A)
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • XD6216B351MR-QSOT-23-55 pins, TorexNot recordedSOT-23-55 pinsTorex
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: 3.5V±1%, 150mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

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.

Voltage regulator

Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground. Then ohms with the power off.

Working, it reads

Input pin at the supply, output pin at its rated voltage, and the enable pin high if it has one.

Dead, it reads

  • Output equal to the input: the pass element has shorted. Everything after it may have taken the full input.
  • Input present, enable high, no output: failed open, or holding itself off into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
  • Power off, input to output near 0 Ω: shorted.
On the board:
An output at 0 V is often a shorted load with the regulator in current limit. Lift the output pin: if the short stays on the board, the regulator may be fine.
Compare:
The same regulator on another rail or another board shows the right voltages and the right resistances.
Watch for:
Makers put input, output and ground on different pins in the same package, so take them from this part's datasheet. Diode or ohms readings between its pins say little; check it powered.

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.

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