SMD code 8A-
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.
78 parts are printed 8A-
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BAV19WSSOD-323Switching diode, 2 pins, VishaySwitching diodeSOD-3232 pinsVishay
- What it is
- Switching diode
- Maker
- Vishay
- Package
- SOD-323
- Pins
- 2
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.
BC817-16SOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, PanjitNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsPanjit
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- Panjit
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 45 V, 500 mA NPN small-signal transistor, gain group 16
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: NPN transistor.
BC817-16-AUSOT-23Transistor, 3 pins, PanjitTransistorSOT-233 pinsPanjit
- What it is
- Transistor
- Maker
- Panjit
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Bipolar transistor
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Bipolar transistor.
DTC114EESOT-416Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), 3 pins, onsemiDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)SOT-4163 pinsonsemi
- What it is
- Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- SOT-416
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.
DTC114EM3SOT-723Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), 3 pins, onsemiDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)SOT-7233 pinsonsemi
- What it is
- Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- SOT-723
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Digital Transistors (BRT) R1 = 10 k , R2 = 10 k
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.
HBA114ES6RSOT-363Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 6 pins, CYStekDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-3636 pinsCYStek
- What it is
- Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
- Maker
- CYStek
- Package
- SOT-363
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- dual PNP digital (resistor-equipped) transistor, R1 10K, R2 10K
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.
KIA78L05FSOT-89LDO regulator, 3 pins, KECLDO regulatorSOT-893 pinsKEC
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- KEC
- Package
- SOT-89
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.
LDTC114EM3T5GSOT-723Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), 3 pins, LRCDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)SOT-7233 pinsLRC
- What it is
- Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
- Maker
- LRC
- Package
- SOT-723
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Digital transistor (bias resistors built in), NPN, IC 100 mA, VCEO 50 V
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.
LMBZ5226BLT1GSOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, LRCZener diodeSOT-233 pinsLRC
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- LRC
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Zener diode, VZ Min 3.13 V, VZ Nom 3.3 V, VZ Max 3.47 V
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
LMUN5211T1GSOT-323Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), 3 pins, LRCDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)SOT-3233 pinsLRC
- What it is
- Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
- Maker
- LRC
- Package
- SOT-323
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Digital transistor (bias resistors built in), NPN, IC 100 mA, VCEO 50 V
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.
MM8Z6V2C-CSOD-882Zener diode, 2 pins, SeCoSZener diodeSOD-8822 pinsSeCoS
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- SeCoS
- Package
- SOD-882
- Pins
- 2
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
MMBZ5226BSOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, Taitron ComponentsZener diodeSOT-233 pinsTaitron Components
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Taitron Components
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
3 more parts have no package on record
LDTC114EET1GDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), LRCDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)Not recordedNot recordedLRC
- What it is
- Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
- Maker
- LRC
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Digital transistor (bias resistors built in), NPN, IC 100 mA, VCEO 50 V
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.
MAR-8A+RF amplifier (MMIC), Mini-CircuitsRF amplifier (MMIC)Not recordedNot recordedMini-Circuits
- What it is
- RF amplifier (MMIC)
- Maker
- Mini-Circuits
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- MMIC amplifier, DC-1 GHz
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: RF amplifier.
MAR-8ASM+RF amplifier (MMIC), Mini-CircuitsRF amplifier (MMIC)Not recordedNot recordedMini-Circuits
- What it is
- RF amplifier (MMIC)
- Maker
- Mini-Circuits
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- MMIC amplifier, DC-1 GHz
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: RF amplifier.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
RF amplifier
Voltage, board powered, on the output pin that the bias resistor or choke feeds.
Working, it reads
The output pin sits at the device voltage the datasheet gives, a few volts, below the supply.
Dead, it reads
- Output pin at 0 V, or near 0 Ω to ground with the power off: shorted inside.
- Output pin at the full supply voltage: open inside, no current flowing.
- On the board:
- Measured on the board with power on; the bias network is part of the reading.
- 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 figures depend on the part and its bias resistor. The datasheet gives both.
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 8A-
One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. Each code has a page of its own.
Codes not listed here are printed on 2 more parts.
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