SMD code search: identify a part by its marking
8 parts are printed ALC. 78 printed with a similar-looking code.
8 parts are printed ALC
Not sure which one you have?
Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 8 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.
LM4041BEX3-1.2SOT-323Voltage reference, 3 pins, Analog DevicesVoltage referenceSOT-3233 pinsAnalog Devices
- What it is
- Voltage reference
- Maker
- Analog Devices
- Package
- SOT-323
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage reference IC: uPower, Precision, Shunt, 1.225V+0.2%, -40..+125°C
- 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.
TC1302ALCVMFDFNLDO regulator, MicrochipLDO regulatorDFNNot recordedMicrochip
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Microchip
- Package
- DFN
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vo1/Vo2=2.2V(300mA)/3.1V(150mA)±2.5%, +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.
XC6114D543MRSOT-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 4.3V, ±Reset PPO, Wt=400ms, Rt=100ms
- 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.
XC6211A43AMRSOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, TorexLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsTorex
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Torex
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- VR-IC: LDO, CE, int. pull-dwn res., 4.35V±2%, 240mA
- 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.
XC6211E43AMRSOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, TorexLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsTorex
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Torex
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- VR-IC: LDO, CE, int. pull-dwn res., 4.35V±2%, 300mA
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground. Then ohms with the power off.
Working, it reads
Input pin at the supply, output pin at its rated voltage, and the enable pin high if it has one.
Dead, it reads
- Output equal to the input: the pass element has shorted. Everything after it may have taken the full input.
- Input present, enable high, no output: failed open, or holding itself off into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
- Power off, input to output near 0 Ω: shorted.
- On the board:
- An output at 0 V is often a shorted load with the regulator in current limit. Lift the output pin: if the short stays on the board, the regulator may be fine.
- Compare:
- The same regulator on another rail or another board shows the right voltages and the right resistances.
- Watch for:
- Makers put input, output and ground on different pins in the same package, so take them from this part's datasheet. Diode or ohms readings between its pins say little; check it powered.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
XC9260A2CDER-GUSP-6CDC-DC converter, 6 pins, TorexDC-DC converterUSP-6C6 pinsTorex
- What it is
- DC-DC converter
- Maker
- Torex
- Package
- USP-6C
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-dwn, 2.25V±2%, 1.5A, 3.0MHz, +CE
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Voltage with the board powered; ohms from each pin to ground with it off.
Working, it reads
Supply pin at its voltage and the output doing what the datasheet says. Readings between pins depend on the part.
Dead, it reads
- A pin near 0 Ω to ground or to the supply pin where an identical part does not read that: failed short.
- Supply present, output stuck: failed, or its load has.
- On the board:
- A pin shorted to ground on the board can be anything on that net. Lift the pin to be sure.
- Compare:
- The surest reference is the same IC on a working board, measured pin by pin.
- Watch for:
- Its protection diodes can read like junctions between pins, even like a transistor. That proves nothing either way.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
XC9260A2CDPR-GSOT-89-5DC-DC converter, 5 pins, TorexDC-DC converterSOT-89-55 pinsTorex
- What it is
- DC-DC converter
- Maker
- Torex
- Package
- SOT-89-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-dwn, 2.25V±2%, 1.5A, 3.0MHz, +CE
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Voltage with the board powered; ohms from each pin to ground with it off.
Working, it reads
Supply pin at its voltage and the output doing what the datasheet says. Readings between pins depend on the part.
Dead, it reads
- A pin near 0 Ω to ground or to the supply pin where an identical part does not read that: failed short.
- Supply present, output stuck: failed, or its load has.
- On the board:
- A pin shorted to ground on the board can be anything on that net. Lift the pin to be sure.
- Compare:
- The surest reference is the same IC on a working board, measured pin by pin.
- Watch for:
- Its protection diodes can read like junctions between pins, even like a transistor. That proves nothing either way.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
1 more part has no package on record
XC6501P13AHR-GLDO regulator, TorexLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedTorex
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Torex
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.35V±1%, 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.
78 more parts are printed with a code easy to misread as ALC
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.
