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SMD code 6Bs

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 6B was searched.

122 parts are printed 6Bs

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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.

  • BZT52C47-FL-Q1SOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZT55C47SOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX384B51SOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • CHBZ6BGPSOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, ChenmkoZener diodeSOT-233 pinsChenmko
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Chenmko
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    DUAL SILICON PLANAR POWER ZENER DIODES, 2.4 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • DTA124EESOT-416Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, onsemiDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-4163 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-416
    Pins
    3
    Details
    50V, 30mA, PNP Bipolar Digital Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • DTA124EM3SOT-723Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, onsemiDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-7233 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-723
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Digital Transistors (BRT) R1 = 22 k  , R2 = 22 k 
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • GSBC817-25WSOT-323NPN transistor, 3 pins, Good-ArkNPN transistorSOT-3233 pinsGood-Ark
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Good-Ark
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN transistor, 45 V, 0.5 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • GSD2004WSSOD-323Switching diode, 2 pins, VishaySwitching diodeSOD-3232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Small Signal Switching Diodes, High Voltage
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • KIA7021AFSOT-89Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, KECVoltage supervisorSOT-893 pinsKEC
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    KEC
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LBC817-25LT1GSOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, LRCNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsLRC
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Bipolar transistor, NPN, IC 500 mA, VCEO 45 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LBC817-25WT1GSOT-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 500 mA, VCEO 45 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LDTA124EM3T5GSOT-723Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, LRCDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-7233 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-723
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Digital transistor (bias resistors built in), PNP, IC 100 mA, VCEO 50 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 3 more parts have no package on record
    • G682L12SA31UVoltage supervisor, 6 pins, Global Mixed-mode TechnologyVoltage supervisorNot recorded6 pinsGlobal Mixed-mode Technology
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Global Mixed-mode Technology
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      6
      Details
      Low Voltage Reset IC
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • KIA7021ATVoltage supervisor, KECVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • LDTA124EET1GDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), LRCDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)Not recordedNot recordedLRC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      LRC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Digital transistor (bias resistors built in), PNP, IC 100 mA, VCEO 50 V
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital 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.

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.

Digital transistor

Ohms range, part lifted. The datasheet gives the built-in resistors: R1 in series with the base, R2 from base to emitter.

Working, it reads

Base to emitter reads about R1 plus R2 either way round, about 20 kΩ on a 10 k and 10 k part, give or take their wide tolerance. Collector to emitter reads open. A part with no R2 reads a junction behind R1 one way instead.

Dead, it reads

  • Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 Ω with a continuous beep: shorted.
  • From the base, open or far above R1 plus R2: R1 has failed. Static damage shows here most often.
  • Base to emitter near 0 Ω: failed short.
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:
The readings depend on the resistor values, so an identical part elsewhere on the board is the surest reference. Measure it the same way.
Watch for:
On the diode range a good part with 10 kΩ resistors reads open on every pair, so a good part looks dead there. Use the ohms range.

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.

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.

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