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SMD code 8BC

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.

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 18 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • BC847CSOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, Taitron ComponentsNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsTaitron Components
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Taitron Components
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    45 V NPN small-signal transistor, gain group C
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BC847CMTFSOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, onsemiNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    / / / NPN Epitaxial Silicon Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • CMSZ5227BSOT-323Zener diode, 3 pins, Central SemiconductorZener diodeSOT-3233 pinsCentral Semiconductor
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Central Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Z-diode: 3.6V±5%, 20mA, Zzt=24Ω, 275mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • ISL6208BCRZSOIC-88 pins, IntersilNot recordedSOIC-88 pinsIntersil
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Intersil
    Package
    SOIC-8
    Pins
    8
    Details
    MOSFET driver
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • ISL6208BCRZ-TDFNIntersilNot recordedDFNNot recordedIntersil
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Intersil
    Package
    DFN
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    MOSFET driver
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • IXD1701BG3ERUSP-6C6 pins, IXYSNot recordedUSP-6C6 pinsIXYS
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: 16.3V±2%, 150mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • IXD1701BG3MRSOT-23-55 pins, IXYSNot recordedSOT-23-55 pinsIXYS
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: 16.3V±2%, 150mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • IXD1701BG3PRSOT-89-55 pins, IXYSNot recordedSOT-89-55 pinsIXYS
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    SOT-89-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: 16.3V±2%, 150mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LN1138B432KRSOT-353LDO regulator, 5 pins, Shanghai Natlinear ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-3535 pinsShanghai Natlinear Electronics
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Shanghai Natlinear Electronics
    Package
    SOT-353
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.3V±2%, 300mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LN1138B432MRSOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Shanghai Natlinear ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsShanghai Natlinear Electronics
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Shanghai Natlinear Electronics
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.3V±2%, 300mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • STM1001TWX6FSOT-233 pins, STMicroelectronicsNot recordedSOT-233 pinsSTMicroelectronics
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    STMicroelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • XC6112C243MRSOT-23-5Voltage supervisor, 5 pins, TorexVoltage supervisorSOT-23-55 pinsTorex
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 4.3V, -MR, -Reset ODO, Wt=50ms, Rt=50ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • XC6701BG3ERUSP-6C6 pins, TorexNot recordedUSP-6C6 pinsTorex
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: 16.3V±2%, 150mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • XC6701BG3MRSOT-23-55 pins, TorexNot recordedSOT-23-55 pinsTorex
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: 16.3V±2%, 150mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 1 more part has no package on record
    • IXD9208B1C3DRDC-DC converter, ZilogDC-DC converterNot recordedNot recordedZilog
      What it is
      DC-DC converter
      Maker
      Zilog
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-dwn, 3MHz, 1.25V±2%, 400mA, +CE, CL
      Source
      Published code list

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

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.

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.

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.

MOSFET

Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again.

Working, it reads

One way between drain and source reads about 0.4 to 0.9 V, the body diode, and the other way open. The gate reads open to both other pins.

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.
  • No body diode at all: failed open.
On the board
the gate usually has a resistor to the source, which reads as that resistor and 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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as 8BC

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 14 more parts.

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