1.0SMBJ13Aprinted ALGSMBTVS diode, 2 pins, SOCAYTVS diodeSMB2 pinsSOCAY
Printed ALG on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- SOCAY
- Package
- SMB
- 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.
3.0SMC16Aprinted A16SMCTVS diode, 2 pins, JieJieTVS diodeSMC2 pinsJieJie
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- JieJie
- Package
- SMC
- 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.
10BJ16Aprinted A16SMBTVS diode, 2 pins, JieJieTVS diodeSMB2 pinsJieJie
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- JieJie
- Package
- SMB
- 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.
10BJ16A-AUprinted A16SMBTVS diode, 2 pins, JieJieTVS diodeSMB2 pinsJieJie
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- JieJie
- Package
- SMB
- 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.
AP60PN72RLENprinted A16SOT-23N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, Advanced Power ElectronicsN-channel MOSFETSOT-233 pinsAdvanced Power Electronics
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- Advanced Power Electronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 600 V, 0.053 A N-channel MOSFET
- 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
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.
BAS316printed A16SOD-323Switching diode, 2 pins, PanjitSwitching diodeSOD-3232 pinsPanjit
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Switching diode
- Maker
- Panjit
- Package
- SOD-323
- Pins
- 2
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead?
Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.
Working, it reads
About 0.5 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.
BAS316-AUprinted A16SOD-323Switching diode, 2 pins, PanjitSwitching diodeSOD-3232 pinsPanjit
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Switching diode
- Maker
- Panjit
- Package
- SOD-323
- Pins
- 2
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead?
Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.
Working, it reads
About 0.5 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.
KTC3875-GRprinted ALGSOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
Printed ALG on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- Galaxy Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 50V, 0.15A, General Purpose NPN Bipolar Transistor
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead?
Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.
Working, it reads
Red probe on the base reads about 0.6 to 0.75 V to the emitter and to the collector, and open the other way round. Collector to emitter reads open both ways.
Dead, it reads
- Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted. The commonest failure.
- The base the same both ways to another pin, near 0 V or a middling value: a shorted junction.
- Only one junction reads, or none: a junction has failed open. It then looks like a diode.
- A reading the wrong way round, where it should be open: leaky.
- On the board
- this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
- Compare:
- If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
- Watch for:
- A pair of diodes with a common pin reads just like a transistor, and some transistors carry a built-in diode or resistor. The datasheet says which.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
KTC3875GR-HFprinted ALGSOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, ComchipNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsComchip
Printed ALG on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- Comchip
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 50 V, 0.15 A NPN transistor
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead?
Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.
Working, it reads
Red probe on the base reads about 0.6 to 0.75 V to the emitter and to the collector, and open the other way round. Collector to emitter reads open both ways.
Dead, it reads
- Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted. The commonest failure.
- The base the same both ways to another pin, near 0 V or a middling value: a shorted junction.
- Only one junction reads, or none: a junction has failed open. It then looks like a diode.
- A reading the wrong way round, where it should be open: leaky.
- On the board
- this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
- Compare:
- If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
- Watch for:
- A pair of diodes with a common pin reads just like a transistor, and some transistors carry a built-in diode or resistor. The datasheet says which.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
KTC3875Sprinted ALGSOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, KECNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsKEC
Printed ALG on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- KEC
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead?
Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.
Working, it reads
Red probe on the base reads about 0.6 to 0.75 V to the emitter and to the collector, and open the other way round. Collector to emitter reads open both ways.
Dead, it reads
- Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted. The commonest failure.
- The base the same both ways to another pin, near 0 V or a middling value: a shorted junction.
- Only one junction reads, or none: a junction has failed open. It then looks like a diode.
- A reading the wrong way round, where it should be open: leaky.
- On the board
- this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
- Compare:
- If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
- Watch for:
- A pair of diodes with a common pin reads just like a transistor, and some transistors carry a built-in diode or resistor. The datasheet says which.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
LMV331X-S5TRprinted A16SOT-23-55 pins, 3PEAKNot recordedSOT-23-55 pins3PEAK
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- 3PEAK
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- 5-V Low-Power Comparators with Open-Drain Output
- Source
- Manufacturer 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.
