Parts · Transistors

2N2219A

Si NPN BJT TO-39 TH.6 circuits use this part. Listed as: Semiconductors.

Datasheet · from my.centralsemi.com

Substitutes Si 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
2N2219A	100	50 V	800 mA	0.8 W	300 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
TIS92	100	40 V	400 mA	0.625 W		4
2N2222A	100	40 V	800 mA	0.5 W	300 MHz	113
MPSA05G	100	60 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz	6
2N1711	100	50 V	600 mA	0.8 W	70 MHz	15
MPSA06G	100	80 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz	1
2N3700	100	80 V	1000 mA	0.5 W	100 MHz	4
2SD1616A	135	60 V	1000 mA	0.75 W	100 MHz	1
2SC1852	160	50 V	1000 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BFV90A	100	50 V	800 mA	0.8 W	300 MHz
BFV90B	100	50 V	1000 mA	1 W	300 MHz
BSXP61	100	45 V	1000 mA	0.8 W	250 MHz
2N4960	100	60 V	1000 mA	0.8 W	250 MHz
2N4962	100	60 V	1000 mA	0.8 W	250 MHz
BSW54	100	40 V	800 mA	0.8 W	250 MHz
BFW66	100	60 V	1000 mA	0.8 W	400 MHz
PN100A	100	45 V	500 mA	0.625 W	250 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Crazy Diamond 2N2219A · BC108 Colorsound Overdriver · 125B	Colorsound Overdriver	Overdrive	Dead End FX	125B	4	$12.00	33
BJFe Folk Fuzz 3,5% Vero13×13 Unverified 2N2219A · 2N2905A BJFE Folk Fuzz 3.5%	BJFE Folk Fuzz 3.5%	Fuzz	Dirtbox Layouts	—	3	—	17
DigiTech Bad Monkey MOJO layout Vero Unverified 2N2219A · 4558 DigiTech Bad Monkey Overdrive	DigiTech Bad Monkey Overdrive	Overdrive	Dirtbox Layouts	—	4	—	25
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
Electro Harmonix / JHS Pedals Lizard Queen Vero18×12 Verified 2N2219A · 2N5088 · MPSA92 · PN2222 Electro-Harmonix Lizard Queen	Electro-Harmonix Lizard Queen	Fuzz	Dirtbox Layouts	—	3	—	18
Queen Lizard and the Gizzard Wizzard 2N2219A · 2N5088 · MPSA92 · PN2222 Electro-Harmonix Lizard Queen	Electro-Harmonix Lizard Queen	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	3	€5.50	27