Parts · Transistors
2N3820
Si P-ch JFET TO-92 TH.3 circuits use this part.
Substitutes P-channel JFET
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 | Vgs max | Id max | Vds | Pd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2N3820 | 20 V | 15 mA | 20 V | 0.35 W |
Used on other boards here
| Part | Vgs max | Id max | Vds | Pd | Boards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2N5116 | 25 mA | 30 V | 0.5 W | 2 | |
| J176 | 4.5 V | 25 mA | 30 V | 0.35 W | 1 |
| 2N5461 | 4.5 V | 9 mA | 40 V | 0.35 W | 1 |
| J177 | 2.5 V | 20 mA | 30 V | 0.35 W | 9 |
| J175 | 6 V | 60 mA | 30 V | 0.35 W | 5 |
| 2N5460 | 4 V | 5 mA | 40 V | 0.35 W | 1 |
Closest by the numbers
| Part | Vgs max | Id max | Vds | Pd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2SJ103 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.3 W | |
| 2SJ105 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.2 W | |
| 2SJ106 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.15 W | |
| 2SJ104 | 20 mA | 25 V | 0.4 W | |
| 2SJ107 | 20 mA | 25 V | 0.2 W | |
| 2SJ108 | 20 mA | 25 V | 0.2 W | |
| 2SJ74 | 20 mA | 25 V | 0.4 W | |
| 2SJ75 | 20 mA | 25 V | 0.4 W |
| Faceplate | Circuit | Based on | Category | Vendor | Box | Knobs | Price | BOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guitar Frequency doubleur 2N3820 · BF245 · CA3080 · S042P | — | Vibrato / Chorus | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | — | — | 70 | |
| Roger Mayer Noisegate 2N3704 · 2N3707 · 2N3820 · 2N4058 | — | Noise Gate | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | 3 | — | 54 | |
| Solid Metal Pro 2N3820 · 2SD1616A · TL072 Tight Metal Pro - Tight Metal Pro · 1590DD | Tight Metal Pro - Tight Metal Pro | Distortion | PCB Guitar Mania | 1590DD | 8 | €19.90 out | 127 |