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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 15 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

The only part printed 3B· in our tables

RB461F

What it is: Schottky diode
Maker: JSCJ
Package: SOT-323
Pins: 3
Details: Schottky diode, 20 V, 0.7 A
Source: From the manufacturer's 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.

Datasheet

Printed with a code easy to misread

These parts are printed with a character that is easy to misread as what you typed. The odd one out is marked on each.

1SS388printed 38SOD-523Schottky diode, 2 pins, PanjitSchottky diodeSOD-5232 pinsPanjit
Printed 38 on the part. Easy to misread as 3B·. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
What it is
Schottky diode
Maker
Panjit
Package
SOD-523
Pins
2
Details
Schottky diode, 40 V, 0.1 A
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor 1SS388, opens in a new tab
BC856Bprinted 3BSOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, NexperiaPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsNexperia
Printed 3B on the part. Easy to misread as 3B·. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
What it is
PNP transistor
Maker
Nexperia
Package
SOT-23
Pins
3
Details
-80 V PNP small-signal transistor, gain group B
Source
From the manufacturer's datasheet
Is it dead?
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.
Datasheetfor BC856B, opens in a new tab
BC856BHprinted 3BSOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, Taiwan SemiconductorPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsTaiwan Semiconductor
Printed 3B on the part. Easy to misread as 3B·. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
What it is
PNP transistor
Maker
Taiwan Semiconductor
Package
SOT-23
Pins
3
Source
From the manufacturer's datasheet
Is it dead?
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.
Datasheetfor BC856BH, opens in a new tab
BC856BWprinted 3BSOT-323Transistor, 3 pins, DiotecTransistorSOT-3233 pinsDiotec
Printed 3B on the part. Easy to misread as 3B·. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
What it is
Transistor
Maker
Diotec
Package
SOT-323
Pins
3
Details
SMD General Purpose PNP Transistors
Source
From the manufacturer's datasheet
Is it dead?
Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.
Working, it reads
From the base, one probe colour 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.
Datasheetfor BC856BW, opens in a new tab
BC856BWHprinted 3BSOT-323PNP transistor, 3 pins, Taiwan SemiconductorPNP transistorSOT-3233 pinsTaiwan Semiconductor
Printed 3B on the part. Easy to misread as 3B·. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
What it is
PNP transistor
Maker
Taiwan Semiconductor
Package
SOT-323
Pins
3
Source
From the manufacturer's datasheet
Is it dead?
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.
Datasheetfor BC856BWH, opens in a new tab
BC856Sprinted 3BSOT-363Transistor, 6 pins, DiotecTransistorSOT-3636 pinsDiotec
Printed 3B on the part. Easy to misread as 3B·. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
What it is
Transistor
Maker
Diotec
Package
SOT-363
Pins
6
Details
SMD General Purpose PNP Transistors
Source
From the manufacturer's datasheet
Is it dead?
Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.
Working, it reads
From the base, one probe colour 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.
Datasheetfor BC856S, opens in a new tab
BCM857BVprinted 3BSOT-563PNP transistor, 6 pins, NexperiaPNP transistorSOT-5636 pinsNexperia
Printed 3B on the part. Easy to misread as 3B·. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
What it is
PNP transistor
Maker
Nexperia
Package
SOT-563
Pins
6
Details
PNP/PNP matched double transistor
Source
From the manufacturer's datasheet
Is it dead?
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.
Datasheetfor BCM857BV, opens in a new tab
