SMD code N08 in SOT-523
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.
1 part in SOT-523 is printed N08
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DDTC143EESOT-523Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), Diodes IncorporatedDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)Diodes Incorporated
- What it is
- Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
- Maker
- Diodes Incorporated
- Package
- SOT-523
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- dtr npn 50V 0.1A 4k7/4k7 0.15W
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.
3 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
LN2308LT1GN-channel MOSFET, LRCN-channel MOSFETLRC
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- LRC
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- MOSFET, N-Channel, VDSS 60 V, VGS 20 V
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.
NX20P0408UKLoad switch, NXPLoad switchNXP
- What it is
- Load switch
- Maker
- NXP
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- 1 General description 2 Features and benefits 3 Applications
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Load switch.
S-LN2308LT1GN-channel MOSFET, LRCN-channel MOSFETLRC
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- LRC
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- MOSFET, N-Channel, VDSS 60 V, VGS 20 V
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.
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.
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.
N-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 source, black on the drain: 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. A drain short can be the load. 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.
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.
Printed with a code easy to misread as N08
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 N08
For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each code has a page of its own.
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