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SMD code K8 in SOD-523

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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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 23 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • BAP70-02SOD-523PIN diode, NXPPIN diodeNXP
    What it is
    PIN diode
    Maker
    NXP
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Details
    1 Product profile 2 Pinning information 3 Ordering information
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX584C6V8SOD-523Zener diode, Blue RocketZener diodeBlue Rocket
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Blue Rocket
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MM5Z6V8SOD-523Zener diode, YFWZener diodeYFW
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    YFW
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MM5Z6V8BSOD-523Zener diode, RectronZener diodeRectron
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Rectron
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZT52C6V8WTSOD-523Zener diode, Taitron ComponentsZener diodeTaitron Components
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Taitron Components
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Details
    SMD Zener Diodes (Two Terminals) - 200mW
    Source
    An older or alternative marking, from a published code list

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

  • MM5Z6V8HSOD-523Zener diode, Zowie TechnologyZener diodeZowie Technology
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Zowie Technology
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode: 6.4..7.2V, Izt=5mA, Zzt=15, 200mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 9 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • BZT52C6V8KZener diode, Taiwan SemiconductorZener diodeTaiwan Semiconductor
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Taiwan Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • MM5Z6V8-Q1Zener diode, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • AP8821N-28GIVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.8V±2%, -Reset ODO, H-free
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP8821N-28GSVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.8V±2%, -Reset ODO, H-free
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP8821N-28PIVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.8V±2%, -Reset ODO
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP8821N-28PSVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.8V±2%, -Reset ODO
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • BD46E485G-MVoltage supervisor, ROHMVoltage supervisorROHM
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 4.8V±1%, -MR, -Reset PPO, Rdt=50ms
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • EC95808N28C7IVoltage supervisor, E-CMOSVoltage supervisorE-CMOS
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      E-CMOS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.8V±2%, -Reset ODO
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • EC95808N28C7SVoltage supervisor, E-CMOSVoltage supervisorE-CMOS
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      E-CMOS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.8V±2%, -Reset ODO
      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.

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.

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.

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 K8

One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. Each code has a page of its own.

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