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SMD code search: identify a part by its marking

No part printed 56C is recorded in USP-6B. 36 printed with a similar-looking code.

Not sure which one you have?

Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 2 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

2 parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.

  • APL3556CLoad switch, AnpecLoad switchAnpec
    What it is
    Load switch
    Maker
    Anpec
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Adjustable Current Limit Power Distribution Switches
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead?

    Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground.

    Working, it reads

    Switched on, the output pin sits at the input voltage. Switched off, it sits near 0 V.

    Dead, it reads

    • Output at the input voltage while switched off: the pass element has shorted.
    • Input present and switched on, no output: failed open, or shut down into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
    On the board:
    An output near 0 Ω to ground is usually the load. Lift the output pin to see which.
    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 pinout and whether the enable is active high or low differ between parts. The datasheet gives both.

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

  • P4SMASF56CATVS diode, Formosa MicrosemiTVS diodeFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead?

    Diode range, from the protected line to ground, part lifted if you can.

    Working, it reads

    A one-way part reads about 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse. A two-way part reads open both ways. Arrays with several lines read as the datasheet's diagram draws them.

    Dead, it reads

    • From the line to ground, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
    • A reading both ways on a one-way part: leaky.
    • A one-way part open both ways: failed open.
    On the board
    , a line reading shorted to ground can be this part or anything else on that line. Lift it: if the short goes with it, it has failed.
    Compare:
    The same part on the next line or connector pin is the healthy reading to compare with.
    Watch for:
    A two-way part reads open both ways when it is good, exactly like one that has failed open. The meter cannot tell them apart; an identical part on the next line can.

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

36 more parts are printed with a code easy to misread as 56C: none in USP-6B, 36 with no package on record

Printed with a code easy to misread

One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. The odd one out is marked on each.

36 parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.

  • CSM360Bprinted S66Schottky diode, LRCSchottky diodeNot recordedLRC

    Printed S66 on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Schottky diode, VR 60 V, IF 3 A, VF Max 0.7 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead?

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

    Working, it reads

    About 0.15 to 0.45 V anode to cathode, roughly half a silicon diode, and open the other way.

    Dead, it reads

    • The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
    • A reading the wrong way round as well: leaky.
    • Open both ways: 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:
    If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
    Watch for:
    A large Schottky can read about 0.1 V forward and beep like a short, and leaks a little the wrong way when good, more when warm. It is shorted only if it reads the same both ways. Measure it cold, beside an identical cold one.

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

  • PJQ2566Aprinted 566MOSFET, PanjitMOSFETNot recordedPanjit

    Printed 566 on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    MOSFET
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead?

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

    Working, it reads

    One way between drain and source reads about 0.4 to 0.9 V, the body diode, and the other way open. The gate reads open to both other pins.

    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.
    • No body diode at all: failed open.
    On the board
    the gate usually has a resistor to the source, which reads as that resistor and is not a fault. 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.

  • PLZ5V6Cprinted 5C6Zener diode, VishayZener diodeNot recordedVishay

    Printed 5C6 on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    5.6 V Zener diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-1135B12-A6T1Uprinted SGCLDO regulator, ABLICLDO regulatorNot recordedABLIC

    Printed SGC on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    5.5 V INPUT, 300 mA VOLTAGE REGULATOR
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-1721A1230-I6T1Uprinted S6GLDO regulator, ABLICLDO regulatorNot recordedABLIC

    Printed S6G on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    SUPER-SMALL PACKAGE 2-CIRCUIT HIGH RIPPLE-REJECTION LOW CURRENT CONSUMPTION LOW DROPOUT CMOS VOLTAGE REGULATOR
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-1721A2833-I6T1Uprinted S6CLDO regulator, ABLICLDO regulatorNot recordedABLIC

    Printed S6C on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    SUPER-SMALL PACKAGE 2-CIRCUIT HIGH RIPPLE-REJECTION LOW CURRENT CONSUMPTION LOW DROPOUT CMOS VOLTAGE REGULATOR
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • TLV70036DDCprinted SCGLDO regulator, 5 pins, Texas InstrumentsLDO regulator5 pinsTexas Instruments

    Printed SCG on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Texas Instruments
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    5
    Details
    200-mA, Low-IQ, Low-Dropout Regulator for Portable Devices
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • 1SMA28ACAT3Gprinted SGCTVS diode, onsemiTVS diodeNot recordedonsemi

    Printed SGC on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=28V±5%, 8.8A, 400W (1ms), Bidir.
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    Diode range, from the protected line to ground, part lifted if you can.

    Working, it reads

    A one-way part reads about 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse. A two-way part reads open both ways. Arrays with several lines read as the datasheet's diagram draws them.

