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SMD code N06 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.

6 parts in SOT-23 are printed N06

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 8 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • DDTC123JCASOT-23Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), Diodes IncorporatedDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)Diodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    dtr npn 50V 0.1A res 2k2/47k 0.2W
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • DDTC123JKASOT-23Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), Diodes IncorporatedDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)Diodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    dtr npn 50V 0.1A res 2k2/47k 0.2W
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • DTC123JKASOT-23Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), Foshan Blue Rocket ElectronicsDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)Foshan Blue Rocket Electronics
    What it is
    Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
    Maker
    Foshan Blue Rocket Electronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN digital transistor (bias resistors built in)
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LN61FN3042MSOT-23Voltage supervisor, Shanghai Natlinear ElectronicsVoltage supervisorShanghai Natlinear Electronics
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Shanghai Natlinear Electronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 3.0V±2%, +Reset ODO, Rdt=400ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • XC61FN3042MSOT-23Voltage supervisor, TorexVoltage supervisorTorex
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 3V, Reset Open drain output, 400ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • XC61HN3042MRSOT-23Voltage supervisor, TorexVoltage supervisorTorex
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 3.0V±2%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=80..400ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 2 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.

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.

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.

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 N06

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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