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SMD code QI- in SOT-23

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.

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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.

Nothing is printed exactly QI-

These parts are printed with a character that is easy to misread as what you typed. The odd one out is marked on each.

all SOT-23, 3 pins. What differs:

  • MCP100T-315Iprinted QLSOT-23Voltage supervisor, MicrochipVoltage supervisorMicrochip

    Printed QL on the part. Easy to misread as QI-. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Microchip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 3,15V, -Reset Push-pull output
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • MCP100T-315I/TTprinted QLSOT-23MicrochipNot recordedMicrochip

    Printed QL on the part. Easy to misread as QI-. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Microchip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

  • MEZ03-5.6-T2printed DISOT-23Zener diode, Matsuki Electronic CompanyZener diodeMatsuki Electronic Company

    Printed DI on the part. Easy to misread as QI-. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Matsuki Electronic Company
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Zener diode: 5.32..5.88V, Izt=5mA, Zzt=40, 300mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • MEZ03-6.8-T2printed DllSOT-23Zener diode, Matsuki Electronic CompanyZener diodeMatsuki Electronic Company

    Printed Dll on the part. Easy to misread as QI-. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Matsuki Electronic Company
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Zener diode: 6.46..7.14V, Izt=5mA, Zzt=8, 300mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • MEZ03-17-T2printed DLSOT-23Zener diode, Matsuki Electronic CompanyZener diodeMatsuki Electronic Company

    Printed DL on the part. Easy to misread as QI-. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Matsuki Electronic Company
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Zener diode: 16.15..17.85V, Izt=5mA, Zzt=40, 300mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • NHDTC143ZTprinted QL-SOT-23Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), NXPDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)NXP

    Printed QL- on the part. Easy to misread as QI-. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
    Maker
    NXP
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN transistor: Sw, 80V, 100mA, 350mW, R1/R2=4.7k/47k
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • PDTA143EKprinted 01SOT-23NXPNot recordedNXP

    Printed 01 on the part. Easy to misread as QI-. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    NXP
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-pnp-Digi: Sw, 50V, 100mA, 250mW, R1/R2=4.7k/4.7k
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

  • R3111N312Aprinted D1SOT-23Nisshinbo Micro DevicesNot recordedNisshinbo Micro Devices

    Printed D1 on the part. Easy to misread as QI-. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Nisshinbo Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 3.1V±2.0%, Reset Push-pull output
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • R3130N41ECprinted D1SOT-23Nisshinbo Micro DevicesNot recordedNisshinbo Micro Devices

    Printed D1 on the part. Easy to misread as QI-. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Nisshinbo Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 4,1V, -Reset Open drain output, 240ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • R3130N44AAprinted Q1SOT-23Nisshinbo Micro DevicesNot recordedNisshinbo Micro Devices

    Printed Q1 on the part. Easy to misread as QI-. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Nisshinbo Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 4,4V, -Reset Push-pull output, 50ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • R3131N40ACprinted 0LSOT-23Nisshinbo Micro DevicesNot recordedNisshinbo Micro Devices

    Printed 0L on the part. Easy to misread as QI-. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Nisshinbo Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 4V, Reset Open drain output, 50ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • RT9809-16CVprinted D1SOT-23Voltage supervisor, RichtekVoltage supervisorRichtek

    Printed D1 on the part. Easy to misread as QI-. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Richtek
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 1.6V±2%, -Reset PPO
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • RT9809-35CVprinted DLSOT-23Voltage supervisor, RichtekVoltage supervisorRichtek

    Printed DL on the part. Easy to misread as QI-. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Richtek
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 3.5V±2%, -Reset PPO
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • Si2321DSprinted D1SOT-23P-channel MOSFETP-channel MOSFETNot recorded

    Printed D1 on the part. Easy to misread as QI-. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    P-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    Not recorded
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    P-channel MOSFET, 20 V, 4.2 A
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • SI2321DSprinted D1SOT-23P-channel MOSFET, VishayP-channel MOSFETVishay

    Printed D1 on the part. Easy to misread as QI-. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    P-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    MOSFET p-type: V-MOS, LogL, 20V, 4.3A, 1.25W, <44m(4.3A), 15/60ns
    Source
    Published code list

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

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.

This part

Diode range and ohms range, part lifted.

Working, it reads

Depends on what it is. The datasheet, or an identical part, says.

Dead, it reads

  • Between two pins, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
  • Open between every pair of pins: failed open, or a part that reads open when working.
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.

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.

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.

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.

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