    Dead, it reads

    • From the line to ground, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
    • A reading both ways on a one-way part: leaky.
    • A one-way part open both ways: failed open.
    On the board
    , a line reading shorted to ground can be this part or anything else on that line. Lift it: if the short goes with it, it has failed.
    Compare:
    The same part on the next line or connector pin is the healthy reading to compare with.
    Watch for:
    A two-way part reads open both ways when it is good, exactly like one that has failed open. The meter cannot tell them apart; an identical part on the next line can.

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

  • 1SMA28CAprinted SGConsemiNot recordedNot recordedonsemi

    Printed SGC on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    TVS: 28V±5%, 8.8A, 400W (1ms), Bidirectional
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    Diode range, from the protected line to ground, part lifted if you can.

    Working, it reads

    A one-way part reads about 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse. A two-way part reads open both ways. Arrays with several lines read as the datasheet's diagram draws them.

    Dead, it reads

    • From the line to ground, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
    • A reading both ways on a one-way part: leaky.
    • A one-way part open both ways: failed open.
    On the board
    , a line reading shorted to ground can be this part or anything else on that line. Lift it: if the short goes with it, it has failed.
    Compare:
    The same part on the next line or connector pin is the healthy reading to compare with.
    Watch for:
    A two-way part reads open both ways when it is good, exactly like one that has failed open. The meter cannot tell them apart; an identical part on the next line can.

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

  • ECL112137BFRprinted S66LDO regulator, E-CMOSLDO regulatorNot recordedE-CMOS

    Printed S66 on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    E-CMOS
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.7V±2%, 250mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • ECL112143BFRprinted S6CLDO regulator, E-CMOSLDO regulatorNot recordedE-CMOS

    Printed S6C on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    E-CMOS
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.3V±2%, 250mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • FT522GGbprinted 5GGLDO regulator, Fremont Micro DevicesLDO regulatorNot recordedFremont Micro Devices

    Printed 5GG on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Fremont Micro Devices
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vo1/Vo2=2.8V/2.8V±2%, 400mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • HZF5.6CPprinted 5.6CZener diode, RenesasZener diodeNot recordedRenesas

    Printed 5.6C on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Renesas
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Z-diode: 5,6V±10%, 900mW
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • IXD3236A2CC0R-Gprinted 5CCDC-DC converter, IXYSDC-DC converterNot recordedIXYS

    Printed 5CC on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 2.25V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, LSST
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • IXD3236A2CC4R-Gprinted 5CCDC-DC converter, IXYSDC-DC converterNot recordedIXYS

    Printed 5CC on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 2.25V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, LSST
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • IXD3236A26C0R-Gprinted 5C6DC-DC converter, IXYSDC-DC converterNot recordedIXYS

    Printed 5C6 on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 2.6V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, LSST
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • IXD3236A26C4R-Gprinted 5C6DC-DC converter, IXYSDC-DC converterNot recordedIXYS

    Printed 5C6 on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 2.6V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, LSST
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • LN1130P372VRprinted S66LDO regulator, Shanghai Natlinear ElectronicsLDO regulatorNot recordedShanghai Natlinear Electronics

    Printed S66 on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Shanghai Natlinear Electronics
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.7V±2%, 300mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • LN1130P432VRprinted S6CLDO regulator, Shanghai Natlinear ElectronicsLDO regulatorNot recordedShanghai Natlinear Electronics

    Printed S6C on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Shanghai Natlinear Electronics
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.3V±2%, 300mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • LN1130P462VRprinted S6GLDO regulator, Shanghai Natlinear ElectronicsLDO regulatorNot recordedShanghai Natlinear Electronics

    Printed S6G on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Shanghai Natlinear Electronics
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.6V±2%, 300mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • RKZ5.6CKUprinted 5C6Zener diode, RenesasZener diodeNot recordedRenesas

    Printed 5C6 on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Renesas
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Zener diode: 5.61..5.91V, Izt=20mA, Zzt=80, 500mW
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-1135B12-A6T1printed SGC6 pins, ABLICNot recorded6 pinsABLIC

    Printed SGC on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    6
    Details
    equivalent [1.2V LDO]
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-1135B12-A6T1Sprinted SGCLDO regulator, Seiko InstrumentsLDO regulatorNot recordedSeiko Instruments

    Printed SGC on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Seiko Instruments
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.2V±15mV, 300mA, +CE, CL
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-1135B16-A6T1printed SGG6 pins, ABLICNot recorded6 pinsABLIC

    Printed SGG on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    6
    Details
    equivalent [1.6V LDO]
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-1135B16-A6T1Sprinted SGGLDO regulator, Seiko InstrumentsLDO regulatorNot recordedSeiko Instruments

