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SMD code K2p 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.

The last letter, p, is lower case, which on NXP and Philips parts is a date or factory code, so it was set aside and K2 was searched.

21 parts in SOT-23 are printed K2p

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all SOT-23, 3 pins. What differs:

  • BCW72SOT-23NPN transistor, Taitron ComponentsNPN transistorTaitron Components
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Taitron Components
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    45V, 0.1A, General Purpose NPN Bipolar Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BCW72LSOT-23NPN transistor, onsemiNPN transistoronsemi
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LDTB143TLT1GSOT-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 40 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBZ5252ASOT-23Zener diode, PanjitZener diodePanjit
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBZ5252A-HFSOT-23Zener diode, ComchipZener diodeComchip
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    24 V 0.35 mW zener diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBZ5252BSOT-23Zener diode, DC ComponentsZener diodeDC Components
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    DC Components
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBZ5252B-AUSOT-23Zener diode, PanjitZener diodePanjit
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SBCW72LSOT-23NPN transistor, onsemiNPN transistoronsemi
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 2SK57-2SOT-23NEC ElectronicsNot recordedNEC Electronics
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    NEC Electronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    FET n-type: GP, 20V, 20mA, 100mV, Idss=1..3mA, Up<4V
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • AH182WSOT-23AnachipNot recordedAnachip
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Anachip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    H-IC: Hall-efect sensor IC, Vcc=2,5..5,5V, ODO
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • AP8821N-22GCSOT-23Voltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorAnwell Semiconductor
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Anwell Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.2V±2%, -Reset ODO, H-free
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • AP8821N-22PCSOT-23Voltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorAnwell Semiconductor
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Anwell Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.2V±2%, -Reset ODO
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • EC95808N22B1NSOT-23Voltage supervisor, E-CMOSVoltage supervisorE-CMOS
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    E-CMOS
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.2V±2%, -Reset ODO
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • ELM7642HABSOT-23Voltage supervisor, ELM TechnologyVoltage supervisorELM Technology
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    ELM Technology
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 4.2V±2%, +Reset PPO, Rdt=250ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • HSMP-3832SOT-23Agilent TechnologiesNot recordedAgilent Technologies
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Agilent Technologies
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    dual HP3830 pin diode
    Source
    Published code list

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

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.

NPN transistor

Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.

Working, it reads

Red 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as K2p

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 K2p

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

Codes not listed here are printed on 158 more parts.

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