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SMD code 21E

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.

21E on a chip resistor

1.62 MΩ

1.62 MΩ resistor, 1%

EIA-96 precision code: 21 stands for 162 in the E96 table, and the letter E is the multiplier, × 10 000. These are 1% parts.

Check it with a meter

Lift one end and measure across it. A good one reads 1.62 MΩ within 1%. Measuring it in circuit reads the parallel combination of everything around it, which is almost always lower, never higher: well above 1.62 MΩ on the board is a fault. Open, or well above 1.62 MΩ, means it has failed: burnt, cracked or corroded. That does not change what to fit: the marking still says 1.62 MΩ. A burnt resistor usually means the part it feeds drew too much, so find that before fitting a new one.

On a transistor or diode body (SOT-23-5, SOT-353, USP-6C), 21E is a part code instead. Those parts are listed below.

Not sure which one you have?

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.

  • PPM523T201E0SOT-523P-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, PrisemiP-channel MOSFETSOT-5233 pinsPrisemi
    What it is
    P-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    Prisemi
    Package
    SOT-523
    Pins
    3
    Details
    MOSFET, P-channel, 20 V, 0.8 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • PPMET20V08ESOT-523P-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, PrisemiP-channel MOSFETSOT-5233 pinsPrisemi
    What it is
    P-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    Prisemi
    Package
    SOT-523
    Pins
    3
    Details
    MOSFET, P-channel, 20 V, 0.8 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • PPM523T201E0LSOT-523P-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, PrisemiP-channel MOSFETSOT-5233 pinsPrisemi
    What it is
    P-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    Prisemi
    Package
    SOT-523
    Pins
    3
    Details
    MOSFET, P-channel, 20 V, 0.8 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • AP6213A-4HUHFGASOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsAnwell Semiconductor
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Anwell Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.75V±2%, 300mA. +CE, PUR, CL fast, H-free
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • AP6213A-4HUHFGA1SOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsAnwell Semiconductor
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Anwell Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.75V±1%, 300mA. +CE, PUR, CL fast, H-free
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • AP6213A-4HUHFGPSOT-353LDO regulator, 5 pins, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorSOT-3535 pinsAnwell Semiconductor
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Anwell Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-353
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.75V±2%, 300mA. +CE, PUR, CL fast, H-free
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • AP6213A-4HUHFGP1SOT-353LDO regulator, 5 pins, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorSOT-3535 pinsAnwell Semiconductor
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Anwell Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-353
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.75V±1%, 300mA. +CE, PUR, CL fast, H-free
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • AP6213A-4HUHFPASOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsAnwell Semiconductor
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Anwell Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.75V±2%, 300mA. +CE, PUR, CL fast
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • AP6213A-4HUHFPA1SOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsAnwell Semiconductor
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Anwell Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.75V±1%, 300mA. +CE, PUR, CL fast
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 6 more parts have no package on record
    • AP6213A-4HUHFGSLDO regulator, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.75V±2%, 300mA, +CE, PUR, fast autodis., H-free
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP6213A-4HUHFGS1LDO regulator, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.75V±1%, 300mA, +CE, PUR, fast autodis., H-free
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP6213A-4HUHFGULDO regulator, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.75V±2%, 300mA. +CE, PUR, CL fast, H-free
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP6213A-4HUHFGU1LDO regulator, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.75V±1%, 300mA. +CE, PUR, CL fast, H-free
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP6213A-4HUHFGWLDO regulator, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.75V±2%, 300mA, +CE, PUR, fast autodis., H-free
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • AP6213A-4HUHFGW1LDO regulator, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.75V±1%, 300mA, +CE, PUR, fast autodis., H-free
      Source
      Published code list

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

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as 21E

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 21E

For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each code has a page of its own.

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