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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.

  • BL8555-48ARBSOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Shanghai BellingLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsShanghai Belling
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Shanghai Belling
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.8V±2%, 50mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BL8555-48KQSOT-353LDO regulator, 5 pins, Shanghai BellingLDO regulatorSOT-3535 pinsShanghai Belling
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Shanghai Belling
    Package
    SOT-353
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.8V±2%, 50mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BL8555-48KRASOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Shanghai BellingLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsShanghai Belling
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Shanghai Belling
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.8V±2%, 50mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BL8555-48KRBSOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Shanghai BellingLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsShanghai Belling
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Shanghai Belling
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.8V±2%, 50mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BV-SMAJ8ASMATVS diode, 2 pins, Bencent ElectronicsTVS diodeSMA2 pinsBencent Electronics
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    Bencent Electronics
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=8.0V, Vbr=8.89..9.83V, 29.4A, 400W(1ms)
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

  • BZT52C2V7WTSOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, Taitron ComponentsZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsTaitron Components
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Taitron Components
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Details
    SMD Zener Diodes (Two Terminals) - 200mW
    Source
    An older or alternative marking, from a published code list

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

  • BZX884-B4V7SOD-8822 pins, NXPNot recordedSOD-8822 pinsNXP
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    NXP
    Package
    SOD-882
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Z-diode: 4.7V±2%, 250mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • ELM9828ABSOT-893 pins, ELM TechnologyNot recordedSOT-893 pinsELM Technology
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    ELM Technology
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: 2.8V±2%, 200mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • ELM89281ASOT-89LDO regulator, 3 pins, ELM TechnologyLDO regulatorSOT-893 pinsELM Technology
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    ELM Technology
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 2.8V±2%, 300mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FMA8ASOT-23-55 pins, ROHMNot recordedSOT-23-55 pinsROHM
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Si-pnp-Digi: Dual, 100mA, R1/R2=10k/47k
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FSS110SMASchottky diode, 2 pins, Fagor ElectronicaSchottky diodeSMA2 pinsFagor Electronica
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    Fagor Electronica
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Diode: SBR, 100V, 1A, Vf<0.8V(1A)
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • HSMS-2808SOT-1434 pins, Avago / BroadcomNot recordedSOT-1434 pinsAvago / Broadcom
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Avago / Broadcom
    Package
    SOT-143
    Pins
    4
    Details
    HP2800 bridge quad
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 3 more parts have no package on record
    • EMA8ROHMNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedROHM
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      PNP transistor: Dual, 50V, 100mA, 150mW, 250MHz, R1/R2=10k/47k
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • HD74ALVC1G86VSRenesasNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedRenesas
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Renesas
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS logic IC: 2-input EXCLUSIVE-OR gate
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • IXD1233H191NR-GLDO regulator, IXYSLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedIXYS
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      IXYS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.9V±1%, 200mA, +CE
      Source
      Published code list

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

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.

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.

TVS or ESD protection diode

Diode range, from the protected line to ground, part lifted if you can.

Working, it reads

A one-way part reads about 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse. A two-way part reads open both ways. Arrays with several lines read as the datasheet's diagram draws them.

Dead, it reads

  • From the line to ground, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
  • A reading both ways on a one-way part: leaky.
  • A one-way part open both ways: failed open.
On the board
, a line reading shorted to ground can be this part or anything else on that line. Lift it: if the short goes with it, it has failed.
Compare:
The same part on the next line or connector pin is the healthy reading to compare with.
Watch for:
A two-way part reads open both ways when it is good, exactly like one that has failed open. The meter cannot tell them apart; an identical part on the next line can.

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.

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.

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.

Schottky diode

Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.

Working, it reads

About 0.15 to 0.45 V anode to cathode, roughly half a silicon diode, and open the other way.

Dead, it reads

  • The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
  • A reading the wrong way round as well: leaky.
  • Open both ways: failed open.
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 large Schottky can read about 0.1 V forward and beep like a short, and leaks a little the wrong way when good, more when warm. It is shorted only if it reads the same both ways. Measure it cold, beside an identical cold one.

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.

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