BZX384-A20printed 38SOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, NexperiaZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsNexperia
Printed 38 on the part. Easy to misread as 3B·. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
What it is
Zener diode
Maker
Nexperia
Package
SOD-323
Pins
2
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor BZX384-A20, opens in a new tab
BZX384B39printed 3BSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsVishay
Printed 3B on the part. Easy to misread as 3B·. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
What it is
Zener diode
Maker
Vishay
Package
SOD-323
Pins
2
Details
39 V Zener diode
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor BZX384B39, opens in a new tab
MM3Z47printed 3BSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, DiotecZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsDiotec
Printed 3B on the part. Easy to misread as 3B·. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
What it is
Zener diode
Maker
Diotec
Package
SOD-323
Pins
2
Details
SMD Planar Zener Diodes
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor MM3Z47, opens in a new tab
SS0530TB6printed 3BSOT-563Schottky diode, 6 pins, PanjitSchottky diodeSOT-5636 pinsPanjit
Printed 3B on the part. Easy to misread as 3B·. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
What it is
Schottky diode
Maker
Panjit
Package
SOT-563
Pins
6
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor SS0530TB6, opens in a new tab
TPS389033DSEprinted 3BWSONVoltage supervisor, 6 pins, Texas InstrumentsVoltage supervisorWSON6 pinsTexas Instruments
Printed 3B on the part. Easy to misread as 3B·. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
What it is
Voltage supervisor
Maker
Texas Instruments
Package
WSON
Pins
6
Details
Low Quiescent Current, 1% Accurate Supervisor with Programmable Delay
Source
From the manufacturer's datasheet
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.
Datasheetfor TPS389033DSE, opens in a new tab
EIA-96:38printed 380603Precision resistor (EIA-96 code), 2 pinsPrecision resistor (EIA-96 code)06032 pinsNot recorded
Printed 38 on the part. Easy to misread as 3B·. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
What it is
Precision resistor (EIA-96 code)
Maker
Not recorded
Package
0603
Pins
2
Details
EIA-96 precision chip resistor, significand 24.3; the printed mark adds a multiplier letter (38A = 243 Ohm, 38B = 2.43 kOhm)
Source
Added by hand from a published table
Is it dead?
Ohms range, across it, power off.
Working, it reads
Its marked value, within tolerance. On the board it reads the same or lower, because everything around it sits in parallel.
Dead, it reads
Open: burnt, cracked, or eaten through by sulphur. The commonest failure.
Well above its marked value: drifted high.
On the board, clearly higher than its marked value: it has failed, since the board can only pull a reading down.
On the board:
A reading lower than marked on the board proves nothing; lift one end. A reading higher than marked is a fault even on the board.
Compare:
The same position on another channel usually carries the same value, and so does the matching part on another board.
Watch for:
A burnt resistor usually means the part it feeds pulled too much. Find that before fitting a new one, or it burns too. The marking, not the reading, says what to fit.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
Datasheetfor EIA-96:38, opens in a new tab
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- VBUS03N1-DD1printed 3BESD protection diode, VishayESD protection diodeNot recordedNot recordedVishay
  Printed 3B on the part. Easy to misread as 3B·. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
  What it is
  ESD protection diode
  Maker
  Vishay
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Ultra Low Capacitance Bidirectional Symmetrical (BiSy) Single Line ESD Protection Diode in DFN1006-2B
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor VBUS03N1-DD1, opens in a new tab

