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SMD code WS in SOD-723

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

  • BZT52C27WUSOD-723Zener diode, 2 pins, Taitron ComponentsZener diode2 pinsTaitron Components
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Taitron Components
    Package
    SOD-723
    Pins
    2
    Details
    SMD Zener Diodes (Two Terminals) - 200mW
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX784C27SOD-723Zener diode, 2 pins, PanjitZener diode2 pinsPanjit
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOD-723
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Published code list

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

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

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

    • NCP4586DMU50LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatorNot recordedonsemi
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage Regulator - Low Noise, Low Dropout
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • 2SK322JFET, HitachiJFETNot recordedHitachi
      What it is
      JFET
      Maker
      Hitachi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      N-Channel JFET
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • 74LVC1G00FS3Diodes IncorporatedNot recordedNot recordedDiodes Incorporated
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Diodes Incorporated
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS logic IC: 2-input NAND gate
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AX5505R34DC-DC converterDC-DC converterNot recordedNot recorded
      What it is
      DC-DC converter
      Maker
      Not recorded
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Micropower VFM Synchronous Step-up DC/DC Converter
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • BCR169L3Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), InfineonDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)Not recordedInfineon
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      Infineon
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Si-pnp-Digi: Sw, 50V, 100mA, 250mW, R1=4.7k, 150MHz
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • BD46241GVoltage supervisor, ROHMVoltage supervisorNot recordedROHM
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 2,4V, -Reset Push-pull output, 100ms
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • MIC2211-1.6/3.3BMLLDO regulator, MicrelLDO regulatorNot recordedMicrel
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      Micrel
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vo1/Vo2=1.6V(150mA)/3.3V(300mA)±1%, +CE
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • NCP4586DMU50TCGLDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatorNot recordedonsemi
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage Regulator - Low Noise, Low Dropout
      Source
      Published code list

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

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.

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.

JFET

Ohms range for drain to source, diode range for the gate, part lifted.

Working, it reads

Drain to source conducts both ways at a few hundred ohms, depending on the part, and some meters beep on it. The gate reads one junction to drain and to source, about 0.6 to 0.7 V, and open the other way.

Dead, it reads

  • The gate the same both ways to drain or source, near 0 V with a continuous beep: gate shorted.
  • Drain to source open: the channel has 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:
Drain to source resistance varies from part to part. An identical part elsewhere on the board shows what is normal.
Watch for:
A good channel can beep like a short between drain and source. That is normal; the gate junction says whether it has failed.

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.

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 WS

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 WS

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 15 more parts.

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