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SMD code WE1

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 are printed WE1

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 6 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • CHDTA114WEGPSOT-416Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, ChenmkoDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-4163 pinsChenmko
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    Chenmko
    Package
    SOT-416
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP Digital Silicon Transistor, 50 V, 100 mA
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBD1505SOT-23Switching diode, 3 pins, Good-ArkSwitching diodeSOT-233 pinsGood-Ark
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    Good-Ark
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Switching diode, 200 V, 200 mA
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BFS17WSOT-233 pins, VishayNot recordedSOT-233 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-npn: VHF/UHF, Mix/Osc, 25V, 25mA, 250mW, B=90, 1,6GHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • CHDTA114WEPTSOT-416Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, Chenmko EnterpriseDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-4163 pinsChenmko Enterprise
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    Chenmko Enterprise
    Package
    SOT-416
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP transistor: Sw, 50V, 100mA, 250MHz, R1/R2=10k/4.7k
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • PESD3V3L5UVSOT-5636 pins, NexperiaNot recordedSOT-5636 pinsNexperia
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Nexperia
    Package
    SOT-563
    Pins
    6
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 1 more part has no package on record
    • PESD3V3S2UQ3 pins, NexperiaNot recordedNot recorded3 pinsNexperia
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Nexperia
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      3
      Source
      Published code list

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

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.

Silicon diode

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

Working, it reads

About 0.5 to 0.8 V anode to cathode, and open the other way. Small switching diodes read about 0.6 to 0.7 V; large rectifiers can read a little lower.

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.
  • A reading the wrong way round as well: 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 three-pin body can hold two diodes. With a common pin they read two junctions from that pin, just like a transistor; in series they read two drops end to end. Test each pair the datasheet names.

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.

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