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Codes that begin with 3B·

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3KASMC12Aprinted 3BESMCTVS diode, 2 pins, VishayTVS diodeSMC2 pinsVishay
Printed 3BE. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
What it is
TVS diode
Maker
Vishay
Package
SMC
Pins
2
Details
3000 W TVS diode, unidirectional
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor 3KASMC12A, opens in a new tab
3KASMC13Aprinted 3BGSMCTVS diode, 2 pins, VishayTVS diodeSMC2 pinsVishay
Printed 3BG. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
What it is
TVS diode
Maker
Vishay
Package
SMC
Pins
2
Details
3000 W TVS diode, unidirectional
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor 3KASMC13A, opens in a new tab
3KASMC14Aprinted 3BKSMCTVS diode, 2 pins, VishayTVS diodeSMC2 pinsVishay
Printed 3BK. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
What it is
TVS diode
Maker
Vishay
Package
SMC
Pins
2
Details
3000 W TVS diode, unidirectional
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor 3KASMC14A, opens in a new tab
3KASMC15Aprinted 3BMSMCTVS diode, 2 pins, VishayTVS diodeSMC2 pinsVishay
Printed 3BM. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
What it is
TVS diode
Maker
Vishay
Package
SMC
Pins
2
Details
3000 W TVS diode, unidirectional
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor 3KASMC15A, opens in a new tab
3KASMC16Aprinted 3BPSMCTVS diode, 2 pins, VishayTVS diodeSMC2 pinsVishay
Printed 3BP. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
What it is
TVS diode
Maker
Vishay
Package
SMC
Pins
2
Details
3000 W TVS diode, unidirectional
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor 3KASMC16A, opens in a new tab
3KASMC17Aprinted 3BRSMCTVS diode, 2 pins, VishayTVS diodeSMC2 pinsVishay
Printed 3BR. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
What it is
TVS diode
Maker
Vishay
Package
SMC
Pins
2
Details
3000 W TVS diode, unidirectional
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor 3KASMC17A, opens in a new tab
3KASMC18Aprinted 3BTSMCTVS diode, 2 pins, VishayTVS diodeSMC2 pinsVishay
Printed 3BT. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
What it is
TVS diode
Maker
Vishay
Package
SMC
Pins
2
Details
3000 W TVS diode, unidirectional
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor 3KASMC18A, opens in a new tab
3KASMC20Aprinted 3BVSMCTVS diode, 2 pins, VishayTVS diodeSMC2 pinsVishay
Printed 3BV. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
What it is
TVS diode
Maker
Vishay
Package
SMC
Pins
2
Details
3000 W TVS diode, unidirectional
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor 3KASMC20A, opens in a new tab
3KASMC22Aprinted 3BXSMCTVS diode, 2 pins, VishayTVS diodeSMC2 pinsVishay
Printed 3BX. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
What it is
TVS diode
Maker
Vishay
Package
SMC
Pins
2
Details
3000 W TVS diode, unidirectional
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor 3KASMC22A, opens in a new tab
3KASMC24Aprinted 3BZSMCTVS diode, 2 pins, VishayTVS diodeSMC2 pinsVishay
Printed 3BZ. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
What it is
TVS diode
Maker
Vishay
Package
SMC
Pins
2
Details
3000 W TVS diode, unidirectional
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor 3KASMC24A, opens in a new tab
MM1Z4738Aprinted 38ASOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, DiotecZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsDiotec
Printed 38A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
What it is
Zener diode
Maker
Diotec
Package
SOD-123F
Pins
2
Details
SMD Planar Zener Diodes
Source
From the manufacturer's 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.
Datasheetfor MM1Z4738A, opens in a new tab
24 more parts have no package on record
- AOC3860printed 3860Dual N-channel MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorDual N-channel MOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 3860. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  Dual N-channel MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Common-drain dual N-channel battery MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  Is it dead?
  Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again. Test each MOSFET on its own pins, as the datasheet's pinout gives them.
  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.
  Datasheetfor AOC3860, opens in a new tab
- AOC3860Aprinted 3860ADual N-channel MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorDual N-channel MOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 3860A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  Dual N-channel MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Common-drain dual N-channel battery MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  Is it dead?
  Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again. Test each MOSFET on its own pins, as the datasheet's pinout gives them.
  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.
  Datasheetfor AOC3860A, opens in a new tab
- AOC3860Cprinted 3860CDual N-channel MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorDual N-channel MOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 3860C. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  Dual N-channel MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Common-drain dual N-channel battery MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  Is it dead?
  Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again. Test each MOSFET on its own pins, as the datasheet's pinout gives them.
  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.
  Datasheetfor AOC3860C, opens in a new tab
- AOC3862printed 3862Dual N-channel MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorDual N-channel MOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 3862. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  Dual N-channel MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Common-drain dual N-channel battery MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  Is it dead?
  Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again. Test each MOSFET on its own pins, as the datasheet's pinout gives them.
  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.
  Datasheetfor AOC3862, opens in a new tab
- AOC3864printed 3864Dual N-channel MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorDual N-channel MOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 3864. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  Dual N-channel MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Common-drain dual N-channel battery MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  Is it dead?
  Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again. Test each MOSFET on its own pins, as the datasheet's pinout gives them.
  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.
  Datasheetfor AOC3864, opens in a new tab
- AOC3868printed 3868Dual N-channel MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorDual N-channel MOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 3868. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  Dual N-channel MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Common-drain dual N-channel battery MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  Is it dead?
  Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again. Test each MOSFET on its own pins, as the datasheet's pinout gives them.
