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2N169

Ge NPN BJT TH.1 circuit uses 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
2N169	72	15 V	20 mA	0.055 W	3 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
NTE103	90	16 V	250 mA	0.15 W	2 MHz	5
2N1306	60	15 V	300 mA	0.15 W	8 MHz	13
2N388	60	20 V	200 mA	0.15 W	7 MHz	2
2N1308	80	15 V	300 mA	0.15 W	12 MHz	24
AC130	50	15 V	100 mA	0.145 W	2 MHz	2
MP38A	45	15 V	20 mA	0.15 W	2 MHz	10
AC127	50	12 V	500 mA	0.34 W	1.5 MHz	15
2N1304	40	20 V	300 mA	0.15 W	4 MHz	4

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N165	72	15 V	20 mA	0.065 W	2 MHz
2N167	65	30 V	75 mA	0.065 W	4 MHz
2N78	90	15 V	20 mA	0.065 W	4 MHz
2N815	60	15 V	200 mA	0.075 W	5 MHz
2N78A	90	20 V	20 mA	0.065 W	4 MHz
2SC86	60	12 V	200 mA	0.1 W	4 MHz
2SC405	60	18 V	200 mA	0.125 W	4 MHz
2N312	50	15 V	200 mA	0.1 W

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Blackout Fuzz Vero 2N169 Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face · 1590BB	Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face	Fuzz	Amplified Parts	1590BB	—	—	10