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SMD code 8N-

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.

66 parts are printed 8N-

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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.

  • BZD27B7V5P-MSOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Details
    7.5 V Zener diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • DTC115EESOT-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
    Details
    50V, 100mA, NPN Bipolar Digital Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • DTC115EM3SOT-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 = 100 k  , R2 = 100 k 
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LDTC115EM3T5GSOT-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.

  • LMBZ5238BLT1GSOT-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 8.26 V, VZ Nom 8.7 V, VZ Max 9.14 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LMUN5235T1GSOT-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.

  • LMUN5236T1GSOT-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.

  • MM3Z24BSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, DiotecZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsDiotec
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Diotec
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    SMD Planar Zener Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MM8Z20VC-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.

  • MMBZ5238BSOT-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.

  • MMBZ5238BLSOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, onsemiZener diodeSOT-233 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Zener Voltage Regulators MMBZ52xxBLT1G Series, SZMMBZ52xxBLT1G Series
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MUN5236SOT-323Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), 3 pins, onsemiDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)SOT-3233 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Digital Transistors (BRT) R1 = 100 k  , R2 = 100 k 
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • NSVMUN2236SOT-23Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), 3 pins, onsemiDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)SOT-233 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Digital Transistors (BRT) R1 = 100 k  , R2 = 100 k 
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 2 more parts have no package on record
    • LDTC115EET1GDigital 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.

    • S-LDTC115EET1GDigital 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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as 8N-

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 6 more parts.

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