SMD code ZC-
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.
84 parts are printed ZC-
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2N3904ESOT-523PNP transistor, 3 pins, KECPNP transistorSOT-5233 pinsKEC
- What it is
- PNP transistor
- Maker
- KEC
- Package
- SOT-523
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- PNP transistor: GP, 60V, 200mA, 300mW, B=100..300, >200MHz
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.
2N3904USOT-89NPN transistor, 3 pins, KECNPN transistorSOT-893 pinsKEC
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- KEC
- Package
- SOT-89
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Bipolar transistor, 40 V, 0.2 A
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: NPN transistor.
2N3906SSOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, KECPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsKEC
- What it is
- PNP transistor
- Maker
- KEC
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Bipolar transistor, 40 V, 0.2 A
- Source
- An older or alternative marking, from a published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.
2N3906USOT-323Transistor, 3 pins, KECTransistorSOT-3233 pinsKEC
- What it is
- Transistor
- Maker
- KEC
- Package
- SOT-323
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- An older or alternative marking, from a published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Bipolar transistor.
2SK217-CSOT-233 pins, RenesasNot recordedSOT-233 pinsRenesas
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Renesas
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- FET n-type: VHF, 30V, 20mA, 150mA, Idss=2.5..5mA, Up<2.5V
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: MOSFET.
2SK2964SOT-89N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, ToshibaN-channel MOSFETSOT-893 pinsToshiba
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- Toshiba
- Package
- SOT-89
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- n-MOS*-e: V-MOS, LogL, 30V, 2A, <0,25Ω(5A)
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.
BCW60RCSOT-233 pins, VishayNot recordedSOT-233 pinsVishay
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Vishay
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- equivalent BC548B
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.
BZF10C51SOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, Diodesemi TechnologyZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsDiodesemi Technology
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Diodesemi Technology
- Package
- SOD-123F
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Zener diode: 48.5..53.6V, Izt=5.0mA, Zzt=95, 1W
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
7 more parts have no package on record
ZGFM1051B-MSTZener diode, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Formosa Microsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
ZGFM1051B-MST-Q1Zener diode, Formosa MicrosemiZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Formosa Microsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
2N3904VNPN transistor, KECNPN transistorNot recordedNot recordedKEC
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- KEC
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- NPN transistor: GP, 60V, 200mA, 100mW, B=100..300, >300MHz
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: NPN transistor.
15GN03MARF transistor, onsemiRF transistorNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
- What it is
- RF transistor
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- NPN transistor: VHF, RF, Mix, Osc, IF Amp, 20V, 70mA, 400mW, 1.5GHz, B=100..180
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Bipolar transistor.
BU4235FVoltage supervisor, ROHMVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedROHM
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- ROHM
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 3,5V, Reset Open drain output
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.
BU4235FWEVoltage supervisor, ROHMVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedROHM
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- ROHM
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 3,5V, Reset Open drain output
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.
BU4235GVoltage supervisor, ROHMVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedROHM
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- ROHM
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 3,5V, Reset Open drain output
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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