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2N1308

6 circuits use this part.

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
2N1308	80	15 V	300 mA	0.15 W	12 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2N1306	60	15 V	300 mA	0.15 W	8 MHz	1
NTE103	90	16 V	250 mA	0.15 W	2 MHz	2
2SD352	100	30 V	1000 mA	0.6 W		2
AC187	100	15 V	2000 mA	0.225 W	1 MHz	1
2N1304	40	20 V	300 mA	0.15 W	4 MHz	2
AC176	52	20 V	1000 mA	0.22 W	1 MHz	7
AC127	50	12 V	500 mA	0.34 W	1.5 MHz	3
GT404B	60	25 V	500 mA	0.6 W	1 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
NKT738	80	15 V	300 mA	0.15 W	12 MHz
2SC71	100	15 V	200 mA	0.15 W
2SC72	100	12 V	200 mA	0.15 W
NKT736	60	15 V	300 mA	0.15 W	8 MHz
2N388	60	20 V	200 mA	0.15 W	7 MHz
2N1685	60	12 V	200 mA	0.1 W	8 MHz
2N1808	60	25 V	300 mA	0.15 W	6 MHz
2N312	50	15 V	200 mA	0.1 W

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Chopper Party Device 2N1308 · 2N3904 · 2N5089 · 2N6027	Helicopter Party – Hoof + Grand	Phaser	PCB Guitar Mania	1590DD	11	€19.90 out	149
Goat Reaper Device 2N1308 · 2N2369 · 2N3904 · 2N3906	Hoof Reaper	Octave / Pitch	PCB Guitar Mania	—	4	€14.90 out	103
Horn Device 2N1308 · 2N3904	EQD Hoof	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	1590B	4	€9.90 out	50
Fuchsia Fuzz 2N1308 · BC550C · MPF4393	Bearfoot FX Pink Purple Fuzz	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	5	$12.00	44
Ungula 2N1308 · 2N3904	EQD Hoof	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	4	$8.00	49
War Scythe 2N1308 · 2N3904 · 2N3906 · 2N5089	EQD Hoof Reaper	Fuzz	PedalPCB	1590XX	4	$15.00	100