SMD code -K9
Marking codes are not standardised, and the same code is reused by unrelated makers for unrelated parts. Below is every part in our tables printed with it, and any printed with a code that is easy to misread as it, from the manufacturers' own marking tables and published code lists.
69 parts are printed -K9
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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 50 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.
BB199SOD-523Varicap diode, 2 pins, NXPVaricap diodeSOD-5232 pinsNXP
- What it is
- Varicap diode
- Maker
- NXP
- Package
- SOD-523
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Variable capacitance diode for VCO and VCXO
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: PIN diode or varicap.
BZD17C56PSOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsVishay
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Vishay
- Package
- SOD-123F
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 56 V Zener diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
BZD27C22PSOD-123FTVS diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsTVS diodeSOD-123F2 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- Galaxy Microelectronics
- Package
- SOD-123F
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 18V, 150W, Surface Mount TVS
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
BZX7B5V1SOD-723Zener diode, 2 pins, Good-ArkZener diodeSOD-7232 pinsGood-Ark
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Good-Ark
- Package
- SOD-723
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Zener diode, VZ 5.1 V, 0.1 W
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
BZX84-C20,215SOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, HXYZener diodeSOT-233 pinsHXY
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- HXY
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Zener diode, 75 V, 0.05 A
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
BZX84C20SOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, DiotecZener diodeSOT-233 pinsDiotec
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Diotec
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
BZX84C20-Q1SOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeSOT-233 pinsFormosa Microsemi
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Formosa Microsemi
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
BZX384-B5V1SOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, NexperiaZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsNexperia
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Nexperia
- Package
- SOD-323
- Pins
- 2
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
BZX384B12SOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsVishay
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Vishay
- Package
- SOD-323
- Pins
- 2
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
CHSD05JSGP-ASOD-123Schottky diode, 2 pins, ChenmkoSchottky diodeSOD-1232 pinsChenmko
- What it is
- Schottky diode
- Maker
- Chenmko
- Package
- SOD-123
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- SCHOTTKY BARRIER RECTIFIER, 100 V, 0.5 A
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Schottky diode.
EM5213AVA-30DFNLoad switch, Excelliance MOSLoad switchDFNNot recordedExcelliance MOS
- What it is
- Load switch
- Maker
- Excelliance MOS
- Package
- DFN
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Power switch
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Load switch.
MMSZ5249BSOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, DiotecZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsDiotec
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Diotec
- Package
- SOD-123F
- Pins
- 2
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
MMSZ5254SOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsVishay
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Vishay
- Package
- SOD-123
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 27 V Zener diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
MMSZ5254-GSOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsVishay
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Vishay
- Package
- SOD-123
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 27 V Zener diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
1 more part has no package on record
BFCN-3700+RF filter, Mini-CircuitsRF filterNot recordedNot recordedMini-Circuits
- What it is
- RF filter
- Maker
- Mini-Circuits
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- LTCC filter, 3000-4600 MHz
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.
Is it dead? One meter test per kind
Parts of the same kind are tested the same way, so each test is here once. Each part above points to its own.
PIN diode or varicap
Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.
Working, it reads
About 0.6 to 0.9 V anode to cathode, 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.
- 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 varicap that has drifted in capacitance reads normal on a meter. Only a capacitance meter or the tuning itself shows it.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
This part
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.
Zener diode
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.
TVS or ESD protection diode
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.
Schottky diode
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.
Load switch
Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground.
Working, it reads
Switched on, the output pin sits at the input voltage. Switched off, it sits near 0 V.
Dead, it reads
- Output at the input voltage while switched off: the pass element has shorted.
- Input present and switched on, no output: failed open, or shut down into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
- On the board:
- An output near 0 Ω to ground is usually the load. Lift the output pin to see which.
- 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 pinout and whether the enable is active high or low differ between parts. The datasheet gives both.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
Printed with a code easy to misread as -K9
One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. Each code has a page of its own.
Codes that begin with -K9
For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each code has a page of its own.
Codes not listed here are printed on 1 more part.
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