SMD code RKs
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, s, is lower case, which on NXP and Philips parts is a date or factory code, so it was set aside and RK was searched.
108 parts are printed RKs
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2N7002ESOT-23MOSFET, 3 pins, Formosa MicrosemiMOSFETSOT-233 pinsFormosa Microsemi
- What it is
- MOSFET
- Maker
- Formosa Microsemi
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: MOSFET.
2N7002HWSOT-323N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsN-channel MOSFETSOT-3233 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- Galaxy Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-323
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 60V, N Channel, Small Signal MOSFETs
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.
2N7002KM-P2-HFSOT-723N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, ComchipN-channel MOSFETSOT-7233 pinsComchip
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- Comchip
- Package
- SOT-723
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 60 V, 0.34 A N-channel MOSFET
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.
824500601SMATVS diode, 2 pins, Würth ElektronikTVS diodeSMA2 pinsWürth Elektronik
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- Würth Elektronik
- Package
- SMA
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- WE-TVSP Power TVS Diode SMAJ60A
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
A2N7002HW-HFSOT-323N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, ComchipN-channel MOSFETSOT-3233 pinsComchip
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- Comchip
- Package
- SOT-323
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 60 V, 0.3 A N-channel MOSFET
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.
ASMAJ60A-HFSMATVS diode, 2 pins, ComchipTVS diodeSMA2 pinsComchip
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- Comchip
- Package
- SMA
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 60 V 400 W unidirectional TVS diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
ATV04A600J-HFSMATVS diode, 2 pins, ComchipTVS diodeSMA2 pinsComchip
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- Comchip
- Package
- SMA
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 60 V 400 W unidirectional TVS diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
CHT847BWGPSOT-323NPN transistor, 3 pins, ChenmkoNPN transistorSOT-3233 pinsChenmko
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- Chenmko
- Package
- SOT-323
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- NPN General Purpose Transistor, 45 V, 0.1 A
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: NPN transistor.
F4TVS60ASOD-123FTVS diode, 2 pins, Good-ArkTVS diodeSOD-123F2 pinsGood-Ark
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- Good-Ark
- Package
- SOD-123F
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- TVS diode, 400 W
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
FMBTRA101SSSOT-23Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, Formosa MicrosemiDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-233 pinsFormosa Microsemi
- What it is
- Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
- Maker
- Formosa Microsemi
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.
GSFW0600SOT-883N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, Good-ArkN-channel MOSFETSOT-8833 pinsGood-Ark
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- Good-Ark
- Package
- SOT-883
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- N-channel MOSFET, 60 V
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.
GSMMBTRA101YSOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, Good-ArkPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsGood-Ark
- What it is
- PNP transistor
- Maker
- Good-Ark
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- PNP transistor, 50 V, 0.1 A
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.
L2N7002KLT1GSOT-23N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, LeiditechN-channel MOSFETSOT-233 pinsLeiditech
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- Leiditech
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.
2 more parts have no package on record
BFCN-3010+RF filter, Mini-CircuitsRF filterNot recordedNot recordedMini-Circuits
- What it is
- RF filter
- Maker
- Mini-Circuits
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- LTCC filter, 2920-3100 MHz
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.
BFR949L3RF transistor, InfineonRF transistorNot recordedNot recordedInfineon
- What it is
- RF transistor
- Maker
- Infineon
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Bipolar 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PNP transistor
Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.
Working, it reads
Black 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.
Codes that begin with RKs
For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each code has a page of its own.
- RK23G1
- RK26G1
- RK27G1
- RK29G1
- RK31G1
- RK40G1
- RK44G1
- RK46G1
- RKA4
- RKB5
- RKC7
- RKD6
- RKE5
- RKL2
- RKLS2
- RKLW2
- RKF1
- RKH2
- RKK2
- RKM3
- RKN1
- RKP2
- RKR1
- RKT1
- RKU1
- RKV1
Codes not listed here are printed on 4 more parts.
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