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SMD code UV-

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.

60 parts are printed UV-

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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.

  • BZX84J-C8V2SOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, NexperiaZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsNexperia
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Nexperia
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Pinout
    • 1 cathode
    • 2 anode
    Details
    8.2 V approx. ±5% voltage regulator (Zener) diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • CZRF27VB-HFSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, ComchipZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsComchip
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    27 V 0.2 mW zener diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LBZB84C13LT1GSOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, LRCZener diodeSOT-233 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Zener diode, VZ Min 12.4 V, VZ Nom 13 V, VZ Max 14.1 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LESD8L5.0CBT5GSOD-882ESD protection diode, 2 pins, LRCESD protection diodeSOD-8822 pinsLRC
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOD-882
    Pins
    2
    Details
    ESD protection diode, VRWM 5 V, IR @VRWM 0.5 μA, VBR Min 6.5 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMSZ4707SOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • MMSZ4707-GSOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    20 V Zener diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • PZS52C18M1QSOD-882Zener diode, 2 pins, PanjitZener diodeSOD-8822 pinsPanjit
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SOD-882
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 8 more parts have no package on record
    • ACZRQC27VB-HFZener diode, ComchipZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      27 V 0.125 mW zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • ACZRUC27VB-HFZener diode, ComchipZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      27.67 V 0.15 mW zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • CZRFR27VB-HFZener diode, ComchipZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      27 V 0.2 mW zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • CZRQC27VB-HFZener diode, ComchipZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      27 V 0.125 mW zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • CZRU27VB-HFZener diode, ComchipZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      27 V 0.15 mW zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • CZRUR27VB-HFZener diode, ComchipZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      27 V 0.15 mW zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • KDR377Schottky diode, KECSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • KDR377ESchottky diode, KECSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      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.

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as UV-

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 UV-

For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each code has a page of its own.

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