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2N222A

3 circuits use this part. Listed as: TO-92 Inline Wide-large-solderpads.

Substitutes Ge PNP 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
2N222	20	12 V	70 mA	0.07 W	0.4 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
NKT275	30	15 V	250 mA	0.2 W	0.5 MHz	3
OC76	30	32 V	125 mA	0.125 W	0.1 MHz	1
GT402D	30	25 V	500 mA	0.6 W	1 MHz	1
NKT213	50	18 V	250 mA	0.2 W	0.5 MHz	1
MP41A	50	30 V	150 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz	1
OC79	50	13 V	300 mA	0.55 W	0.2 MHz	1
AC128	45	16 V	1000 mA	1 W	1 MHz	9
2G381	75	20 V	500 mA	0.25 W	1 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
OC602	20	12 V	50 mA	0.08 W	0.3 MHz
OC360	20	15 V	35 mA	0.06 W	0.3 MHz
OC603	20	12 V	50 mA	0.08 W	0.25 MHz
AC530	20	15 V	50 mA	0.125 W
OC623	20	15 V	50 mA	0.05 W	0.5 MHz
2N1450	20	20 V	100 mA	0.12 W
OC330	18	15 V	35 mA	0.075 W	0.3 MHz
OC816	20	15 V	50 mA	0.08 W	0.2 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Scorpion Boost 2N222A	Catalinbread Naga Viper	Boost	Five Cats Pedals	—	3	£4.00	15
The M Drive 2N222A	Emerson Custom EM-DRIVE Transparent Overdrive	Boost	Five Cats Pedals	—	2	£3.50	9
Freeloader 2N222A · 2N3906 · 2N5088	EHX Lizard Queen	Fuzz	Madbean	1590B	3	$10.00	30