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SMD code XQ in SOD-323

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

  • CMDZ5244BSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, Central SemiconductorZener diode2 pinsCentral Semiconductor
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Central Semiconductor
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    250mW zener 5% 14V
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 11 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • RQ5E035XNN-channel MOSFET, ROHMN-channel MOSFETNot recordedROHM
      What it is
      N-channel MOSFET
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Nch 30V 3.5A Middle Power MOSFET
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.

    • RQ6E040XNN-channel MOSFET, ROHMN-channel MOSFETNot recordedROHM
      What it is
      N-channel MOSFET
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Nch 30V 4A Small Signal MOSFET
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.

    • 2SD2432-QNPN transistor, PanasonicNPN transistorNot recordedPanasonic
      What it is
      NPN transistor
      Maker
      Panasonic
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      NPN transistor: GP, AF, 50V, 500mA, 200MHz, B=85..160
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • 30A01CPNP transistor, Sanyo ElectricPNP transistorNot recordedSanyo Electric
      What it is
      PNP transistor
      Maker
      Sanyo Electric
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      PNP transistor: AF, GP, 30V, 300mA, 300mW, B=200..500, 520MHz
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • 30A01MPNP transistor, Sanyo ElectricPNP transistorNot recordedSanyo Electric
      What it is
      PNP transistor
      Maker
      Sanyo Electric
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      PNP transistor: AF, GP, 30V, 300mA, 300mW, B=200..500, 520MHz
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • 30A01SPNP transistor, Sanyo ElectricPNP transistorNot recordedSanyo Electric
      What it is
      PNP transistor
      Maker
      Sanyo Electric
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      PNP transistor: AF, GP, 30V, 300mA, 200mW, B=200..500, 520MHz
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • 30A01SSPNP transistor, Sanyo ElectricPNP transistorNot recordedSanyo Electric
      What it is
      PNP transistor
      Maker
      Sanyo Electric
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      PNP transistor: AF, GP, 30V, 300mA, 200mW, B=200..500, 520MHz
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • RN1114FDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), ToshibaDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)Not recordedToshiba
      What it is
      Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
      Maker
      Toshiba
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Si-npn-Digi: Sw, 50V, 100mA, 100mW, R1/R2=1k/10k
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • RN1114FTDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), ToshibaDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)Not recordedToshiba
      What it is
      Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
      Maker
      Toshiba
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Si-npn-Digi: Sw, 50V, 100mA, 100mW, R1/R2=1k/10k
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • RN2114FDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), ToshibaDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)Not recordedToshiba
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      Toshiba
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Si-pnp-Digi: Sw, 50V, 100mA, 100mW, R1/R2=1k/10k
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • RN2114FTDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), ToshibaDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)Not recordedToshiba
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      Toshiba
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Si-pnp-Digi: Sw, 50V, 100mA, 100mW, R1/R2=1k/10k
      Source
      Published code list

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

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.

N-channel MOSFET

Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again.

Working, it reads

Red probe on the source, black on the drain: about 0.4 to 0.9 V, the body diode. Open the other way. The gate reads open to both other pins, both ways.

Dead, it reads

  • Drain to source the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep, and still so after shorting gate to source: shorted. The classic failure.
  • The gate reads low to source or drain: gate shorted. Often all three pins end up shorted together.
  • No body diode at all: failed open.
On the board
the gate usually has a resistor to the source, so gate to source reads that resistor, which is not a fault. A drain short can be the load. Lift a leg to be sure.
Compare:
If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
Watch for:
The diode range can charge the gate enough to turn the part on, and then drain to source reads near 0 both ways on a good part. Short gate to source and test again before you condemn it.

A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.

NPN transistor

Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.

Working, it reads

Red probe on the base reads about 0.6 to 0.75 V to the emitter and to the collector, and open the other way round. Collector to emitter reads open both ways.

Dead, it reads

  • Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted. The commonest failure.
  • The base the same both ways to another pin, near 0 V or a middling value: a shorted junction.
  • Only one junction reads, or none: a junction has failed open. It then looks like a diode.
  • A reading the wrong way round, where it should be open: 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 pair of diodes with a common pin reads just like a transistor, and some transistors carry a built-in diode or resistor. The datasheet says which.

A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.

PNP transistor

Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.

Working, it reads

Black probe on the base reads about 0.6 to 0.75 V to the emitter and to the collector, and open the other way round. Collector to emitter reads open both ways.

Dead, it reads

  • Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted. The commonest failure.
  • The base the same both ways to another pin, near 0 V or a middling value: a shorted junction.
  • Only one junction reads, or none: a junction has failed open. It then looks like a diode.
  • A reading the wrong way round, where it should be open: 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 pair of diodes with a common pin reads just like a transistor, and some transistors carry a built-in diode or resistor. The datasheet says which.

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.

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 XQ

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 XQ

For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each code has a page of its own.

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