LMV331X-S5TR-Sprinted A16SOT-23-55 pins, 3PEAKNot recordedSOT-23-55 pins3PEAK
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- 3PEAK
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- 5-V Low-Power Comparators with Open-Drain Output
- Source
- Manufacturer 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.
LMV331X-SC5Rprinted A16SOT-3535 pins, 3PEAKNot recordedSOT-3535 pins3PEAK
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- 3PEAK
- Package
- SOT-353
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- 5-V Low-Power Comparators with Open-Drain Output
- Source
- Manufacturer 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.
MMBTSC3875Gprinted ALGSOT-23Transistor, 3 pins, YFWTransistorSOT-233 pinsYFW
Printed ALG on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Transistor
- Maker
- YFW
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Bipolar transistor
- Source
- Manufacturer 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.
NSVMMBD1504ALprinted A16SOT-23Switching diode, 3 pins, onsemiSwitching diodeSOT-233 pinsonsemi
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Switching diode
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Diode - Small Signal
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead?
Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.
Working, it reads
About 0.5 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.
PJA3416printed A16SOT-23MOSFET, 3 pins, PanjitMOSFETSOT-233 pinsPanjit
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- MOSFET
- Maker
- Panjit
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- 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.
PJA3416-AUprinted A16SOT-23MOSFET, 3 pins, PanjitMOSFETSOT-233 pinsPanjit
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- MOSFET
- Maker
- Panjit
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- 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.
SM2316NAAprinted A16SOT-23N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, Sinopower SemiconductorN-channel MOSFETSOT-233 pinsSinopower Semiconductor
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- Sinopower Semiconductor
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 30 V, 4.4 A N-channel MOSFET
- 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
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.
SMB10J13Aprinted ALGSMBTVS diode, 2 pins, DOWOTVS diodeSMB2 pinsDOWO
Printed ALG on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- DOWO
- Package
- SMB
- 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.
TKTC3875-GRprinted ALGSOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
Printed ALG on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- Galaxy Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 50V, 0.15A, General Purpose NPN Bipolar Transistor
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead?
Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.
Working, it reads
Red probe on the base reads about 0.6 to 0.75 V to the emitter and to the collector, and open the other way round. Collector to emitter reads open both ways.
Dead, it reads
- Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted. The commonest failure.
- The base the same both ways to another pin, near 0 V or a middling value: a shorted junction.
- Only one junction reads, or none: a junction has failed open. It then looks like a diode.
- A reading the wrong way round, where it should be open: leaky.
- On the board
- this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
- Compare:
- If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
- Watch for:
- A pair of diodes with a common pin reads just like a transistor, and some transistors carry a built-in diode or resistor. The datasheet says which.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
TVJ10B130J-HFprinted ALGSMBTVS diode, 2 pins, ComchipTVS diodeSMB2 pinsComchip
Printed ALG on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- Comchip
- Package
- SMB
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 13 V 1000 W unidirectional TVS diode
- 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.
1SS223printed A16SOT-233 pins, NEC ElectronicsNot recordedSOT-233 pinsNEC Electronics
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- NEC Electronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Si-diode: Sw, Fast, 100V, 100mA, <3ns
- 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.
2SA1338-6printed AL6SOT-233 pins, Sanyo ElectricNot recordedSOT-233 pinsSanyo Electric
Printed AL6 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Sanyo Electric
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Si-pnp: Sw, Hi-Sp, 60V, 500mA, 200mW, 200MHz, B=200..400
- 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.
10SMBJ16Aprinted A16SMBTVS diode, 2 pins, UN SemiconductorTVS diodeSMB2 pinsUN Semiconductor
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- UN Semiconductor
- Package
- SMB
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=16.0V, Vbr=17.80..19.70V, Ipp=38.5A, 1000W(1ms)
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Diode range, from the protected line to ground, part lifted if you can.
Working, it reads
A one-way part reads about 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse. A two-way part reads open both ways. Arrays with several lines read as the datasheet's diagram draws them.
Dead, it reads
- From the line to ground, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
- A reading both ways on a one-way part: leaky.
