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SMD code P3 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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  • 2SK1577-3SOT-233 pins, SonyNot recordedSOT-233 pinsSony
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Sony
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    FET n-type: VHF/UHF, 35V, 100mA, 150mW, Idss=60..80mA, Up<6V
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • ELM7623HCBSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, ELM TechnologyVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsELM Technology
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    ELM Technology
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2%, +Reset PPO, Rdt=150ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • ELM9723CBBSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, ELM TechnologyVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsELM Technology
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    ELM Technology
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2.5%, +Reset PPO
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • HT10SOT-233 pins, Diodes IncorporatedNot recordedSOT-233 pinsDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • HVM132SOT-23PIN diode, 3 pins, RenesasPIN diodeSOT-233 pinsRenesas
    What it is
    PIN diode
    Maker
    Renesas
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PIN-diode: HF-Attenuator, 60V, 100mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PIN diode or varicap.

  • LDTA114ELT1GSOT-23Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, LRCDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-233 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP transistor: Sw., 50V, 100mA, B>30, R1/R2=10k/10k
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • MMBF0202PLT1SOT-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.

  • R3130N29HC3SOT-233 pins, Nisshinbo Micro DevicesNot recordedSOT-233 pinsNisshinbo Micro Devices
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Nisshinbo Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 2,9V, -Reset Open drain output, 400ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • RT1P441CSOT-233 pins, MitNot recordedSOT-233 pinsMit
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Mit
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-pnp-Digi: Sw, 50V, 100mA, 150mW, 200MHz, R1/R2=47k/47k
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • Si2323CDSSOT-23P-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, VishayP-channel MOSFETSOT-233 pinsVishay
    What it is
    P-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • TC54VN4302ECBSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, MicrochipVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsMicrochip
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Microchip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 4.3V±2%, -Reset Open drain output
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • TP0202TSOT-233 pins, TemNot recordedSOT-233 pinsTem
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Tem
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    p-MOS-e: V-MOS, 20V, 0,31A, <1,4Ω(0,2A)
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • XC61CN4302MSOT-233 pins, TorexNot recordedSOT-233 pinsTorex
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 4,3V, Reset Open drain output
    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.

MOSFET

Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again.

Working, it reads

One way between drain and source reads about 0.4 to 0.9 V, the body diode, and the other way open. The gate reads open to both other pins.

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.
  • No body diode at all: failed open.
On the board
the gate usually has a resistor to the source, which reads as that resistor and 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.

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.

PIN diode or varicap

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

Working, it reads

About 0.6 to 0.9 V anode to cathode, 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.
  • 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 varicap that has drifted in capacitance reads normal on a meter. Only a capacitance meter or the tuning itself shows it.

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as P3

One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. Each code has a page of its own.

Codes that begin with P3

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 108 more parts.

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