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SMD code 1Bs

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.

The last letter, s, is lower case, which on NXP and Philips parts is a date or factory code, so it was set aside and 1B was searched.

133 parts are printed 1Bs

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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.

  • BRDBC846WSSOT-363NPN transistor, 6 pins, Blue RocketNPN transistorSOT-3636 pinsBlue Rocket
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Blue Rocket
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    NPN bipolar transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • DAP202FMSOT-323Switching diode, 3 pins, ROHMSwitching diodeSOT-3233 pinsROHM
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Switching Diode (High speed switching)
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • DAP202FMFHSOT-323Switching diode, 3 pins, ROHMSwitching diodeSOT-3233 pinsROHM
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Switching Diode (High speed switching) (AEC-Q101 qualified)
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • DAP202UMSOT-323Switching diode, 3 pins, ROHMSwitching diodeSOT-3233 pinsROHM
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Switching Diode (High speed switching)
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ESD3Z12SOD-323ESD protection diode, 2 pins, Formosa MicrosemiESD protection diodeSOD-3232 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • FS1BSOD-123FSchottky diode, 2 pins, Good-ArkSchottky diodeSOD-123F2 pinsGood-Ark
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    Good-Ark
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Schottky diode, 100 V, 1 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • GSBC846BDWSOT-363Dual NPN transistor, 6 pins, Good-ArkDual NPN transistorSOT-3636 pinsGood-Ark
    What it is
    Dual NPN transistor
    Maker
    Good-Ark
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Dual NPN transistor, 65 V, 0.1 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • GSBC846BMSOT-883NPN transistor, 3 pins, Good-ArkNPN transistorSOT-8833 pinsGood-Ark
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Good-Ark
    Package
    SOT-883
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN transistor, 65 V, 0.1 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LBC846BDW1T1GSOT-363Transistor, 6 pins, LRCTransistorSOT-3636 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Transistor
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Bipolar transistor, N+N, IC 100 mA, VCEO 65 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LBC846BLT1GSOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, HXYNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsHXY
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor, 65 V, 0.1 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LBC846BN3T5GSOT-883NPN transistor, 3 pins, LRCNPN transistorSOT-8833 pinsLRC
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-883
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor, NPN, IC 100 mA, VCEO 65 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LBC846BWT1GSOT-323NPN transistor, 3 pins, LRCNPN transistorSOT-3233 pinsLRC
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor, NPN, IC 100 mA, VCEO 65 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBT2412-RSOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, Good-ArkNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsGood-Ark
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Good-Ark
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN transistor, 50 V, 0.15 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBT2412-SSOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, Good-ArkNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsGood-Ark
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Good-Ark
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN transistor, 50 V, 0.15 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 1 more part has no package on record

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.

NPN transistor

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

Working, it reads

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

Dead, it reads

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

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

Silicon diode

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.

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.

NPN transistor pair

Diode range, part lifted. Test each transistor on its own pins, as the datasheet's pinout gives them.

Working, it reads

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

Dead, it reads

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

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

Bipolar transistor

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.

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