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SMD code PK in SMA

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 41 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • GSMA6J130ASMATVS diode, 2 pins, Good-ArkTVS diode2 pinsGood-Ark
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    Good-Ark
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    TVS diode, 600 W
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

  • 6.0SMAJ130ASMATVS diode, 2 pins, UN SemiconductorTVS diode2 pinsUN Semiconductor
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    UN Semiconductor
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=130.0V, Vbr=144.0..159.0V, Ipp=2.9A, 600W(1ms)
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

  • 13 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • KRA310EDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), KECDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)Not recordedKEC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • KRA310VDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), KECDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)Not recordedKEC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • KRA560EDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), KECDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)Not recordedKEC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • KRA560UDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), KECDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)Not recordedKEC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • KRA760EDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), KECDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)Not recordedKEC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • KRA760UDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), KECDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)Not recordedKEC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • NCV8187AMT180LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatorNot recordedonsemi
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage Regulator - Low Iq, Low Dropout, Power Good Output
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • SMF130A-MFHTVS diode, Formosa MicrosemiTVS diodeNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      TVS diode
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

    • SMF130A-MFLTVS diode, Formosa MicrosemiTVS diodeNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      TVS diode
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

    • 74AUP2G14GFNXPNot recordedNot recordedNXP
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      NXP
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS logic IC: Dual inverter with Schmitt-trigger inputs
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • 74AUP2G14GMNXPNot recordedNot recordedNXP
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      NXP
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS logic IC: Dual inverter with Schmitt-trigger inputs
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • 74AUP2G14GNNXPNot recordedNot recordedNXP
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      NXP
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS logic IC: Dual inverter with Schmitt-trigger inputs
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • 74AUP2G14GSNXPNot recordedNot recordedNXP
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      NXP
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS logic IC: Dual inverter with Schmitt-trigger inputs
      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.

TVS or ESD protection diode

Diode range, from the protected line to ground, part lifted if you can.

Working, it reads

A one-way part reads about 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse. A two-way part reads open both ways. Arrays with several lines read as the datasheet's diagram draws them.

Dead, it reads

  • From the line to ground, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
  • A reading both ways on a one-way part: leaky.
  • A one-way part open both ways: failed open.
On the board
, a line reading shorted to ground can be this part or anything else on that line. Lift it: if the short goes with it, it has failed.
Compare:
The same part on the next line or connector pin is the healthy reading to compare with.
Watch for:
A two-way part reads open both ways when it is good, exactly like one that has failed open. The meter cannot tell them apart; an identical part on the next line can.

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.

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.

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.

Codes that begin with PK

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 52 more parts.

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