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SMD code A8p

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, p, is lower case, which on NXP and Philips parts is a date or factory code, so it was set aside and A8 was searched.

183 parts are printed A8p

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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.

  • BAV19WS-HFSOD-323Switching diode, 2 pins, ComchipSwitching diodeSOD-3232 pinsComchip
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    120 V, 200 mA switching diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BAV19WSFLSOD-323Switching diode, 2 pins, YFWSwitching diodeSOD-3232 pinsYFW
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    YFW
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BAV19XSOD-523Switching diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsSwitching diodeSOD-5232 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Switching diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Details
    0.2A, 100V, Small Signal Switching Diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX84-C2V0,215SOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, HXYZener diodeSOT-233 pinsHXY
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    HXY
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Zener diode, 75 V, 0.05 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX84C2V0SOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, YFWZener diodeSOT-233 pinsYFW
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    YFW
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    2V, 350mW, Surface Mount Zener Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX584C2V7SOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, Blue RocketZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsBlue Rocket
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Blue Rocket
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • CHEMA8GPSOT-553Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 5 pins, ChenmkoDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-5535 pinsChenmko
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    Chenmko
    Package
    SOT-553
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Dual Digital Silicon Transistor, 50 V, 70 mA
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LMUN2237LT1GSOT-23Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), 3 pins, LRCDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)SOT-233 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-23
    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.

  • MM5Z2V7SOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, YFWZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsYFW
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    YFW
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MM5Z2V7BSOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, RectronZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsRectron
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Rectron
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 5 more parts have no package on record
    • BAV19WS-GSwitching diode, Taiwan SemiconductorSwitching diodeNot recordedNot recordedTaiwan Semiconductor
      What it is
      Switching diode
      Maker
      Taiwan Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • BFG325W/XRRF transistor, 4 pins, NXPRF transistorNot recorded4 pinsNXP
      What it is
      RF transistor
      Maker
      NXP
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      4
      Details
      NPN 14 GHz wideband transistor
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • BZT52C2V7KZener diode, Taiwan SemiconductorZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedTaiwan Semiconductor
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Taiwan Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • BZX884B4V7Zener diode, Good-ArkZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedGood-Ark
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Good-Ark
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Zener diode, VZ 4.7 V, 0.25 W
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • MM5Z2V7-Q1Zener diode, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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