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SMD code search: identify a part by its marking

6 parts are printed 7CS. 57 printed with a similar-looking code.

Not sure which one you have?

Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 6 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • ELM7327NAB1ASOT-23-5Voltage supervisor, 5 pins, ELM TechnologyVoltage supervisorSOT-23-55 pinsELM Technology
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    ELM Technology
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.7V±1.2%, -Reset ODO
    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.

  • UM4750DA-CSDFNLDO regulator, Union SemiconductorLDO regulatorDFNNot recordedUnion Semiconductor
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Union Semiconductor
    Package
    DFN
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1=4.7V±2%, Vout2=1.5V±2%, 300mA, +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.

  • UM4750DB-CSDFNLDO regulator, Union SemiconductorLDO regulatorDFNNot recordedUnion Semiconductor
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Union Semiconductor
    Package
    DFN
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1=4.7V±2%, Vout2=1.5V±2%, 300mA, +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.

  • UM4750S-CSSOT-23-6LDO regulator, 6 pins, Union SemiconductorLDO regulatorSOT-23-66 pinsUnion Semiconductor
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Union Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23-6
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1=4.7V±2%, Vout2=1.5V±2%, 300mA, +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.

  • XC6111C324MRSOT-23-5Voltage supervisor, 5 pins, TorexVoltage supervisorSOT-23-55 pinsTorex
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 2.4V, -MR, -Reset PPO, Wt=100ms, Rt=50ms
    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.

  • XC6237C38BMR-GSOT-23LDO regulator, 3 pins, TorexLDO regulatorSOT-233 pinsTorex
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.85V±1%, 150mA
    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.

57 more parts are printed with a code easy to misread as 7CS

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.

  • PJT7605-AUprinted T65SOT-363MOSFET, 6 pins, PanjitMOSFETSOT-3636 pinsPanjit

    Printed T65 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    MOSFET
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    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.

  • SMAJ6.0CASprinted TGSSMATVS diode, 2 pins, JieJieTVS diodeSMA2 pinsJieJie

    Printed TGS on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    JieJie
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    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.

  • SMS05Cprinted TC5SOT-23-6ESD protection diode, 6 pins, LeiditechESD protection diodeSOT-23-66 pinsLeiditech

    Printed TC5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    Leiditech
    Package
    SOT-23-6
    Pins
    6
    Details
    ESD protection diode, VRWM 5 V, Cj 200 pF
    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.

  • TLZ7.5Cprinted 7C5SOD-80Zener diode, 2 pins, Taitron ComponentsZener diodeSOD-802 pinsTaitron Components

    Printed 7C5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Taitron Components
    Package
    SOD-80
    Pins
    2
    Details
    SMD Zener Diodes (Leadless ) - 500mW
    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.

  • BAS70-06printed 76sSOT-23Switching diode, 3 pins, InfineonSwitching diodeSOT-233 pinsInfineon

    Printed 76s on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    Infineon
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

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

    Working, it reads

    About 0.5 to 0.8 V anode to cathode, and open the other way. Small switching diodes read about 0.6 to 0.7 V; large rectifiers can read a little lower.

    Dead, it reads

    • The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
    • Open both ways: failed open.
    • A reading the wrong way round as well: leaky.
    On the board
    this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
    Compare:
    If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
    Watch for:
    A three-pin body can hold two diodes. With a common pin they read two junctions from that pin, just like a transistor; in series they read two drops end to end. Test each pair the datasheet names.

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

  • BAS70-06Sprinted 76sSOT-3636 pins, InfineonNot recordedSOT-3636 pinsInfineon

    Printed 76s on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Infineon
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Diode: Quad, SBD, 70V, 70mA, Vf<1V(15mA), <100ps
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

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

    Working, it reads

    About 0.5 to 0.8 V anode to cathode, and open the other way. Small switching diodes read about 0.6 to 0.7 V; large rectifiers can read a little lower.

    Dead, it reads

    • The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
    • Open both ways: failed open.
    • A reading the wrong way round as well: leaky.
    On the board
    this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
    Compare:
    If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
    Watch for:
    A three-pin body can hold two diodes. With a common pin they read two junctions from that pin, just like a transistor; in series they read two drops end to end. Test each pair the datasheet names.

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

  • BAS70-06Wprinted 76sSOT-323Schottky diode, 3 pins, InfineonSchottky diodeSOT-3233 pinsInfineon

    Printed 76s on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    Infineon
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    SMD Small Signal Schottky Diodes
    Source
    Published code list

    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.

  • BAT54XYprinted tC5SOT-3636 pins, NexperiaNot recordedSOT-3636 pinsNexperia

    Printed tC5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Nexperia
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    Diode range and ohms range, part lifted.

