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SMD code WSs

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.

The last letter, s, is lower case, which on NXP and Philips parts is a date or factory code, so it was set aside and WS was searched.

113 parts are printed WSs

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 50 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • BZT52-C36SOD-1232 pins, Diodes IncorporatedSOD-1232 pinsDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZT52-C36SSOD-1232 pins, Diodes IncorporatedSOD-1232 pinsDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZT52B27SOD-1232 pins, PanjitSOD-1232 pinsPanjit
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZT52B27SSOD-3232 pins, Micro Commercial ComponentsSOD-3232 pinsMicro Commercial Components
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Micro Commercial Components
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZT52C27SOD-1232 pins, VishaySOD-1232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Source
    An older or alternative marking, from a published code list

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

  • BZT52C27-FSOD-123F2 pins, Taitron ComponentsSOD-123F2 pinsTaitron Components
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Taitron Components
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode: 25.1..28.9V, Izt=5mA, 410mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZT52C27-VSOD-1232 pins, VishaySOD-1232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode: 27V±5%, Izt=5mA, Zzt=80, 500mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZT52C36-GSOD-1232 pins, Taiwan SemiconductorSOD-1232 pinsTaiwan Semiconductor
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Taiwan Semiconductor
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    5236 V Zener diode
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZX84-C27SOT-233 pins, Won-Top ElectronicsSOT-233 pinsWon-Top Electronics
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Won-Top Electronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    27 V approx. ±5% voltage regulator (Zener) diode
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZX84-C27WSOT-3233 pins, Micro Commercial ComponentsSOT-3233 pinsMicro Commercial Components
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Micro Commercial Components
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Z-diode: 27V±5%, 200mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZX84B27SOT-233 pins, PanjitSOT-233 pinsPanjit
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZX284-B3V6MicroMELF2 pins, NXPMicroMELF2 pinsNXP
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    NXP
    Package
    MicroMELF
    Pins
    2
    Details
    0.4W zener 3.6V E24 ±2%
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZX384-C27SOD-3232 pins, VishaySOD-3232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZX384B27SOD-3232 pins, VishaySOD-3232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Source
    An older or alternative marking, from a published code list

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

  • BZX384C27-FSOD-3232 pins, Taitron ComponentsSOD-3232 pinsTaitron Components
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Taitron Components
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode: 25.1..28.9V, Izt=2.0mA, 200mW
    Source
    Published code list

    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.

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.

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