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SMD code 3Es in SOT-23

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 3E was searched.

28 parts in SOT-23 are printed 3Es

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  • TBC857ASOT-23PNP transistor, Galaxy MicroelectronicsPNP transistorGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    45V, 0.1A, General Purpose PNP Bipolar Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BTC2059N3SOT-23NPN transistor, CYStekNPN transistorCYStek
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    CYStek
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    18 V, 0.05 A NPN transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • CM9NB857ASOT-23PNP transistor, Canaan MicroelectronicsPNP transistorCanaan Microelectronics
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Canaan Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP transistor: AF, Sw, 50V, 100mA, 200mW, B=110..220, 100MHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • CMBTH10SOT-23CdiNot recordedCdi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Cdi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-npn: GP, 30V, 25mA, 225mW, B>60, >650MHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FMMT-A42SOT-23Diodes IncorporatedNot recordedDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    MPSA42
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FMMTA42SOT-23Diodes IncorporatedNot recordedDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    npn 300V 200mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FMMTA42TASOT-23Diodes IncorporatedNot recordedDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN high voltage transistor
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FMMTA42TCSOT-23Diodes IncorporatedNot recordedDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN high voltage transistor
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • GM857ASOT-23PNP transistor, Guilin Strong Micro ElectronicsPNP transistorGuilin Strong Micro Electronics
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Guilin Strong Micro Electronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP transistor: GP, 50V, 100mA, 310mW, B=110..220, >150MHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • HABC857ASOT-23PNP transistor, Hottech ElectronicsPNP transistorHottech Electronics
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Hottech Electronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP transistor: GP, 50V, 100mA, 200mW, >100MHz, B=110..220
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • KST10SOT-23Fairchild SemiconductorNot recordedFairchild Semiconductor
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Fairchild Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-npn: GP, 30V, 25mA, 330mW, B>60, >650MHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • MMBTH10RGSOT-23RF transistor, Fairchild SemiconductorRF transistorFairchild Semiconductor
    What it is
    RF transistor
    Maker
    Fairchild Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN transistor: RF, 30V, 25mA, 225mW, B>60, >650MHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • R3131N46EC5SOT-23Nisshinbo Micro DevicesNot recordedNisshinbo Micro Devices
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Nisshinbo Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 4,6V, Reset Open drain output, 240ms
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • 2 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Integrated circuit

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.

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.

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