Parts · Transistors
2N1306
Ge NPN BJT TH.13 circuits use this part. Listed as: Germanium transistor, NPN; NPN Ge Transistor MP38A, AC176, 2n1289, etc.
Datasheet · archived copy from Central Semiconductor; the part is discontinued and the maker no longer publishes it
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2N1306 | 60 | 15 V | 300 mA | 0.15 W | 8 MHz |
Used on other boards here
| Part | hFE min | Vce | Ic | Pc | fT | Boards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2N388 | 60 | 20 V | 200 mA | 0.15 W | 7 MHz | 2 |
| 2N1308 | 80 | 15 V | 300 mA | 0.15 W | 12 MHz | 24 |
| 2N1304 | 40 | 20 V | 300 mA | 0.15 W | 4 MHz | 4 |
| NTE103 | 90 | 16 V | 250 mA | 0.15 W | 2 MHz | 5 |
| AC176 | 52 | 20 V | 1000 mA | 0.22 W | 1 MHz | 20 |
| AC127 | 50 | 12 V | 500 mA | 0.34 W | 1.5 MHz | 15 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NKT736 | 60 | 15 V | 300 mA | 0.15 W | 8 MHz |
| 2N1685 | 60 | 12 V | 200 mA | 0.1 W | 8 MHz |
| 2N1808 | 60 | 25 V | 300 mA | 0.15 W | 6 MHz |
| 2N1624 | 60 | 20 V | 300 mA | 0.15 W | 5 MHz |
| 2SC405 | 60 | 18 V | 200 mA | 0.125 W | 4 MHz |
| 2N815 | 60 | 15 V | 200 mA | 0.075 W | 5 MHz |
| 2N816 | 60 | 15 V | 1000 mA | 0.075 W | 5 MHz |
| 2N312 | 50 | 15 V | 200 mA | 0.1 W |
| Faceplate | Circuit | Based on | Category | Vendor | Box | Knobs | Price | BOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360 Bass Preamp 2N1306 · 2N3904 · 2N5088 · LT1054 Acoustic 360 Preamp · 1590XX | Acoustic 360 Preamp | Preamp / Amp-in-a-box | Aion FX | 1590XX | 5 | $22.00 | 120 | |
| BJF Sparkle Face Vero15×9 Verified 2N1306 BJF Sparkle Face | BJF Sparkle Face | Fuzz | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 3 | — | 19 | |
| Dunwich Amplification Hybrid Cthulhu - 3 knob version Vero18×12 Verified 2N1306 · 2N2219A · BS170 · NPN SI Dunwich Amplification Hybrid Cthulhu - 3 knob version | Dunwich Amplification Hybrid Cthulhu - 3 knob version | Fuzz | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 3 | — | 28 | |
| Earthquaker Devices Hoof Reaper Vero24×29 Verified 2N1306 · 2N3904 · 2N5087 · 2N5089 EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper | EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper | Distortion | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 8 | — | 49 | |
| Fuzzhead Fx War Pig Pre Amp Vero20×16 Verified 2N1306 · PF5102 Fuzzhead Fx War Pig Pre Amp | Fuzzhead Fx War Pig Pre Amp | Preamp / Amp-in-a-box | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 8 | — | 32 | |
| God City N.E.W. Buzzaround Vero18×14 Verified 2N1306 · 2N2219 God City N.E.W. Buzzaround | God City N.E.W. Buzzaround | Fuzz | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 4 | — | 23 | |
| Moosapotamus Acoustic 360 Bass Fuzz Vero15×17 Unverified 2N1306 · 2N5210 · BC550 Acoustic 360 Fuzz | Acoustic 360 Fuzz | Boost | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 4 | — | 33 | |
| Lighthaus Perfboard Verified 2N1306 · 2N5457 · LND150N3-G · OPA2604 Lighthaus · 125B | Lighthaus | Overdrive | Effects Layouts (blog) | 125B | 5 | — | 48 | |
| Moosapotamus 360 Fuzz Perfboard Verified 2N1306 · 2N5210 · BC550 Acoustic 360 Fuzz · 1590B | Acoustic 360 Fuzz | Fuzz | Effects Layouts (blog) | 1590B | 4 | — | 32 | |
| Baracus V1.6 2N1306 · BC108 Baldwin-Burns Buzzaround · 125B | Baldwin-Burns Buzzaround | Fuzz | God City Instruments | 125B | 2 | $10.00 | 34 | |
| ToneCzar Openhaus 2N1306 · 2N5457 · LND150N3-G · OPA2604 Toneczar Openhaus | Toneczar Openhaus | Distortion | Revolution Deux | — | 5 | — | 111 | |
| Moosapotamus Acoustic 360 Bass Fuzz Vero19×14 Verified 2N1306 · 2N5210 · BC550 Acoustic 360 Fuzz | Acoustic 360 Fuzz | Fuzz | Tagboard Effects | — | 4 | — | 28 | |
| Toneczar Openhaus Vero23×34 Verified 2N1306 · 2N5457 · 78L15 · LND150N3 Toneczar Openhaus | Toneczar Openhaus | Distortion | Tagboard Effects | — | 5 | — | 56 |