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SMD code N4p

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 N4 was searched.

185 parts are printed N4p

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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.

  • BC817DPNSOT-23-6Complementary transistor pair (NPN and PNP), 6 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsComplementary transistor pair (NPN and PNP)SOT-23-66 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Complementary transistor pair (NPN and PNP)
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23-6
    Pins
    6
    Details
    45V, 0.5A, General Purpose NPN+PNP Bipolar Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Bipolar transistor pair.

  • BC817PNSOT-363Complementary transistor pair (NPN and PNP), 6 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsComplementary transistor pair (NPN and PNP)SOT-3636 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Complementary transistor pair (NPN and PNP)
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    45V, 0.5A, General Purpose Dual NPN+PNP Bipolar Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Bipolar transistor pair.

  • BFQ540SOT-89RF transistor, 3 pins, NXPRF transistorSOT-893 pinsNXP
    What it is
    RF transistor
    Maker
    NXP
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN wideband transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Bipolar transistor.

  • BZD27C5V1P-MSOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Details
    5.1 V Zener diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZD27C80PSOD-123FTVS diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsTVS diodeSOD-123F2 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Details
    66V, 150W, Surface Mount TVS
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZT52B5V1SOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, YFWZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsYFW
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    YFW
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZT52C27SLSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, Good-ArkZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsGood-Ark
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Good-Ark
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode, VZ 27 V, 0.25 W
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX384-B47SOD-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.

  • BZX384C20SOD-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.

  • GESD15VD3SOD-323ESD protection diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsESD protection diodeSOD-3232 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    15V, 180W, Surface Mount TVS
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • GESD15VD5SOD-523ESD protection diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsESD protection diodeSOD-5232 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Details
    15V, 180W, Surface Mount TVS
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • GESD15VDLSOD-882ESD protection diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsESD protection diodeSOD-8822 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOD-882
    Pins
    2
    Details
    15V, 160W, Surface Mount TVS
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • KRC117SSOT-23Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), 3 pins, KECDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)SOT-233 pinsKEC
    What it is
    Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
    Maker
    KEC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.

  • KRC417SOT-323Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), 3 pins, KECDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)SOT-3233 pinsKEC
    What it is
    Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
    Maker
    KEC
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.

  • 1 more part has no package on record
    • KRC417EDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), KECDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)Not recordedNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.

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.

Bipolar transistor pair

Diode range, part lifted. Test each transistor on its own pins, as the datasheet's pinout gives them.

Working, it reads

From the base, one probe colour 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.

Bipolar transistor

Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.

Working, it reads

From the base, one probe colour 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.

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.

Codes that begin with N4p

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 525 more parts.

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