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SMD code M5 in SOT-23-5

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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  • NL27WZ04DFSOT-363Logic gate, 6 pins, onsemiLogic gateSOT-3636 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Logic gate
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Dual Inverter
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 14 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • MMBZ5260BWSZener diode, Taitron ComponentsZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedTaitron Components
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      SMD Zener Diodes (Three Terminals) - 200mW
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • QH8M5P-channel MOSFET, ROHMP-channel MOSFETNot recordedNot recordedROHM
      What it is
      P-channel MOSFET
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      30V Complementary N- and P-channel Power MOSFET
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • WRM5Schottky diode, WayonSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedWayon
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Wayon
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • 2SA812-5PNP transistor, NEC ElectronicsPNP transistorNot recordedNot recordedNEC Electronics
      What it is
      PNP transistor
      Maker
      NEC Electronics
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      PNP transistor: GP, AF, 60V, 100mA, 200mW, B=135..270, 180MHz
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • 2SA812A-5PNP transistor, NEC ElectronicsPNP transistorNot recordedNot recordedNEC Electronics
      What it is
      PNP transistor
      Maker
      NEC Electronics
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      PNP transistor: GP, AF, 60V, 100mA, 200mW, B=135..270, 180MHz
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • 2SA812AM53 pins, RenesasNot recordedNot recorded3 pinsRenesas
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Renesas
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      3
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • 2SA1179-M5onsemiNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Si-pnp: GP, AF, 55V, 150mA, 200mW, B=135..270, 180MHz
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • 2SA1622-5PNP transistor, Sanyo ElectricPNP transistorNot recordedNot recordedSanyo Electric
      What it is
      PNP transistor
      Maker
      Sanyo Electric
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      PNP transistor: GP, 55V, 150mA, 150mW, 180MHz, B=135..270
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • 2SC5086FT-ORF transistor, ToshibaRF transistorNot recordedNot recordedToshiba
      What it is
      RF transistor
      Maker
      Toshiba
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Si-npn: VHF/UHF, LN, 20V, 80mA, 100mW, 7GHz, B=80..160
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP8821N-45GIVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 4.5V±2%, -Reset ODO, H-free
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP8821N-45GSVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 4.5V±2%, -Reset ODO, H-free
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP8821N-45PIVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 4.5V±2%, -Reset ODO
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP8821N-45PSVoltage supervisor, Anwell SemiconductorVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 4.5V±2%, -Reset ODO
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • BD46E281G-MVoltage supervisor, ROHMVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedROHM
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.8V±1%, -MR, -Reset PPO, Rdt=100ms
      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.

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.

P-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 drain, black on the source: 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. 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.

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.

PNP transistor

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

Working, it reads

Black 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.

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.

Bipolar transistor

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

Working, it reads

From the base, one probe colour 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.

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