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2N2926

Si NPN BJT.3 circuits use 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
2N2926	100	25 V	100 mA	0.2 W	100 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2N2924	100	25 V	100 mA	0.36 W	100 MHz	3
2N2923	100	25 V	100 mA	0.36 W	100 MHz	3
2N6076	100	25 V	100 mA	0.36 W	100 MHz	1
2N2925	100	25 V	100 mA	0.36 W	100 MHz	1
2N5172	100	25 V	100 mA	0.2 W	200 MHz	22
2N3393	90	25 V	100 mA	0.2 W	70 MHz	4
2N4970	100	30 V	500 mA	0.2 W	200 MHz	1
BC318	110	30 V	150 mA	0.31 W	100 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N4256	100	30 V	100 mA	0.2 W	100 MHz
2SC1707	100	30 V	100 mA	0.2 W	100 MHz
2SC3265	100	25 V	800 mA	0.2 W	120 MHz
2SC3265O	100	25 V	800 mA	0.2 W	120 MHz
BSV86	100	30 V	1000 mA	0.22 W	100 MHz
BCW65AL	100	32 V	800 mA	0.225 W	100 MHz
BCW65ALT1G	100	32 V	800 mA	0.225 W	100 MHz
BC271	100	25 V	300 mA	0.3 W	100 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Mosrite Fuzzrite Amp Fuzz BG500/BG1000 Vero14×9 Verified 2N2926 Mosrite Fuzzrite Amp Fuzz BG500/BG1000	Mosrite Fuzzrite Amp Fuzz BG500/BG1000	Fuzz	Dirtbox Layouts	—	2	—	15
Vox Tonebender Mk. III w. Treble and Bass Boost Vero18×11 Verified 2N2926 Vox Tone Bender Mk. III	Vox Tone Bender Mk. III	Boost	Dirtbox Layouts	—	2	—	27
Moog 904C 2N2926 · 2N3702	—	Other	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	2	—	20