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SMD code B17

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.

11 parts are printed B17

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 11 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • SM2317PSASOT-23P-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, Sinopower SemiconductorP-channel MOSFETSOT-233 pinsSinopower Semiconductor
    What it is
    P-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    Sinopower Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    20 V, 4.6 A P-channel MOSFET
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BV-SMBJ17ASMBTVS 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=17V, Vbr=18.9..23.9V, 19.7A, 600W(1ms)
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • KIC77B17TSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, KECVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsKEC
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    KEC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 1.7V±1%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=50ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LN3526C1152MSOT-143Voltage supervisor, 4 pins, Shanghai Natlinear ElectronicsVoltage supervisorSOT-1434 pinsShanghai Natlinear Electronics
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Shanghai Natlinear Electronics
    Package
    SOT-143
    Pins
    4
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 1.1V±2%, -Reset PPO, -MR, 50ms Rt delay
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LN6206P172KRSOT-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, 1.7V±2%, 300mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LN6206P172MRSOT-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, 1.7V±2%, 300mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LN6206P172PRSOT-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, 1.7V±2%, 300mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • R1152N117BSOT-23-55 pins, Nisshinbo Micro DevicesNot recordedSOT-23-55 pinsNisshinbo Micro Devices
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Nisshinbo Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    VR-IC: Boost, CE, 11.7V±2%, 150mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • RP110N171CSOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, RicohLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsRicoh
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Ricoh
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.7V±1%, 150mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • XC6115A238MRSOT-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 3.8V, +Rst PPO, -Rst ODO, Wt=50ms, Rt=3.13ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 1 more part has no package on record
    • KIC77B17MVoltage supervisor, KECVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 1.7V±1%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=50ms
      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.

P-channel MOSFET

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

Working, it reads

Red probe on the drain, black on the source: about 0.4 to 0.9 V, the body diode. Open the other way. The gate reads open to both other pins, both ways.

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. Often all three pins end up shorted together.
  • No body diode at all: failed open.
On the board
the gate usually has a resistor to the source, so gate to source reads that resistor, which 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.

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.

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.

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 B17

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

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