SMD code search: identify a part by its marking
4 parts are printed RLS. 45 printed with a similar-looking code.
4 parts are printed RLS
Not sure which one you have?
Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 4 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.
APE8865N-16SOT-23LDO regulator, 3 pins, Advanced Power ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-233 pinsAdvanced Power Electronics
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Advanced Power Electronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.6±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.
BFP196SOT-143RF transistor, 4 pins, SiemensRF transistorSOT-1434 pinsSiemens
- What it is
- RF transistor
- Maker
- Siemens
- Package
- SOT-143
- Pins
- 4
- Source
- Published code list
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.
BFP196WNSOT-3434 pins, InfineonNot recordedSOT-3434 pinsInfineon
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Infineon
- Package
- SOT-343
- 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.
LN1170A54APRSOT-89-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Shanghai Natlinear ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-89-55 pinsShanghai Natlinear Electronics
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Shanghai Natlinear Electronics
- Package
- SOT-89-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 5.45V±1%, 800mA, +CE, PDR
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground. Then ohms with the power off.
Working, it reads
Input pin at the supply, output pin at its rated voltage, and the enable pin high if it has one.
Dead, it reads
- Output equal to the input: the pass element has shorted. Everything after it may have taken the full input.
- Input present, enable high, no output: failed open, or holding itself off into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
- Power off, input to output near 0 Ω: shorted.
- On the board:
- An output at 0 V is often a shorted load with the regulator in current limit. Lift the output pin: if the short stays on the board, the regulator may be fine.
- Compare:
- The same regulator on another rail or another board shows the right voltages and the right resistances.
- Watch for:
- Makers put input, output and ground on different pins in the same package, so take them from this part's datasheet. Diode or ohms readings between its pins say little; check it powered.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
45 more parts are printed with a code easy to misread as RLS
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.
ACMSP3415T-HFprinted R15SOT-23P-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, ComchipP-channel MOSFETSOT-233 pinsComchip
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- P-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- Comchip
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- -20 V, -4 A P-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 drain, black on the source: 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. 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.
CJ3415printed R15SOT-23P-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, JSCJP-channel MOSFETSOT-233 pinsJSCJ
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- P-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- JSCJ
- 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
Red probe on the drain, black on the source: 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. 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.
CJ3415-HFprinted R15SOT-23P-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, ComchipP-channel MOSFETSOT-233 pinsComchip
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- P-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- Comchip
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- -20 V, -4 A P-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 drain, black on the source: 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. 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.
CJK3415printed R15SOT-23P-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, JSCJP-channel MOSFETSOT-233 pinsJSCJ
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- P-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- JSCJ
- 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
Red probe on the drain, black on the source: 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. 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.
CJL3415printed R15SOT-23-6P-channel MOSFET, 6 pins, JSCJP-channel MOSFETSOT-23-66 pinsJSCJ
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- P-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- JSCJ
- Package
- SOT-23-6
- 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
Red probe on the drain, black on the source: 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. 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.
GESD15VX1BLprinted R15SOD-882ESD protection diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsESD protection diodeSOD-8822 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- ESD protection diode
- Maker
- Galaxy Microelectronics
- Package
- SOD-882
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 15V, 90W, Surface Mount TVS
- 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.
NCP585DSN15printed R15SOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, onsemiLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsonsemi
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Tri-Mode 300 mA CMOS LDO Regulator with Enable
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead?
Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground. Then ohms with the power off.
Working, it reads
Input pin at the supply, output pin at its rated voltage, and the enable pin high if it has one.
Dead, it reads
- Output equal to the input: the pass element has shorted. Everything after it may have taken the full input.
- Input present, enable high, no output: failed open, or holding itself off into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
- Power off, input to output near 0 Ω: shorted.
- On the board:
- An output at 0 V is often a shorted load with the regulator in current limit. Lift the output pin: if the short stays on the board, the regulator may be fine.
- Compare:
- The same regulator on another rail or another board shows the right voltages and the right resistances.
- Watch for:
- Makers put input, output and ground on different pins in the same package, so take them from this part's datasheet. Diode or ohms readings between its pins say little; check it powered.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
SMS3415printed R15SOT-23MOSFET, 3 pins, SeCoSMOSFETSOT-233 pinsSeCoS
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- MOSFET
- Maker
- SeCoS
- 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.
SST3415Jprinted R15SOT-23-6MOSFET, 6 pins, SeCoSMOSFETSOT-23-66 pinsSeCoS
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- MOSFET
- Maker
- SeCoS
- Package
- SOT-23-6
- 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.
