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SMD code Y6- 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.

25 parts in SOT-23 are printed Y6-

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 44 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

all SOT-23, 3 pins. What differs:

  • BZX84-C18SOT-23Zener diode, NexperiaZener diodeNexperia
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Nexperia
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Pinout
    • 1 anode
    • 2 not connected
    • 3 cathode
    Details
    18 V approx. ±5% voltage regulator (Zener) diode
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX84C18SOT-23Zener diode, Taitron ComponentsZener diodeTaitron Components
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Taitron Components
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX84C18-CSOT-23Zener diode, SeCoSZener diodeSeCoS
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    SeCoS
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX84C18-MSSOT-23Zener diode, MSKSEMIZener diodeMSKSEMI
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    MSKSEMI
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • BZX84C18LSOT-23Zener diode, onsemiZener diodeonsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Zener Voltage Regulators BZX84BxxxLT1G, BZX84CxxxLT1G Series, SZBZX84BxxxLT1G, SZBZX84CxxxLT1G Series
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • LBZX84C18LT1GSOT-23Zener diode, LRCZener diodeLRC
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Zener diode, VZ Min 16.8 V, VZ Nom 18 V, VZ Max 19.1 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • S-LBZX84C18LT1GSOT-23Zener diode, LRCZener diodeLRC
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Zener diode, VZ Min 16.8 V, VZ Nom 18 V, VZ Max 19.1 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • S-LBZX84C18LT1G-SSOT-23Zener diode, LRCZener diodeLRC
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Zener diode, VZ Min 16.8 V, VZ Nom 18 V, VZ Max 19.1 V
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • S9016SOT-23NPN transistor, Galaxy MicroelectronicsNPN transistorGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    20V, 0.025A, General Purpose NPN Bipolar Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • TBZX84C18SOT-23Zener diode, Galaxy MicroelectronicsZener diodeGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    18V, 350mW, Surface Mount Zener Diodes
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • ACZRT55C18-GSOT-23Zener diode, ComchipZener diodeComchip
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Comchip
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Zener diode: 16.8..19.1V, Izt=5.0mA, Zzt=45, 350mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • APX809-29SRSOT-23Voltage supervisor, Diodes IncorporatedVoltage supervisorDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.93V±1.5%, -Reset PPO
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • APX809S-29SR-7SOT-23Voltage supervisor, Diodes IncorporatedVoltage supervisorDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.93V±1.5%, -Reset PPO, Rdt=240ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZX84-A18SOT-23Zener diode, Central SemiconductorZener diodeCentral Semiconductor
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Central Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    18 V ±1% voltage regulator (Zener) diode
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZX84-B18SOT-23Zener diode, Central SemiconductorZener diodeCentral Semiconductor
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Central Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    18 V ±2% voltage regulator (Zener) diode
    Source
    Published code list

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

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as Y6-

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 1 more part.

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