  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.
  Datasheetfor AOC3868, opens in a new tab
- AOC3870printed 3870Dual N-channel MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorDual N-channel MOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 3870. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  Dual N-channel MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Common-drain dual N-channel battery MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  Is it dead?
  Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again. Test each MOSFET on its own pins, as the datasheet's pinout gives them.
  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.
  Datasheetfor AOC3870, opens in a new tab
- AOC3870Aprinted 3870ADual N-channel MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorDual N-channel MOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 3870A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  Dual N-channel MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Common-drain dual N-channel battery MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  Is it dead?
  Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again. Test each MOSFET on its own pins, as the datasheet's pinout gives them.
  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.
  Datasheetfor AOC3870A, opens in a new tab
- AOC3870Sprinted 3870SDual N-channel MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorDual N-channel MOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 3870S. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  Dual N-channel MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Common-drain dual N-channel battery MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  Is it dead?
  Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again. Test each MOSFET on its own pins, as the datasheet's pinout gives them.
  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.
  Datasheetfor AOC3870S, opens in a new tab
- AOC3878printed 3878Dual N-channel MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorDual N-channel MOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 3878. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  Dual N-channel MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Common-drain dual N-channel battery MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  Is it dead?
  Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again. Test each MOSFET on its own pins, as the datasheet's pinout gives them.
  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.
  Datasheetfor AOC3878, opens in a new tab
- AON3818printed 3818MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorMOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 3818. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Low-voltage (12-30 V) MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor AON3818, opens in a new tab
- AON3820printed 3820MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorMOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 3820. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Low-voltage (12-30 V) MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor AON3820, opens in a new tab
- AONE38132printed 38132MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorMOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 38132. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Low-voltage (12-30 V) MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor AONE38132, opens in a new tab
- AONP38324printed 38324MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorMOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 38324. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Low-voltage (12-30 V) MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor AONP38324, opens in a new tab
- AONP38324Uprinted 38324UMOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorMOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 38324U. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Low-voltage (12-30 V) MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor AONP38324U, opens in a new tab
- AONS38108printed 38108MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorMOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 38108. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Low-voltage (12-30 V) MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor AONS38108, opens in a new tab
- AONS38203printed 38203MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorMOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 38203. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Low-voltage (12-30 V) MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor AONS38203, opens in a new tab
- AONX38168printed 38168MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorMOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 38168. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Low-voltage (12-30 V) MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor AONX38168, opens in a new tab
- AONX38168Aprinted 38168AMOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorMOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 38168A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Low-voltage (12-30 V) MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor AONX38168A, opens in a new tab
- AONX38320printed 38320MOSFET, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorMOSFETNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Printed 38320. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  MOSFET
  Maker
  Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  Low-voltage (12-30 V) MOSFET
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor AONX38320, opens in a new tab
- PLZ3V0Bprinted 3B0Zener diode, VishayZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedVishay
  Printed 3B0. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  Zener diode
  Maker
  Vishay
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  3 V Zener diode
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor PLZ3V0B, opens in a new tab
- PLZ3V3Bprinted 3B3Zener diode, VishayZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedVishay
  Printed 3B3. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  Zener diode
  Maker
  Vishay
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  3.3 V Zener diode
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor PLZ3V3B, opens in a new tab
- PLZ3V6Bprinted 3B6Zener diode, VishayZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedVishay
  Printed 3B6. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  Zener diode
  Maker
  Vishay
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  3.6 V Zener diode
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor PLZ3V6B, opens in a new tab
- PLZ3V9Bprinted 3B9Zener diode, VishayZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedVishay
  Printed 3B9. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
  What it is
  Zener diode
  Maker
  Vishay
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  3.9 V Zener diode
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor PLZ3V9B, opens in a new tab

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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 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

When more than one is left

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When you cannot read it