TGESD15VX1BLprinted R15SOD-882ESD protection diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsESD protection diodeSOD-8822 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- ESD protection diode
- Maker
- Galaxy Microelectronics
- Package
- SOD-882
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 15V, 90W, Surface Mount TVS
- 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.
APE8865N-15printed RL5SOT-23LDO regulator, 3 pins, Advanced Power ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-233 pinsAdvanced Power Electronics
Printed RL5 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Advanced Power Electronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.5±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.
APE8865NL-15printed rI5SOT-23LDO regulator, 3 pins, Advanced Power ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-233 pinsAdvanced Power Electronics
Printed rI5 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Advanced Power Electronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.5±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.
APE8865NL-16printed rISSOT-23LDO regulator, 3 pins, Advanced Power ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-233 pinsAdvanced Power Electronics
Printed rIS on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Advanced Power Electronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.6±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.
APE8865NR-15printed RI5SOT-23LDO regulator, 3 pins, Advanced Power ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-233 pinsAdvanced Power Electronics
Printed RI5 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Advanced Power Electronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.5±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.
APE8865NR-16printed RISSOT-23LDO regulator, 3 pins, Advanced Power ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-233 pinsAdvanced Power Electronics
Printed RIS on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Advanced Power Electronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.6±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.
APE8865Y5-15printed RI5SOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Advanced Power ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsAdvanced Power Electronics
Printed RI5 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Advanced Power Electronics
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.5±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.
APE8865Y5-16printed RISSOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Advanced Power ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsAdvanced Power Electronics
Printed RIS on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Advanced Power Electronics
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.6±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.
BFP196Wprinted RIsSOT-3434 pins, InfineonNot recordedSOT-3434 pinsInfineon
Printed RIs on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Infineon
- Package
- SOT-343
- 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.
BFP780printed R1sSOT-3434 pins, InfineonNot recordedSOT-3434 pinsInfineon
Printed R1s on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Infineon
- Package
- SOT-343
- 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.
BFR196printed RIsSOT-233 pins, InfineonNot recordedSOT-233 pinsInfineon
Printed RIs on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Infineon
- 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.
CM7R250-15B-Tprinted R15SOT-23LDO regulator, 3 pins, Canaan MicroelectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-233 pinsCanaan Microelectronics
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Canaan Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.5V±3%, 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.
IXD1421AB15ER-Gprinted R15USP-6CLDO regulator, 6 pins, IXYSLDO regulatorUSP-6C6 pinsIXYS
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- IXYS
- Package
- USP-6C
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vo1/Vo2=2.85V±1%/2.85V±1%, 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.
LN61FN5112Mprinted R15SOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, Shanghai Natlinear ElectronicsVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsShanghai Natlinear Electronics
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Shanghai Natlinear Electronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 5.1V±2%, +Reset ODO, Rdt=200ms
- 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.
LN61FN5112Pprinted R15SOT-89Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, Shanghai Natlinear ElectronicsVoltage supervisorSOT-893 pinsShanghai Natlinear Electronics
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Shanghai Natlinear Electronics
- Package
- SOT-89
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 5.1V±2%, +Reset ODO, 200ms Rt delay
- 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.
LN1170A36APRprinted RL5SOT-89-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Shanghai Natlinear ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-89-55 pinsShanghai Natlinear Electronics
Printed RL5 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Shanghai Natlinear Electronics
- Package
- SOT-89-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.65V±1%, 800mA, +CE, PDR
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground. Then ohms with the power off.
Working, it reads
Input pin at the supply, output pin at its rated voltage, and the enable pin high if it has one.
Dead, it reads
- Output equal to the input: the pass element has shorted. Everything after it may have taken the full input.
- Input present, enable high, no output: failed open, or holding itself off into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
- Power off, input to output near 0 Ω: shorted.
- On the board:
- An output at 0 V is often a shorted load with the regulator in current limit. Lift the output pin: if the short stays on the board, the regulator may be fine.
- Compare:
- The same regulator on another rail or another board shows the right voltages and the right resistances.
- Watch for:
- Makers put input, output and ground on different pins in the same package, so take them from this part's datasheet. Diode or ohms readings between its pins say little; check it powered.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
MRA4005printed R15SMARectifier, 2 pins, onsemiRectifierSMA2 pinsonsemi
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Rectifier
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- SMA
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Si-diode: Rectifier, 600V, 1A, Vf<1,1V(1A)
- 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.
MRA4005T3Gprinted R15SMA2 pins, onsemiNot recordedSMA2 pinsonsemi
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- SMA
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 1A 600V piv rectifier 1N4005
- 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.
