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SMD code KE3

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.

10 parts are printed KE3

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 10 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • CZRT5233B-HFSOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, ComchipZener diodeSOT-233 pinsComchip
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    6 V 0.3 mW zener diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBZ5233BSOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeSOT-233 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBZ5233BSSOT-363Zener diode, 6 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeSOT-3636 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    6V, 200mW, Surface Mount Zener Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMBZ5233BWSOT-323Zener diode, 3 pins, RectronZener diodeSOT-3233 pinsRectron
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Rectron
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SMP1331-004LFSOT-23PIN diode, 3 pins, SkyworksPIN diodeSOT-233 pinsSkyworks
    What it is
    PIN diode
    Maker
    Skyworks
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: PIN diode or varicap.

  • TMMBZ5233BSOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeSOT-233 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    6V, 350mW, Surface Mount Zener Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • IXD5124E533MR-GSOT-23-5Voltage supervisor, 5 pins, IXYSVoltage supervisorSOT-23-55 pinsIXYS
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 3.3V±2%, -Reset ODO, -WDEN, PDR, Wt=400ms, Rdt=200ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • XC6124E533MR-GSOT-23-5Voltage supervisor, 5 pins, TorexVoltage supervisorSOT-23-55 pinsTorex
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 3.3V±2%, -Reset ODO, -WDEN, PDR, Wt=400ms, Rdt=200ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • XC6366A431MRSOT-23-5DC-DC converter, 5 pins, TorexDC-DC converterSOT-23-55 pinsTorex
    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM st-dwn, 100kHz, 4.3V±2.5%, 1A, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • XC6368A431MRSOT-23-5DC-DC converter, 5 pins, TorexDC-DC converterSOT-23-55 pinsTorex
    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM st-up, 4.3V±2.5%, 200mA, 100kHz, +CE
    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.

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.

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.

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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