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2N4402

Si PNP BJT TO-92 TH.4 circuits use this part.

Substitutes Si 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
2N4402	50	40 V	600 mA	0.31 W	150 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
MPSA65	50	30 V	300 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	2
PN200	40	35 V	500 mA	0.625 W	150 MHz	1
2SA733	40	40 V	300 mA	0.25 W	90 MHz	6
2N2907	35	40 V	600 mA	0.4 W	200 MHz	38
2N2904A	40	60 V	600 mA	0.6 W	200 MHz	1
2N5401	60	150 V	600 mA	0.31 W	100 MHz	2
BC327	63	45 V	800 mA	0.5 W	60 MHz	3
2N4403	100	40 V	600 mA	0.31 W	200 MHz	11

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BCW17	50	45 V	500 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BCW13	50	35 V	500 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BCW13K	50	35 V	500 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BCW13L	50	35 V	500 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BCW13M	50	35 V	500 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BCW19	50	70 V	500 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
2SA1518	50	50 V	500 mA	0.3 W	200 MHz
2SA1519	50	50 V	500 mA	0.3 W	200 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Moog 921 2N3904 · 2N3906 · 2N4402 · 3080	—	Ring Mod / Synth	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	4	—	176
Moog Minimoog 2N3392 · 2N3415 · 2N4058 · 2N4303	—	Ring Mod / Synth	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	677
Pete Moore Rangepig 2N4402 · OC44 Pete Moore Rangepig	Pete Moore Rangepig	Boost	Revolution Deux	—	1	—	10
Vorpal Fuzz Vero12×9 Verified 2N3904 · 2N4402 Vorpal Fuzz	Vorpal Fuzz	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	3	—	12