- A one-way part open both ways: failed open.
- On the board
- , a line reading shorted to ground can be this part or anything else on that line. Lift it: if the short goes with it, it has failed.
- Compare:
- The same part on the next line or connector pin is the healthy reading to compare with.
- Watch for:
- A two-way part reads open both ways when it is good, exactly like one that has failed open. The meter cannot tell them apart; an identical part on the next line can.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
AD8666ARMZprinted A16MSOP-88 pins, Analog DevicesNot recordedMSOP-88 pinsAnalog Devices
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Analog Devices
- Package
- MSOP-8
- Pins
- 8
- 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.
APR3101-23Bprinted A1CSOT-23-5Voltage supervisor, 5 pins, Anpec ElectronicsVoltage supervisorSOT-23-55 pinsAnpec Electronics
Printed A1C on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Anpec Electronics
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 2.32V±1.5%, -MR, -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.
APR3101-39Bprinted A1GSOT-23-5Voltage supervisor, 5 pins, Anpec ElectronicsVoltage supervisorSOT-23-55 pinsAnpec Electronics
Printed A1G on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Anpec Electronics
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 3.9V±1.5%, -MR, -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.
APR3121-23Bprinted A1CSOT-23-55 pins, AnpecNot recordedSOT-23-55 pinsAnpec
Printed A1C on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Anpec
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- CMOS-IC: Voltage detector, 2.32V, -MR, -Reset Push-pull output
- 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.
APR3121-39Bprinted A1GSOT-23-55 pins, AnpecNot recordedSOT-23-55 pinsAnpec
Printed A1G on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Anpec
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- CMOS-IC: Voltage detector, 3.9V, -MR, -Reset Push-pull output
- 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.
ASMAJ13Aprinted AIGSMATVS diode, 2 pins, Lite-On SemiconductorTVS diodeSMA2 pinsLite-On Semiconductor
Printed AIG on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- Lite-On Semiconductor
- Package
- SMA
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=13V, Vbr=14.4..15.9V, Ipp=18.6A, 400W(1ms)
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Diode range, from the protected line to ground, part lifted if you can.
Working, it reads
A one-way part reads about 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse. A two-way part reads open both ways. Arrays with several lines read as the datasheet's diagram draws them.
Dead, it reads
- From the line to ground, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
- A reading both ways on a one-way part: leaky.
- A one-way part open both ways: failed open.
- On the board
- , a line reading shorted to ground can be this part or anything else on that line. Lift it: if the short goes with it, it has failed.
- Compare:
- The same part on the next line or connector pin is the healthy reading to compare with.
- Watch for:
- A two-way part reads open both ways when it is good, exactly like one that has failed open. The meter cannot tell them apart; an identical part on the next line can.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
BV-SMAJ16Aprinted A16SMATVS diode, 2 pins, Bencent ElectronicsTVS diodeSMA2 pinsBencent Electronics
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- Bencent Electronics
- Package
- SMA
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=16V, Vbr=17.8..19.7V, 15.4A, 400W(1ms)
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Diode range, from the protected line to ground, part lifted if you can.
Working, it reads
A one-way part reads about 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse. A two-way part reads open both ways. Arrays with several lines read as the datasheet's diagram draws them.
Dead, it reads
- From the line to ground, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
- A reading both ways on a one-way part: leaky.
- A one-way part open both ways: failed open.
- On the board
- , a line reading shorted to ground can be this part or anything else on that line. Lift it: if the short goes with it, it has failed.
- Compare:
- The same part on the next line or connector pin is the healthy reading to compare with.
- Watch for:
- A two-way part reads open both ways when it is good, exactly like one that has failed open. The meter cannot tell them apart; an identical part on the next line can.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
CLC404AJM5printed A16SOT-23-55 pins, National SemiconductorNot recordedSOT-23-55 pinsNational Semiconductor
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- National Semiconductor
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Op-IC: WB, High-Slew Rate
- 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.
ELM9716NABprinted A16SOT-89Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, ELM TechnologyVoltage supervisorSOT-893 pinsELM Technology
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- ELM Technology
- Package
- SOT-89
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 1.6V±2.5%, +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.