NCP585DSN15T1printed R15SOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, onsemiLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsonsemi
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.5V±2%, 350mA, +CE, CL, AE(Mode)
- 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.
R1161N151Dprinted R15SOT-23-55 pins, Nisshinbo Micro DevicesNot recordedSOT-23-55 pinsNisshinbo Micro Devices
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Nisshinbo Micro Devices
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- VR-IC: LDO, CE, auto discharge, 1.5V±2%, 350mA
- 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.
SPX5205M5-L-1-5printed R15SOT-23-55 pins, EXAR CorporationNot recordedSOT-23-55 pinsEXAR Corporation
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- EXAR Corporation
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- 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.
TC51N5102ECBprinted R15SOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, MicrochipVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsMicrochip
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Microchip
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 5.1V±2%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=50..200ms
- 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.
TK11115CSprinted R15SOT-23-55 pins, TokNot recordedSOT-23-55 pinsTok
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Tok
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- VR-IC: LDO, -CE, 1,5V±1,5%, 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.
TK11215UMprinted R15SOT-89-55 pins, TokNot recordedSOT-89-55 pinsTok
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Tok
- Package
- SOT-89-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- VR-IC: LDO, CE, 1,5V±5%, 170mA
- 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.
XC61FN5112Mprinted R15SOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, TorexVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsTorex
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Torex
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 5,1V, Reset Open drain output, 200ms
- 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.
XC61FN5112Pprinted R15SOT-89Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, TorexVoltage supervisorSOT-893 pinsTorex
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Torex
- Package
- SOT-89
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 5,1V, Reset Open drain output, 200ms
- 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.
XC61HN5112MRprinted R15SOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, TorexVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsTorex
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Torex
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 5.1V±2%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=50..200ms
- 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.
XC6368F152MRprinted R15SOT-23-5DC-DC converter, 5 pins, TorexDC-DC converterSOT-23-55 pinsTorex
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. 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: PWM/PFM st-up, 1.5V±2.5%, 200mA, 180kHz, +CE, soft start
- 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.
XC6421AB15ER-Gprinted R15USP-6CLDO regulator, 6 pins, TorexLDO regulatorUSP-6C6 pinsTorex
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Torex
- Package
- USP-6C
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vo1/Vo2=2.85V±1%/2.85V±1%, 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.
XC9147A43DER-Gprinted R15USP-6CDC-DC converter, 6 pins, TorexDC-DC converterUSP-6C6 pinsTorex
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- DC-DC converter
- Maker
- Torex
- Package
- USP-6C
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 3.0MHz, 4.3V±2%, 1.4A, CrL, CL, +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.
XC9147A43DPR-Gprinted R15SOT-89-5DC-DC converter, 5 pins, TorexDC-DC converterSOT-89-55 pinsTorex
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. 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: PWM step-up, 3.0MHz, 4.3V±2%, 1.4A, CrL, CL, +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.
XC9147J23DER-Gprinted RL5USP-6CDC-DC converter, 6 pins, TorexDC-DC converterUSP-6C6 pinsTorex
Printed RL5 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- DC-DC converter
- Maker
- Torex
- Package
- USP-6C
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 3.0MHz, 2.3V±2%, 1.4A, ULVO, CrLL, ShPr, CL, +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.
XC9147J23DPR-Gprinted RL5SOT-89-5DC-DC converter, 5 pins, TorexDC-DC converterSOT-89-55 pinsTorex
Printed RL5 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. 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: PWM step-up, 3.0MHz, 2.3V±2%, 1.4A, ULVO, CrLL, ShPr, CL, +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.
3 more parts have no package on record
APE8865TY5-15printed RI5LDO regulator, Advanced Power ElectronicsLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedAdvanced Power Electronics
Printed RI5 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Advanced Power Electronics
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.5±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.
APE8865TY5-16printed RISLDO regulator, Advanced Power ElectronicsLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedAdvanced Power Electronics
Printed RIS on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Advanced Power Electronics
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.6±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.
TK11215CMprinted R15TokNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedTok
Printed R15 on the part. Easy to misread as RLS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Tok
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- VR-IC: LDO, CE, 1,5V±5%, 170mA
- 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.
24 more parts have codes that begin with RLS
Codes that begin with RLS
For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each one shows its full printed code.
GSFR1502printed R1502SOT-23-6N-channel MOSFET, 6 pins, Good-ArkN-channel MOSFETSOT-23-66 pinsGood-Ark
Printed R1502. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- Good-Ark
- Package
- SOT-23-6
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- N-channel MOSFET, 150 V
- 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.
23 more parts are not listed here. Type more of the code to narrow the list.
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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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