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SMD code Y5y

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, y, is lower case, which on NXP and Philips parts is a date or factory code, so it was set aside and Y5 was searched.

88 parts are printed Y5y

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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.

  • BZX584B39SOD-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.

  • BZX584B43SOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Details
    43V, 150mW, Surface Mount Zener Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX584C16SOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX584C16-MSSOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, MSKSEMIZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsMSKSEMI
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    MSKSEMI
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX584C16AUSOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, JieJieZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsJieJie
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    JieJie
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX784C39SOD-723Zener diode, 2 pins, SeCoSZener diodeSOD-7232 pinsSeCoS
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    SeCoS
    Package
    SOD-723
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • CZRH584C16-HFSOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, ComchipZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsComchip
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Details
    16 V 0.2 mW zener diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LBZX84C16LT1GSOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, LRCZener diodeSOT-233 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Zener diode, VZ Min 15.3 V, VZ Nom 16 V, VZ Max 17.1 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MM1Z36BWSOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, YFWZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsYFW
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    YFW
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MM5Z16V-CSOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, SeCoSZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsSeCoS
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    SeCoS
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMSZ39SOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, onsemiZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener Voltage Regulators MMSZxxxT1G Series, SZMMSZxxxT1G Series
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 4 more parts have no package on record
    • KRC838EDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), KECDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)Not recordedNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • KRC838UDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), KECDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)Not recordedNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • MM5Z43VBZener 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.

    • MM5Z43VB-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.

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.

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