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SMD code B14

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.

  • SMAB14SMASchottky diode, 2 pins, KECSchottky diodeSMA2 pinsKEC
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    KEC
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SMFB14SOD-123FSchottky diode, 2 pins, KECSchottky diodeSOD-123F2 pinsKEC
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    KEC
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 2SC3739-14SOT-233 pins, NEC ElectronicsNot recordedSOT-233 pinsNEC Electronics
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    NEC Electronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-npn: HF, Sw, 60V, 500mA, 200mW, 400MHz, B=150..300
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 2SC3739B14SOT-233 pins, RenesasNot recordedSOT-233 pinsRenesas
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Renesas
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 2SC4173-14SOT-3233 pins, NEC ElectronicsNot recordedSOT-3233 pinsNEC Electronics
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    NEC Electronics
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-npn: Sw, 60V, 500mA, 150mW, B=150..300, >200MHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 2SC4173B14SOT-3233 pins, RenesasNot recordedSOT-3233 pinsRenesas
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Renesas
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • B140SMASchottky diode, 2 pins, VishaySchottky diodeSMA2 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Diode: SBR, 40V, 1A, Vf<0.52V(1A)
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BV-SMBJ14ASMBTVS diode, 2 pins, Bencent ElectronicsTVS diodeSMB2 pinsBencent Electronics
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    Bencent Electronics
    Package
    SMB
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=14V, Vbr=15.6..19.8V, 23.3A, 600W(1ms)
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LN6206P142KRSOT-353LDO regulator, 5 pins, Infinewin Electron TechniqueLDO regulatorSOT-3535 pinsInfinewin Electron Technique
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Infinewin Electron Technique
    Package
    SOT-353
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.4V±2%, 300mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LN6206P142MRSOT-23LDO regulator, 3 pins, Infinewin Electron TechniqueLDO regulatorSOT-233 pinsInfinewin Electron Technique
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Infinewin Electron Technique
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.4V±2%, 300mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LN6206P142PRSOT-89LDO regulator, 3 pins, Infinewin Electron TechniqueLDO regulatorSOT-893 pinsInfinewin Electron Technique
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Infinewin Electron Technique
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.4V±2%, 300mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • MBRA140SMASchottky diode, 2 pins, onsemiSchottky diodeSMA2 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Si-diode: Schottky, Rectifier, 40V, 1A, Vf<0,55V(1A)
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 3 more parts have no package on record
    • TSA14Schottky diode, Taitron ComponentsSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedTaitron Components
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Surface Mount Schottky Rectifiers
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • TSMF14Schottky diode, Taitron ComponentsSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedTaitron Components
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Surface Mount Schottky Rectifiers
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • MBRS140Schottky diode, onsemiSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Si-diode: Schottky, Pow-Rect, 40V, 1A, Vf=0,55V(1A)
      Source
      Published code list

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as B14

One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. Each code has a page of its own.

Codes that begin with B14

For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each code has a page of its own.

Codes not listed here are printed on 39 more parts.

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