Parts · Transistors

2N1302

2 circuits use this part. Listed as: Germanium transistor, NPN TO-5.

Substitutes Ge NPN transistor

Matched on material, polarity and the limits below from the transistor parameter database. Pinouts and packages are not in that data: check the datasheet before you drop one in, and expect gain to change the sound.

This part

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N1302	20	25 V	300 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2N1304	40	20 V	300 mA	0.15 W	4 MHz	2
AC176	52	20 V	1000 mA	0.22 W	1 MHz	7
GT404B	60	25 V	500 mA	0.6 W	1 MHz	1
2SD352	100	30 V	1000 mA	0.6 W		2

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N356A	20	20 V	500 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz
2N594	20	20 V	300 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz
2N679	20	20 V	200 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz
2N587	20	30 V	200 mA	0.2 W
NKT732	20	25 V	300 mA	0.15 W	2 MHz
2N438	20	25 V	300 mA	0.1 W	1.5 MHz
2N357A	20	20 V	500 mA	0.15 W	2 MHz
2N1170	20	20 V	400 mA	0.15 W	3 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Zap Device 2N1302 · 2N3904 · 2N5089	EQD Zap Machine 'limited edition' Average, total 48 components	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	6	€11.90 out	41
	Stun Gun Fuzz 2N1302 · 2N3904 · 2N5089	EQD Zap Machine V2	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	5	$12.00	42