    Working, it reads

    Depends on what it is. The datasheet, or an identical part, says.

    Dead, it reads

    • Between two pins, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
    • Open between every pair of pins: failed open, or a part that reads open when working.
    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.

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

  • BZX84-A10printed t65SOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, NXPZener diodeSOT-233 pinsNXP

    Printed t65 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    NXP
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    10 V ±1% voltage regulator (Zener) diode
    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.

  • BZX84-A43printed tC5SOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, NXPZener diodeSOT-233 pinsNXP

    Printed tC5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    NXP
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    43 V ±1% voltage regulator (Zener) diode
    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.

  • ELM98135BCprinted 765SOT-233 pins, ELM TechnologyNot recordedSOT-233 pinsELM Technology

    Printed 765 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    ELM Technology
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: 13.5V±2%, 200mA
    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.

  • GLZ7.5Cprinted 7C5SOD-80Zener diode, 2 pins, PanjitZener diodeSOD-802 pinsPanjit

    Printed 7C5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOD-80
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode: 7.29..7.67V, Zzt=8 , Izt=20mA, 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.

  • IXD2111E651MRprinted 765SOT-23-5DC-DC converter, 5 pins, IXYSDC-DC converterSOT-23-55 pinsIXYS

    Printed 765 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PFM st-up, 100kHz, 6.5V±2.5%, 400mA
    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.

  • IXD3236F25CER-Gprinted 7C5USP-6CDC-DC converter, 6 pins, IXYSDC-DC converterUSP-6C6 pinsIXYS

    Printed 7C5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 2.5V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>1.8V, HSST, CL
    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.

  • IXD3236F25CMR-Gprinted 7C5SOT-23-5DC-DC converter, 5 pins, IXYSDC-DC converterSOT-23-55 pinsIXYS

    Printed 7C5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 2.5V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>1.8V, HSST, CL
    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.

  • IXD4902N741ER-Gprinted TC5USP-6C6 pins, IXYSNot recordedUSP-6C6 pinsIXYS

    Printed TC5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: -7.4V±1.5%, 500mA, soft start
    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.

  • IXD4902N921ER-Gprinted TCSUSP-6C6 pins, IXYSNot recordedUSP-6C6 pinsIXYS

    Printed TCS on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: -9.2V±1.5%, 500mA, soft start
    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.

  • LN1150P362Pprinted T65SOT-89LDO regulator, 3 pins, Shanghai Natlinear ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-893 pinsShanghai Natlinear Electronics

    Printed T65 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Shanghai Natlinear Electronics
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.6V±2%, 500mA
    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.

  • LN1150P542Pprinted T6SSOT-89LDO regulator, 3 pins, Shanghai Natlinear ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-893 pinsShanghai Natlinear Electronics

    Printed T6S on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Shanghai Natlinear Electronics
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 5.4V±2%, 500mA
    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.

  • MMBZ5265-V-Gprinted 765SOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, VishayZener diodeSOT-233 pinsVishay

    Printed 765 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Zener diode: 62V±5%, Izt=2mA, Zzt=185, 225mW
    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.

  • PESD5V0S2BTprinted tG5SOT-233 pins, NexperiaNot recordedSOT-233 pinsNexperia

    Printed tG5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Nexperia
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    Diode range and ohms range, part lifted.

    Working, it reads

    Depends on what it is. The datasheet, or an identical part, says.

    Dead, it reads

    • Between two pins, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
    • Open between every pair of pins: failed open, or a part that reads open when working.
    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.

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

  • S-1009C26I-M5T1Uprinted T6SSOT-23-5Voltage supervisor, 5 pins, ABLICVoltage supervisorSOT-23-55 pinsABLIC

    Printed T6S on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.6V±0.5%, -Reset PPO
    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.

  • S-1009C26I-N4T1Uprinted T6SSOT-343Voltage supervisor, 4 pins, ABLICVoltage supervisorSOT-3434 pinsABLIC

    Printed T6S on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    SOT-343
    Pins
    4
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.6V±0.5%, -Reset PPO
    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.

  • TC597202ECBprinted 7C5SOT-23LDO regulator, 3 pins, MicrochipLDO regulatorSOT-233 pinsMicrochip

    Printed 7C5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Microchip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, -7.2V±2%, 200mA
    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.

  • TLZ7V5Cprinted 7C5SOD-80Zener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-802 pinsVishay

    Printed 7C5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-80
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode: 7.29..7.67V, Izt=20mA, Zzt=8, 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.

  • UM4750DA-GSprinted 7GSDFNLDO regulator, Union SemiconductorLDO regulatorDFNNot recordedUnion Semiconductor

    Printed 7GS on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Union Semiconductor
    Package
    DFN
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1=4.0V±2%, Vout2=1.5V±2%, 300mA, +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.

