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2 parts are printed Z30B. 2 printed with a similar-looking code.
2 parts are printed Z30B
Not sure which one you have?
Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 2 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.
Zener diode, all SOD-80, 2 pins. What differs:
TLZJ30BSOD-80Taitron ComponentsTaitron Components
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Taitron Components
- Package
- SOD-80
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- SMD Zener Diodes (Leadless ) - 500mW
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead?
Diode range for the forward check, part lifted, red probe on the anode. A bench supply for the Zener voltage.
Working, it reads
About 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse on the diode range. Its Zener voltage shows only on a supply: feed it through a resistor that sets about 5 mA, cathode to positive, read quickly, and it should hold near its rated voltage.
Dead, it reads
- The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
- Open both ways, forward too: failed open.
- Holds well off its rated voltage on the supply test: drifted.
- A soft knee, or a voltage that creeps on the supply test: leaky.
- On the board
- this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
- Compare:
- If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
- Watch for:
- A meter's diode range stops at about 2 to 3 V, so almost every Zener reads open in reverse on it, good or bad; a 3 V meter may just show a 2.4 or 2.7 V part. Above about 3 V the meter cannot tell a Zener from a plain diode.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
GLZJ30BSOD-80PanjitPanjit
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Panjit
- Package
- SOD-80
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Zener diode: 27.70..29.13V, Zzt=55 , Izt=5mA, 500mW
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Diode range for the forward check, part lifted, red probe on the anode. A bench supply for the Zener voltage.
Working, it reads
About 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse on the diode range. Its Zener voltage shows only on a supply: feed it through a resistor that sets about 5 mA, cathode to positive, read quickly, and it should hold near its rated voltage.
Dead, it reads
- The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
- Open both ways, forward too: failed open.
- Holds well off its rated voltage on the supply test: drifted.
- A soft knee, or a voltage that creeps on the supply test: leaky.
- On the board
- this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
- Compare:
- If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
- Watch for:
- A meter's diode range stops at about 2 to 3 V, so almost every Zener reads open in reverse on it, good or bad; a 3 V meter may just show a 2.4 or 2.7 V part. Above about 3 V the meter cannot tell a Zener from a plain diode.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
2 more parts are printed with a code easy to misread as Z30B
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.
S2308Aprinted 2308SOT-23-6MOSFET, 6 pins, Yangjie Electronic TechMOSFETSOT-23-66 pinsYangjie Electronic Tech
Printed 2308 on the part. Easy to misread as Z30B. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- MOSFET
- Maker
- Yangjie Electronic Tech
- 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.
CD214B-B230printed 230BSMBSchottky diode, 2 pins, BournsSchottky diodeSMB2 pinsBourns
Printed 230B on the part. Easy to misread as Z30B. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Schottky diode
- Maker
- Bourns
- Package
- SMB
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Diode: SBR, 30V, 2A, Vf<0.5V(2A), <200pF
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.
Working, it reads
About 0.15 to 0.45 V anode to cathode, roughly half a silicon diode, and open the other way.
Dead, it reads
- The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
- A reading the wrong way round as well: leaky.
- Open both ways: failed open.
- On the board
- this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
- Compare:
- If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
- Watch for:
- A large Schottky can read about 0.1 V forward and beep like a short, and leaks a little the wrong way when good, more when warm. It is shorted only if it reads the same both ways. Measure it cold, beside an identical cold one.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
12 more parts have codes that begin with Z30B
Codes that begin with Z30B
For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each one shows its full printed code.
Voltage supervisor. What differs:
BL8509-230BCRMprinted 230BCSOT-233 pins, Shanghai BellingSOT-233 pinsShanghai Belling
Printed 230BC. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Shanghai Belling
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2%, -Reset PPO, Rdt=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.
BL8509-230BCRNprinted 230BCSOT-23-55 pins, Shanghai BellingSOT-23-55 pinsShanghai Belling
Printed 230BC. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Shanghai Belling
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2%, -Reset PPO, Rdt=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.
BL8509-230BNRMprinted 230BNSOT-233 pins, Shanghai BellingSOT-233 pinsShanghai Belling
Printed 230BN. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Shanghai Belling
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=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.
BL8509-230BNRNprinted 230BNSOT-23-55 pins, Shanghai BellingSOT-23-55 pinsShanghai Belling
Printed 230BN. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Shanghai Belling
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=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.
GM8509B-230BCRMprinted 230BCSOT-233 pins, Hangzhou Jiemao MicroelectronicsSOT-233 pinsHangzhou Jiemao Microelectronics
Printed 230BC. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Hangzhou Jiemao Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2%, -Reset PPO, Rdt=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.
GM8509B-230BCRNprinted 230BCSOT-23-55 pins, Hangzhou Jiemao MicroelectronicsSOT-23-55 pinsHangzhou Jiemao Microelectronics
Printed 230BC. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Hangzhou Jiemao Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2%, -Reset PPO, Rdt=100ms, Td-Disable
- 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.
GM8509B-230BNRMprinted 230BNSOT-233 pins, Hangzhou Jiemao MicroelectronicsSOT-233 pinsHangzhou Jiemao Microelectronics
Printed 230BN. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Hangzhou Jiemao Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=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.
GM8509B-230BNRNprinted 230BNSOT-23-55 pins, Hangzhou Jiemao MicroelectronicsSOT-23-55 pinsHangzhou Jiemao Microelectronics
Printed 230BN. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Hangzhou Jiemao Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=100ms, Td-Disable
- 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.
LC9009CB3TR230BCprinted 230BCSOT-233 pins, Shanghai LeadChip MicroelectronicsSOT-233 pinsShanghai LeadChip Microelectronics
Printed 230BC. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Shanghai LeadChip Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2%, -Reset PPO, Rdt=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.
LC9009CB3TR230BNprinted 230BNSOT-233 pins, Shanghai LeadChip MicroelectronicsSOT-233 pinsShanghai LeadChip Microelectronics
Printed 230BN. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Shanghai LeadChip Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=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.
LC9009CB5TR230BCprinted 230BCSOT-23-55 pins, Shanghai LeadChip MicroelectronicsSOT-23-55 pinsShanghai LeadChip Microelectronics
Printed 230BC. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Shanghai LeadChip Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2%, -Reset PPO, Rdt=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.
LC9009CB5TR230BNprinted 230BNSOT-23-55 pins, Shanghai LeadChip MicroelectronicsSOT-23-55 pinsShanghai LeadChip Microelectronics
Printed 230BN. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Shanghai LeadChip Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±2%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=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.
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One code, several parts
Marking codes are not unique. In the standard code book, 6H on a SOT-23 is an NPN transistor, a varicap, an N-channel JFET, two digital transistors, a 3.6 V voltage detector: six parts from five makers. So a search on WhatSMD (What SMD) shows the parts we hold under that code and under codes easily misread as it, with only the columns that tell them apart.
- NPN transistor
- Varicap
- N-channel JFET
- Digital transistor ×2
- 3.6 V voltage detector
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