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SMD code MA6

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.

11 parts are printed MA6

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 11 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • 5N10-HXYSOT-23N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, HXYN-channel MOSFETSOT-233 pinsHXY
    What it is
    N-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    N-channel MOSFET, 100 V, 5 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • AP10TN135NSOT-23N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, HXYN-channel MOSFETSOT-233 pinsHXY
    What it is
    N-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    100 V, 2.1 A N-channel MOSFET
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • HI7208SOT-23N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, HXYN-channel MOSFETSOT-233 pinsHXY
    What it is
    N-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    N-channel MOSFET, 100 V, 5 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • HXY5N10AISOT-23N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, HXYN-channel MOSFETSOT-233 pinsHXY
    What it is
    N-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    N-channel MOSFET, 100 V, 5 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LMBD2838LT1GSOT-23Switching diode, 3 pins, LRCSwitching diodeSOT-233 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Switching diode, VR 50 V, IF 100 mA, VF Max 1 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LMTL5N10SOT-23N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, LeiditechN-channel MOSFETSOT-233 pinsLeiditech
    What it is
    N-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    Leiditech
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    N-channel MOSFET, 100 V, 5 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBD2838LSOT-23Switching diode, 3 pins, onsemiSwitching diodeSOT-233 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Monolithic Dual Switching Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • S-LMBD2838LT1GSOT-23Switching diode, 3 pins, LRCSwitching diodeSOT-233 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Switching diode, VR 50 V, IF 100 mA, VF Max 1 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBD2838SOT-233 pins, onsemiNot recordedSOT-233 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-diode: Dual, Sw, 50V, 150mA, 225mW, Vf>1,2V(100mA), <4ns
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • MMBD2838LT1SOT-233 pins, onsemiNot recordedSOT-233 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • R3121N045GSOT-23-6Voltage supervisor, 6 pins, RicohVoltage supervisorSOT-23-66 pinsRicoh
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Ricoh
    Package
    SOT-23-6
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 4.5V±1.5%, -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.

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.

Silicon diode

Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.

Working, it reads

About 0.5 to 0.8 V anode to cathode, and open the other way. Small switching diodes read about 0.6 to 0.7 V; large rectifiers can read a little lower.

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.
  • A reading the wrong way round as well: 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 three-pin body can hold two diodes. With a common pin they read two junctions from that pin, just like a transistor; in series they read two drops end to end. Test each pair the datasheet names.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as MA6

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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