  • UM4750DB-GSprinted 7GSDFNLDO regulator, Union SemiconductorLDO regulatorDFNNot recordedUnion Semiconductor

    Printed 7GS on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Union Semiconductor
    Package
    DFN
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1=4.0V±2%, Vout2=1.5V±2%, 300mA, +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.

  • UM4750S-GSprinted 7GSSOT-23-6LDO regulator, 6 pins, Union SemiconductorLDO regulatorSOT-23-66 pinsUnion Semiconductor

    Printed 7GS on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Union Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23-6
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1=4.0V±2%, Vout2=1.5V±2%, 300mA, +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.

  • XC6111B224MRprinted 76SSOT-23-5Voltage supervisor, 5 pins, TorexVoltage supervisorSOT-23-55 pinsTorex

    Printed 76S on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 2.4V, -MR, -Reset PPO, Wt=50ms, Rt=25ms
    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.

  • XC6111B236MRprinted 765SOT-23-5Voltage supervisor, 5 pins, TorexVoltage supervisorSOT-23-55 pinsTorex

    Printed 765 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 3.6V, -MR, -Reset PPO, Wt=50ms, Rt=25ms
    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.

  • XC6111C336MRprinted 7C5SOT-23-5Voltage supervisor, 5 pins, TorexVoltage supervisorSOT-23-55 pinsTorex

    Printed 7C5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 3.6V, -MR, -Reset PPO, Wt=100ms, Rt=50ms
    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.

  • XC6383D651Mprinted T65SOT-23-5DC-DC converter, 5 pins, TorexDC-DC converterSOT-23-55 pinsTorex

    Printed T65 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PFM st-up, 6.5V±2.5%, 400mA, 100kHz, ext. transistor
    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.

  • XC6383D651Pprinted T65SOT-89-5DC-DC converter, 5 pins, TorexDC-DC converterSOT-89-55 pinsTorex

    Printed T65 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-89-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PFM st-up, 6.5V±2.5%, 400mA, 100kHz, ext. transis.
    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.

  • XC6902N741ER-Gprinted TC5USP-6C6 pins, TorexNot recordedUSP-6C6 pinsTorex

    Printed TC5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: -7.4V±1.5%, 500mA, soft start
    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.

  • XC6902N921ER-Gprinted TCSUSP-6C6 pins, TorexNot recordedUSP-6C6 pinsTorex

    Printed TCS on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: -9.2V±1.5%, 500mA, soft start
    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.

  • 9 more parts have no package on record
    • PJSD24printed T6SESD protection diode, PanjitESD protection diodeNot recordedNot recordedPanjit

      Printed T6S on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      Panjit
      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.

    • PLZ7V5Cprinted 7C5Zener diode, VishayZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedVishay

      Printed 7C5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Vishay
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      7.5 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.

    • TVD24Wprinted T6SESD protection diode, Taitron ComponentsESD protection diodeNot recordedNot recordedTaitron Components

      Printed T6S on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      SMD TVS Arrays (Two Terminals)
      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.

    • IXD3236F25C0R-Gprinted 7C5DC-DC converter, IXYSDC-DC converterNot recordedNot recordedIXYS

      Printed 7C5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. 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, 2.5V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>1.8V, HSST, CL
      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.

    • IXD3236F25C4R-Gprinted 7C5DC-DC converter, IXYSDC-DC converterNot recordedNot recordedIXYS

      Printed 7C5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. 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, 2.5V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>1.8V, HSST, CL
      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.

    • RKZ7.5CKUprinted 7C5Zener diode, RenesasZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedRenesas

      Printed 7C5 on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. 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: 7.29..7.67V, Izt=20mA, Zzt=30, 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-1009C26I-I4T1Uprinted T6S4 pins, ABLICNot recordedNot recorded4 pinsABLIC

      Printed T6S on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      ABLIC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      4
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead?

      Diode range and ohms range, part lifted.

      Working, it reads

      Depends on what it is. The datasheet, or an identical part, says.

      Dead, it reads

      • Between two pins, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
      • Open between every pair of pins: failed open, or a part that reads open when working.
      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.

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

    • STM1066C30F38Fprinted TCSVoltage supervisor, SGS-Thomson MicroelectronicsVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedSGS-Thomson Microelectronics

      Printed TCS on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      SGS-Thomson Microelectronics
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 3.3V±3%, +Reset PPO, +CE, Inhibit
      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.

    • STM1066C50F38Fprinted TGSVoltage supervisor, SGS-Thomson MicroelectronicsVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedSGS-Thomson Microelectronics

      Printed TGS on the part. Easy to misread as 7CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      SGS-Thomson Microelectronics
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 3.5V±3%, +Reset PPO, +CE, Inhibit
      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 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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