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SMD code MH 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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  • BZX84C51CC-HFSOT-23Zener diode, ComchipZener diodeComchip
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    51 V 0.35 mW zener diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 2SC3606SOT-23RF transistor, ToshibaRF transistorToshiba
    What it is
    RF transistor
    Maker
    Toshiba
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN transistor: VHF/UHF, LN, 20V, 80mA, 150mW, 7GHz, B=30..250
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZX84C51CCSOT-23Zener diode, JinYu semiconductorZener diodeJinYu semiconductor
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    JinYu semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Zener diode: Dual, 48..54V, Zzt=180, Izt=2mA, 350mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • DDZX9711SOT-23Zener diode, Diodes IncorporatedZener diodeDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Z-diode: 27V±5%, 500mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • DZ23C51SOT-23Zener diode, Luguang Electronic TechnologyZener diodeLuguang Electronic Technology
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Luguang Electronic Technology
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • ELM7647HDBSOT-23Voltage supervisor, ELM TechnologyVoltage supervisorELM Technology
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    ELM Technology
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 4.7V±2%, +Reset PPO, Rdt=50ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • M1MA151KSOT-23onsemiNot recordedonsemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-diode: Sw, 40V, 100mA, 200mW, Vf<1,2V(100mA), <2pF
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • M1MA151KTSOT-23onsemiNot recordedonsemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    40V 100mA sw diode
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • M1MA151KT1SOT-23onsemiNot recordedonsemi
    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.

  • MCP111T-290E/TTSOT-23MicrochipNot recordedMicrochip
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Microchip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • PT7M6240CHTA3ESOT-23Voltage supervisor, Pericom TechnologyVoltage supervisorPericom Technology
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Pericom Technology
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 4.0V±1.5%, +Reset PPO, L-free
    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.
    • 2SAR554RPNP transistor, ROHMPNP transistorROHM
      What it is
      PNP transistor
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      PNP -1.5A -80V Middle Power Transistor
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • LFCV-1452+RF filter, Mini-CircuitsRF filterMini-Circuits
      What it is
      RF filter
      Maker
      Mini-Circuits
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      LTCC filter, DC-14500 MHz
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • NCP163AMX190LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatoronsemi
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      LDO Regulator - Ultra-Low Noise, High PSRR, RF and Analog Circuits
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

    • NCP730BMT1500LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatoronsemi
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      LDO Regulator, 150 mA, 38 V, 1  A I , with PG
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Voltage regulator

Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground. Then ohms with the power off.

Working, it reads

Input pin at the supply, output pin at its rated voltage, and the enable pin high if it has one.

Dead, it reads

  • Output equal to the input: the pass element has shorted. Everything after it may have taken the full input.
  • Input present, enable high, no output: failed open, or holding itself off into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
  • Power off, input to output near 0 Ω: shorted.
On the board:
An output at 0 V is often a shorted load with the regulator in current limit. Lift the output pin: if the short stays on the board, the regulator may be fine.
Compare:
The same regulator on another rail or another board shows the right voltages and the right resistances.
Watch for:
Makers put input, output and ground on different pins in the same package, so take them from this part's datasheet. Diode or ohms readings between its pins say little; check it powered.

A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.

Codes that begin with MH

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 55 more parts.

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