ELM9716NBBprinted A16SOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, ELM TechnologyVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsELM Technology
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- ELM Technology
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 1.6V±2.5%, +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.
FP6146-28C5Gprinted A1GSOT-353LDO regulator, 5 pins, FitipowerLDO regulatorSOT-3535 pinsFitipower
Printed A1G on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Fitipower
- Package
- SOT-353
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 2.8V±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.
HAC3875GRprinted ALGSOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, Hottech ElectronicsNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsHottech Electronics
Printed ALG on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- Hottech Electronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- NPN transistor: GP, 60V, 150mA, 150mW, B=200..400, >80MHz
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.
Working, it reads
Red probe on the base reads about 0.6 to 0.75 V to the emitter and to the collector, and open the other way round. Collector to emitter reads open both ways.
Dead, it reads
- Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted. The commonest failure.
- The base the same both ways to another pin, near 0 V or a middling value: a shorted junction.
- Only one junction reads, or none: a junction has failed open. It then looks like a diode.
- A reading the wrong way round, where it should be open: leaky.
- On the board
- this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
- Compare:
- If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
- Watch for:
- A pair of diodes with a common pin reads just like a transistor, and some transistors carry a built-in diode or resistor. The datasheet says which.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
KIC77A16Tprinted A16SOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, KECVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsKEC
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- KEC
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 1.6V±1%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=240ms
- 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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SM2416NSANprinted A16N-channel MOSFET, Sinopower SemiconductorN-channel MOSFETNot recordedNot recordedSinopower Semiconductor
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- Sinopower Semiconductor
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- 30 V, 0.83 A N-channel MOSFET
- 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
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.
DAM1MA16printed A16ESD protection diode, HitachiESD protection diodeNot recordedNot recordedHitachi
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- ESD protection diode
- Maker
- Hitachi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- ElectroStatic Discharge Protection diode: Vdc=12V, Vzt=15.3..17.1V, Izt=15mA, 600W(100µs)
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Diode range, from the protected line to ground, part lifted if you can.
Working, it reads
A one-way part reads about 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse. A two-way part reads open both ways. Arrays with several lines read as the datasheet's diagram draws them.
Dead, it reads
- From the line to ground, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
- A reading both ways on a one-way part: leaky.
- A one-way part open both ways: failed open.
- On the board
- , a line reading shorted to ground can be this part or anything else on that line. Lift it: if the short goes with it, it has failed.
- Compare:
- The same part on the next line or connector pin is the healthy reading to compare with.
- Watch for:
- A two-way part reads open both ways when it is good, exactly like one that has failed open. The meter cannot tell them apart; an identical part on the next line can.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
DAM3MA16printed A16ESD protection diode, HitachiESD protection diodeNot recordedNot recordedHitachi
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- ESD protection diode
- Maker
- Hitachi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- ElectroStatic Discharge Protection diode: Vdc=12V, Vzt=15.3..17.1V, Izt=75mA, 1800W(100µs)
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Diode range, from the protected line to ground, part lifted if you can.
Working, it reads
A one-way part reads about 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse. A two-way part reads open both ways. Arrays with several lines read as the datasheet's diagram draws them.
Dead, it reads
- From the line to ground, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
- A reading both ways on a one-way part: leaky.
- A one-way part open both ways: failed open.
- On the board
- , a line reading shorted to ground can be this part or anything else on that line. Lift it: if the short goes with it, it has failed.
- Compare:
- The same part on the next line or connector pin is the healthy reading to compare with.
- Watch for:
- A two-way part reads open both ways when it is good, exactly like one that has failed open. The meter cannot tell them apart; an identical part on the next line can.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
FP6146-36C8Gprinted a1GLDO regulator, FitipowerLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedFitipower
Printed a1G on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Fitipower
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.6V±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.
KIC77A16Mprinted A16Voltage supervisor, KECVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedKEC
Printed A16 on the part. Easy to misread as ALC. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- KEC
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 1.6V±1%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=240ms
- 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.
- NPN transistor
- Varicap
- N-channel JFET
- Digital transistor ×2
- 3.6 V voltage detector
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