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SMD code -ZL

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.

65 parts are printed -ZL

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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.

  • 2SB1260SOT-89PNP transistor, 3 pins, HXYPNP transistorSOT-893 pinsHXY
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP bipolar transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.

  • 2SB1260-QSOT-89PNP transistor, 3 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsPNP transistorSOT-893 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    -80V, -1A, General Purpose PNP Bipolar Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.

  • 2SB1260-RSOT-89PNP transistor, 3 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsPNP transistorSOT-893 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    -80V, -1A, General Purpose PNP Bipolar Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.

  • AIC1701B-33GD4BDFNLDO regulator, Analog IntegrationsLDO regulatorDFNNot recordedAnalog Integrations
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Analog Integrations
    Package
    DFN
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    3.3 V output, 150mA Low Supply Current Low Dropout Regulator
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

  • BZT52C16S-FLSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

  • BZT52C16S-FL-Q1SOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

  • H2SB1260SOT-89PNP transistor, 3 pins, HXYPNP transistorSOT-893 pinsHXY
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor, 80 V, 1 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.

  • LTVS3H5.0CAT1GSOD-323ESD protection diode, 2 pins, LRCESD protection diodeSOD-3232 pinsLRC
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    ESD protection diode, VRWM 5 V, IR @VRWM 0.5 μA, VBR Min 5.5 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

  • MM3Z16VCSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, onsemiZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode, 7.5 V, 0.005 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

  • PDZ16BSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, PanjitZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsPanjit
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

  • PDZ16B-AUSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, PanjitZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsPanjit
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

  • SMAJ64CSMATVS diode, 2 pins, DOWOTVS diodeSMA2 pinsDOWO
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    DOWO
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

  • 3 more parts have no package on record
    • FDZ2040LP-channel MOSFET, onsemiP-channel MOSFETNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
      What it is
      P-channel MOSFET
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Integrated Load Switch
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: P-channel MOSFET.

    • LFCN-1525+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
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

    • MM3Z16VCW-CZener diode, SeCoSZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedSeCoS
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      SeCoS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

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.

PNP transistor

Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.

Working, it reads

Black probe on the base reads about 0.6 to 0.75 V to the emitter and to the collector, and open the other way round. Collector to emitter reads open both ways.

Dead, it reads

  • Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted. The commonest failure.
  • The base the same both ways to another pin, near 0 V or a middling value: a shorted junction.
  • Only one junction reads, or none: a junction has failed open. It then looks like a diode.
  • A reading the wrong way round, where it should be open: leaky.
On the board
this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
Compare:
If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
Watch for:
A pair of diodes with a common pin reads just like a transistor, and some transistors carry a built-in diode or resistor. The datasheet says which.

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

Voltage regulator

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.

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.

P-channel MOSFET

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as -ZL

One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. Each code has a page of its own.

Codes not listed here are printed on 20 more parts.

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