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SMD code K6 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.

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  • LDTB143ELT1GSOT-23Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, LRCDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)3 pinsLRC
    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
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 2SK160-6SOT-233 pins, NEC ElectronicsNot recorded3 pinsNEC Electronics
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    NEC Electronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    FET n-type: VHF, 30V, 20mA, 150mW, Idss=2..6mA, Up<4.5V
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 2SK160K6SOT-233 pinsNot recorded3 pinsNot recorded
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Not recorded
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • AP8821N-26GCSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisor3 pinsAnwell Semiconductor
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Anwell Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.6V±2%, -Reset ODO, H-free
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • AP8821N-26PCSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisor3 pinsAnwell Semiconductor
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Anwell Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.6V±2%, -Reset ODO
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BCV71RSOT-233 pinsNot recorded3 pinsNot recorded
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Not recorded
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    equivalent BC546A
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • EC95808N26B1NSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, E-CMOSVoltage supervisor3 pinsE-CMOS
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    E-CMOS
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.6V±2%, -Reset ODO
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • ELM7646HABSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, ELM TechnologyVoltage supervisor3 pinsELM Technology
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    ELM Technology
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 4.6V±2%, +Reset PPO, Rdt=250ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • R3111N262CSOT-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 2,6V±2.0%, Reset Open drain output
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • RT9819C-27PVLSOT-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.

  • TCM810ZENBSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, MicrochipVoltage supervisor3 pinsMicrochip
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Microchip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.32V±2%, +Reset PPO
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 4 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • PSBD3DH60V1HSchottky diode, PrisemiSchottky diodeNot recordedPrisemi
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Prisemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Schottky diode, 60 V, 1 A
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • SS16HEWS-HFSchottky diode, ComchipSchottky diodeNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      60 V, 1 A Schottky barrier diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • MTAK6FEN-channel MOSFET, CYStekN-channel MOSFETNot recordedCYStek
      What it is
      N-channel MOSFET
      Maker
      CYStek
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      60 V, 0.4 A N-channel MOSFET
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • AP8821N-26GIVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.6V±2%, -Reset ODO, H-free
      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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as K6

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 1 more part.

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