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SMD code 3Ft

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, t, is lower case, which on NXP and Philips parts is a date or factory code, so it was set aside and 3F was searched.

121 parts are printed 3Ft

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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.

  • ABC857B-HFSOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, ComchipPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsComchip
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    -45 V, -0.1 A PNP transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ABC857BW-HFSOT-323PNP transistor, 3 pins, ComchipPNP transistorSOT-3233 pinsComchip
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    -45 V, -0.1 A PNP transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • AC857BQ-7SOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, HXYPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsHXY
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor, 45 V, 0.1 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC857SOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, KECPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsKEC
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    KEC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP bipolar transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC857BSOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, InfineonPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsInfineon
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Infineon
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Pinout
    • 1 base
    • 2 emitter
    • 3 collector
    Details
    -50 V PNP small-signal transistor, gain group B
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC857B-CSOT-23Transistor, 3 pins, SeCoSTransistorSOT-233 pinsSeCoS
    What it is
    Transistor
    Maker
    SeCoS
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC857B-HFSOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, ComchipPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsComchip
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    -45 V, -0.1 A PNP transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC857B,215SOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, HXYPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsHXY
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor, 45 V, 0.1 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC857BDWSOT-363Dual PNP transistor, 6 pins, Formosa MicrosemiDual PNP transistorSOT-3636 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Dual PNP transistor
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC857BDW-Q1SOT-363Dual PNP transistor, 6 pins, Formosa MicrosemiDual PNP transistorSOT-3636 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Dual PNP transistor
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC857BDW1SOT-363Dual PNP transistor, 6 pins, onsemiDual PNP transistorSOT-3636 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Dual PNP transistor
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Dual General Purpose Transistors Series, Series, Series
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC857BHSOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, Taiwan SemiconductorPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsTaiwan Semiconductor
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Taiwan Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC857BLSOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, onsemiPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    onsemi
    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.

  • BC857BSSOT-363Complementary transistor pair (NPN and PNP), 6 pins, NexperiaComplementary transistor pair (NPN and PNP)SOT-3636 pinsNexperia
    What it is
    Complementary transistor pair (NPN and PNP)
    Maker
    Nexperia
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    45V, 0.2A, General Purpose PNP Bipolar Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC857BTSOT-416PNP transistor, 3 pins, onsemiPNP transistorSOT-4163 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-416
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

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.

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.

PNP transistor pair

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

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.

Bipolar transistor pair

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

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as 3Ft

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 3Ft

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 481 more parts.

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