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SMD code S56

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.

19 parts are printed S56

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 19 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • S-SM560AFSMAFSchottky diode, 2 pins, LRCSchottky diodeSMAF2 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SMAF
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Schottky diode, VR 60 V, IF 5 A, VF Max 0.7 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • S-SM560BSMBSchottky diode, 2 pins, LRCSchottky diodeSMB2 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SMB
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Schottky diode, VR 60 V, IF 5 A, VF Max 0.7 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • S-SS560BSMBSchottky diode, 2 pins, LRCSchottky diodeSMB2 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SMB
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Schottky diode, VR 60 V, IF 5 A, VF Max 0.7 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SFM56SMCRectifier, 2 pins, Formosa MicrosemiRectifierSMC2 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Rectifier
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SMC
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Rectifier diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SM560ASMASchottky diode, 2 pins, LRCSchottky diodeSMA2 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Schottky diode, VR 60 V, IF 5 A, VF Max 0.7 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SM560AFSMAFSchottky diode, 2 pins, LRCSchottky diodeSMAF2 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SMAF
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Schottky diode, VR 60 V, IF 5 A, VF Max 0.7 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SM560BSMBSchottky diode, 2 pins, LRCSchottky diodeSMB2 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SMB
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Schottky diode, VR 60 V, IF 5 A, VF Max 0.7 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SM560BFSMBFSchottky diode, 2 pins, LRCSchottky diodeSMBF2 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SMBF
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Schottky diode, VR 60 V, IF 5 A, VF Max 0.7 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • STPS5L60SSMCSchottky diode, 2 pins, STMicroelectronicsSchottky diodeSMC2 pinsSTMicroelectronics
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    STMicroelectronics
    Package
    SMC
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • FJX4006RSOT-323Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, Fairchild SemiconductorDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-3233 pinsFairchild Semiconductor
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    Fairchild Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP transistor: Sw, 50V, 100mA, 200mW, R1/R2=10k/47k
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 5 more parts have no package on record
    • S-CSM560BSchottky diode, LRCSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedLRC
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      LRC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Schottky diode, VR 60 V, IF 5 A, VF Max 0.7 V
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • SS56Schottky diode, Taitron ComponentsSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedTaitron Components
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Surface Mount Schottky Rectifiers
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • TSCDB56Schottky diode, Taitron ComponentsSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedTaitron Components
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Low Profile Chip Type Schottky Rectifier
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • TSCDC56Schottky diode, Taitron ComponentsSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedTaitron Components
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Low Profile Chip Type Schottky Rectifier
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • SS5P6Schottky diode, VishaySchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedVishay
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Vishay
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Diode: SBR, 60V, 5A, Vf<0.69V(5A)
      Source
      Published code list

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

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.

Schottky diode

Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.

Working, it reads

About 0.15 to 0.45 V anode to cathode, roughly half a silicon diode, 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.
  • A reading the wrong way round as well: leaky.
  • 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 large Schottky can read about 0.1 V forward and beep like a short, and leaks a little the wrong way when good, more when warm. It is shorted only if it reads the same both ways. Measure it cold, beside an identical cold one.

A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.

Silicon diode

Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.

Working, it reads

About 0.5 to 0.8 V anode to cathode, and open the other way. Small switching diodes read about 0.6 to 0.7 V; large rectifiers can read a little lower.

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.
  • A reading the wrong way round as well: 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 three-pin body can hold two diodes. With a common pin they read two junctions from that pin, just like a transistor; in series they read two drops end to end. Test each pair the datasheet names.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as S56

One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. Each code has a page of its own.

Codes not listed here are printed on 9 more parts.

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