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SMD code V8-

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.

49 parts are printed V8-

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 49 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • BZD17C7V5P-MSOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Details
    7.5 V Zener diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZT52B4V7SOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZT52B4V7-GSOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    524.7 V Zener diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX584C20SOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, Blue RocketZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsBlue Rocket
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Blue Rocket
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • DZ23C5V1SOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, PanjitZener diodeSOT-233 pinsPanjit
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ESDKV8V0D3SOD-323ESD protection diode, 2 pins, JSCJESD protection diodeSOD-3232 pinsJSCJ
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    JSCJ
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    ESD protection diode, VRWM 8 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • GDZ3V9BSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    3.9 V Zener diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • GDZ3V9B-GSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    3.9 V Zener diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MM5Z20SOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, YFWZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsYFW
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    YFW
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode, 10 V, 0.01 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MM5Z20BSOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, RectronZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsRectron
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Rectron
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MM5Z20VSOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MM8Z36VB-CSOD-882Zener diode, 2 pins, SeCoSZener diodeSOD-8822 pinsSeCoS
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    SeCoS
    Package
    SOD-882
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • TLVH431BIPKSOT-89Voltage reference, 3 pins, Texas InstrumentsVoltage referenceSOT-893 pinsTexas Instruments
    What it is
    Voltage reference
    Maker
    Texas Instruments
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Low-Voltage Adjustable Precision Shunt Regulators
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 2 more parts have no package on record
    • BZT52C20KZener diode, Taiwan SemiconductorZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedTaiwan Semiconductor
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Taiwan Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • MM5Z20V-Q1Zener diode, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as V8-

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

Codes not listed here are printed on 2 more parts.

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