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SMD code NL 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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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 21 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • BFR94ASOT-23RF transistor, NXPRF transistorNXP
    What it is
    RF transistor
    Maker
    NXP
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN 5 GHz wideband transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 2SA1520SOT-23Sanyo ElectricNot recordedSanyo Electric
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Sanyo Electric
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    pre-biased sw pnp comp 2SC3914
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • PT7M6250CHTA3ESOT-23Voltage supervisor, Pericom TechnologyVoltage supervisorPericom Technology
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Pericom Technology
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 5.0V±1.5%, +Reset PPO, L-free
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 12 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • LFCN-225D+RF filter, Mini-CircuitsRF filterMini-Circuits
      What it is
      RF filter
      Maker
      Mini-Circuits
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      LTCC filter, DC-225 MHz
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • NCV8130BMX080LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatoronsemi
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      300 mA, Very Low Dropout Bias Rail CMOS Voltage Regulator
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • 2SC5783RF transistor, PanasonicRF transistorPanasonic
      What it is
      RF transistor
      Maker
      Panasonic
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      NPN transistor: VHF/UHF, 9V, 80mA, 100mW, 10.5GHz, B=100..160
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • DRC9144EDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), PanasonicDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)Panasonic
      What it is
      Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
      Maker
      Panasonic
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      NPN transistor: Sw, 50V, 100mA, 125mW, R1/R2=47k/47k
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • DRC9144VDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), PanasonicDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)Panasonic
      What it is
      Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
      Maker
      Panasonic
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      NPN transistor: Sw, 50V, 100mA, 125mW, R1/R2=47k/10k
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • EUP7201-2.8/3.3ULDO regulator, Eutech MicroelectronicsLDO regulatorEutech Microelectronics
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      Eutech Microelectronics
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=2.8V/3.3V±2%, 150mA, +CE
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • EUP7201-2.8/3.3UIR1LDO regulator, EutechLDO regulatorEutech
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      Eutech
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Dual ,Low-Noise,150mA LDO Regulator
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • IXD5127C32DNRVoltage supervisor, IXYSVoltage supervisorIXYS
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      IXYS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 3.2V±0.8%, -Reset PPO, -MR, 400ms Rt delay
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • KRC831FKECNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      NPN transistor: Dual, Sw, 20V, 50mA, 50mW, R1=10k
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • R1118K391BRicohNot recordedRicoh
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Ricoh
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: 3.9V±1%, 150mA, +CE
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • XC6120N48NVoltage supervisor, TorexVoltage supervisorTorex
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Torex
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 4.8V±2%, N-ch, +Reset ODO
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • XC6127C32DNRVoltage supervisor, TorexVoltage supervisorTorex
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Torex
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 3.2V±0.8%, -Reset PPO, -MR, Rdt=400ms
      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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as NL

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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