SMD code K8p
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 K8 was searched.
84 parts are printed K8p
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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.
BAP70-02SOD-523PIN diode, 2 pins, NXPPIN diodeSOD-5232 pinsNXP
- What it is
- PIN diode
- Maker
- NXP
- Package
- SOD-523
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 1 Product profile 2 Pinning information 3 Ordering information
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: PIN diode or varicap.
BCV72SOT-23NPN transistor, 3 pins, Taitron ComponentsNPN transistorSOT-233 pinsTaitron Components
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- Taitron Components
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Bipolar transistor, 65 V, 0.1 A
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: NPN transistor.
BZD17C51PSOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsVishay
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Vishay
- Package
- SOD-123F
- Pins
- 2
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
BZD27C20PSOD-123FTVS diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsTVS diodeSOD-123F2 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- Galaxy Microelectronics
- Package
- SOD-123F
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 16V, 150W, Surface Mount TVS
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
BZX84-C4V3,215SOT-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.
BZX84C4V3SOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, DiotecZener diodeSOT-233 pinsDiotec
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Diotec
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
BZX84C4V3-Q1SOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeSOT-233 pinsFormosa Microsemi
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Formosa Microsemi
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
BZX384-B4V7SOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, NexperiaZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsNexperia
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Nexperia
- Package
- SOD-323
- Pins
- 2
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
BZX384B11SOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsVishay
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Vishay
- Package
- SOD-323
- Pins
- 2
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
BZX584C6V8SOD-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.
EM5213J-25SOT-23-5Load switch, 5 pins, Excelliance MOSLoad switchSOT-23-55 pinsExcelliance MOS
- What it is
- Load switch
- Maker
- Excelliance MOS
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Power switch
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Load switch.
FMOSH01N03KSOT-523MOSFET, 3 pins, Formosa MicrosemiMOSFETSOT-5233 pinsFormosa Microsemi
- What it is
- MOSFET
- Maker
- Formosa Microsemi
- Package
- SOT-523
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: MOSFET.
LDTB113ZLT1GSOT-23Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, LRCDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-233 pinsLRC
- What it is
- Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
- Maker
- LRC
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Digital transistor (bias resistors built in), PNP, IC 500 mA, VCEO 50 V
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.
MM5Z6V8SOD-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.
1 more part has no package on record
BZT52C6V8KZener 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.
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.
PIN diode or varicap
Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.
Working, it reads
About 0.6 to 0.9 V anode to cathode, 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.
- 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 varicap that has drifted in capacitance reads normal on a meter. Only a capacitance meter or the tuning itself shows it.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
NPN transistor
Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.
Working, it reads
Red probe on the base 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.
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.
Load switch
Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground.
Working, it reads
Switched on, the output pin sits at the input voltage. Switched off, it sits near 0 V.
Dead, it reads
- Output at the input voltage while switched off: the pass element has shorted.
- Input present and switched on, no output: failed open, or shut down into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
- On the board:
- An output near 0 Ω to ground is usually the load. Lift the output pin to see which.
- 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 pinout and whether the enable is active high or low differ between parts. The datasheet gives both.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
MOSFET
Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again.
Working, it reads
One way between drain and source reads about 0.4 to 0.9 V, the body diode, and the other way open. The gate reads open to both other pins.
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.
- No body diode at all: failed open.
- On the board
- the gate usually has a resistor to the source, which reads as that resistor and 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.
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 K8p
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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