    Printed SGG on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Seiko Instruments
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.6V±1.0%, 300mA, +CE, CL
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-1721A1230-I6T1printed S6G6 pins, ABLICNot recorded6 pinsABLIC

    Printed S6G on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    6
    Details
    equivalent [1.2/3.0V Dual LDO]
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-1721A1230-I6T1xprinted S6GLDO regulator, Seiko InstrumentsLDO regulatorNot recordedSeiko Instruments

    Printed S6G on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Seiko Instruments
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.2V/3.0V±1.0%, 150mA, +CE, PDR
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-1721A2833-I6T1printed S6C6 pins, ABLICNot recorded6 pinsABLIC

    Printed S6C on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    6
    Details
    equivalent [2.8/3.3V Dual LDO]
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-1721A2833-I6T1xprinted S6CLDO regulator, Seiko InstrumentsLDO regulatorNot recordedSeiko Instruments

    Printed S6C on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Seiko Instruments
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=2.8V/3.3V±1.0%, 150mA, +CE, PDR
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • SGM2027-ADYTN6Gprinted S66LDO regulator, SG MicroLDO regulatorNot recordedSG Micro

    Printed S66 on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    SG Micro
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.8V/3.0V±2%, 250mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • TLV70036printed SCGLDO regulator, Texas InstrumentsLDO regulatorNot recordedTexas Instruments

    Printed SCG on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Texas Instruments
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • TLV70036DDCRprinted SCGLDO regulator, Texas InstrumentsLDO regulatorNot recordedTexas Instruments

    Printed SCG on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Texas Instruments
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    200mA, Low-IQ, Low-Dropout Regulator
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC9236A2CC0R-Gprinted 5CCDC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedTorex

    Printed 5CC on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 2.25V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, LSST
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC9236A2CC4R-Gprinted 5CCDC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedTorex

    Printed 5CC on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 2.25V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, LSST
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC9236A26C0R-Gprinted 5C6DC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedTorex

    Printed 5C6 on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 2.6V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, LSST
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC9236A26C4R-Gprinted 5C6DC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedTorex

    Printed 5C6 on the part. Easy to misread as 56C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 2.6V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, LSST
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

32 more parts have codes that begin with 56C: 30 in USP-6B, 2 with no package on record

Codes that begin with 56C

For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each one shows its full printed code.

DC-DC converter, all USP-6B, 6 pins, all Torex.

  • XC6371C600Dprinted 5C600USP-6B

    Printed 5C600. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6B
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 50kHz, 6.0V±2.5%, 100mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC6371C601Dprinted 5C601USP-6B

    Printed 5C601. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6B
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 100kHz, 6.0V±2.5%, 100mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC6371C602Dprinted 5C602USP-6B

    Printed 5C602. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6B
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 180kHz, 6.0V±2.5%, 100mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC6371C610Dprinted 5C610USP-6B

    Printed 5C610. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6B
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 50kHz, 6.1V±2.5%, 100mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC6371C611Dprinted 5C611USP-6B

    Printed 5C611. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6B
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 100kHz, 6.1V±2.5%, 100mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC6371C612Dprinted 5C612USP-6B

    Printed 5C612. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6B
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 180kHz, 6.1V±2.5%, 100mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC6371C620Dprinted 5C620USP-6B

    Printed 5C620. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6B
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 50kHz, 6.2V±2.5%, 100mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC6371C621Dprinted 5C621USP-6B

    Printed 5C621. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6B
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 100kHz, 6.2V±2.5%, 100mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC6371C622Dprinted 5C622USP-6B

    Printed 5C622. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6B
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 180kHz, 6.2V±2.5%, 100mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC6371C630Dprinted 5C630USP-6B

    Printed 5C630. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6B
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 50kHz, 6.3V±2.5%, 100mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC6371C631Dprinted 5C631USP-6B

    Printed 5C631. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6B
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 100kHz, 6.3V±2.5%, 100mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC6371C632Dprinted 5C632USP-6B

    Printed 5C632. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6B
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 180kHz, 6.3V±2.5%, 100mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

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One code, several parts

Marking codes are not unique. In the standard code book, 6H on a SOT-23 is an NPN transistor, a varicap, an N-channel JFET, two digital transistors, a 3.6 V voltage detector: six parts from five makers. So a search on WhatSMD (What SMD) shows the parts we hold under that code and under codes easily misread as it, with only the columns that tell them apart.

6Hon a SOT-23, in the code book
  • NPN transistor
  • Varicap
  • N-channel JFET
  • Digital transistor ×2
  • 3.6 V voltage detector

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