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2N2712

Si NPN BJT.1 circuit uses this part.

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
2N2712	75	18 V	100 mA	0.2 W

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
BC208	75	20 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	1
2N3565	70	25 V	50 mA	0.2 W	40 MHz	42
BC170B	80	20 V	100 mA	0.3 W	60 MHz	1
2SC945	75	40 V	100 mA	0.25 W	125 MHz	10
2SC381	90	20 V	100 mA	0.2 W	150 MHz	1
2N5133	60	18 V	50 mA	0.2 W	40 MHz	26
2N3393	90	25 V	100 mA	0.2 W	70 MHz	4
2SC2458	70	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz	10

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N2714	80	18 V	100 mA	0.2 W	200 MHz
2N2716	80	18 V	50 mA	0.2 W
BSY74	80	18 V	100 mA	0.2 W	170 MHz
BSW13W	75	15 V	50 mA	0.16 W	280 MHz
2SC621A	75	15 V	100 mA	0.15 W	75 MHz
BSV65B	75	15 V	150 mA	0.15 W	280 MHz
BSV65FB	75	15 V	150 mA	0.15 W	280 MHz
2SC1918	80	20 V	100 mA	0.2 W	75 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Paia 4720a 2N2712 · 2N3391 · 2N4871 · 2N5129	—	Ring Mod / Synth	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	84