Parts · Transistors
2N5133
Si NPN BJT.26 circuits use this part. Listed as: Transistor.
Datasheet · archived copy from New Jersey Semiconductor; the part is discontinued and the maker no longer publishes it
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2N5133 | 60 | 18 V | 50 mA | 0.2 W | 40 MHz |
Used on other boards here
| Part | hFE min | Vce | Ic | Pc | fT | Boards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2N3565 | 70 | 25 V | 50 mA | 0.2 W | 40 MHz | 42 |
| 2N2712 | 75 | 18 V | 100 mA | 0.2 W | 1 | |
| 2N3397 | 55 | 25 V | 100 mA | 0.2 W | 60 MHz | 1 |
| 2SC536 | 60 | 30 V | 100 mA | 0.2 W | 115 MHz | 4 |
| 2SC828 | 65 | 30 V | 50 mA | 0.25 W | 110 MHz | 27 |
| 2N5173 | 80 | 45 V | 25 mA | 0.2 W | 2 | |
| BC170B | 80 | 20 V | 100 mA | 0.3 W | 60 MHz | 1 |
| 2SC2458 | 70 | 50 V | 150 mA | 0.2 W | 80 MHz | 10 |
Closest by the numbers
| Part | hFE min | Vce | Ic | Pc | fT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2SC1349 | 60 | 15 V | 200 mA | 0.2 W | |
| BC132 | 60 | 25 V | 200 mA | 0.2 W | 40 MHz |
| 2SC1709 | 60 | 20 V | 300 mA | 0.3 W | |
| 2SC1960 | 60 | 15 V | 200 mA | 0.3 W | |
| BFY51I | 60 | 20 V | 100 mA | 0.2 W | 60 MHz |
| BCY51 | 60 | 20 V | 100 mA | 0.3 W | 50 MHz |
| BCY51R | 60 | 20 V | 100 mA | 0.35 W | 50 MHz |
| 2N2693 | 60 | 30 V | 50 mA | 0.3 W | 42 MHz |
| Faceplate | Circuit | Based on | Category | Vendor | Box | Knobs | Price | BOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electro Harmonix Axis Fuzz / Foxey Lady 2-knob Vero14×11 Verified 2N5133 Electro-Harmonix Axis Fuzz/Guild Foxey Lady | Electro-Harmonix Axis Fuzz/Guild Foxey Lady | Fuzz | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 2 | — | 14 | |
| Electro Harmonix Hare Lip Vero17×14 Verified 2N5133 · FS36999 Electro-Harmonix Hare Lip | Electro-Harmonix Hare Lip | Vibrato / Chorus | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 3 | — | 25 | |
| Electro Harmonix V1 Triangle Big Muff 1970 First PCB version Vero19×17 Verified 2N5133 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi | Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi | Distortion | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 3 | — | 26 | |
| Electro Harmonix V1 Triangle Big Muff 66#11 1971 "Green Cap" Vero19×17 Verified 2N5133 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi | Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi | Distortion | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 3 | — | 30 | |
| Electro Harmonix V1 Triangle Big Muff 66#5 - 1969 perfboard version Vero19×17 Verified 2N5133 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi | Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi | Distortion | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 3 | — | 24 | |
| Foxx Wah Inductorless Vero15×12 Verified 2N5133 Foxx Wah Inductorless | Foxx Wah Inductorless | Wah / Envelope | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 1 | — | 17 | |
| Maestro FZ-1S Super Fuzz MOJO layout Vero23×20 Verified 2N5133 · BC109C Univox Super-Fuzz | Univox Super-Fuzz | Fuzz | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 3 | — | 33 | |
| Noel Cornet Revu Vero19×13 Verified 2N5133 Noel Cornet Revu | Noel Cornet Revu | Distortion | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 3 | — | 20 | |
| Skreddy ? Lady Vero19×17 Verified 2N5133 · BC109C Skreddy ? Lady | Skreddy ? Lady | Distortion | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 3 | — | 30 | |
| Skreddy Mayo Vero19×17 Unverified 2N5133 Skreddy Mayo | Skreddy Mayo | Distortion | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 3 | — | 26 | |
| Electro Harmonix Boosters 2N5087 · 2N5133 · ? Electro-Harmonix Boosters | Electro-Harmonix Boosters | Distortion | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | — | — | 55 | |
| Simple Mid Booster 2N5133 | — | Boost | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | — | — | 13 | |
| Large Beaver Triangle 2N5133 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi | Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi | Fuzz | Moody Sounds | — | 3 | kr795.00 out | 18 | |
| Large Beaver Triangle deluxe 2N5133 | — | Fuzz | Moody Sounds | — | 3 | kr995.00 out | 18 | |
| Lil Beaver Triangle 2N5133 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi | Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi | Fuzz | Moody Sounds | — | 3 | kr695.00 | 19 | |
| Ultimate Pi Bakeoff 2N5133 shitload of Big Muff variants | shitload of Big Muff variants | Fuzz | Moonn Electronics | — | 3 | €5.50 | 55 | |
| Flugelhorn 2N5133 Noel Cornet Revu · 125B | Noel Cornet Revu | Fuzz | PedalPCB | 125B | 3 | $8.00 | 39 | |
| Skreddy Mayo Vero 2N5133 Skreddy Mayo | Skreddy Mayo | Fuzz | Revolution Deux | — | 3 | — | 52 | |
| EHX Axis / Guild Foxey Lady 2-knob Vero15×10 Verified 2N5133 Electro-Harmonix Axis Fuzz/Guild Foxey Lady | Electro-Harmonix Axis Fuzz/Guild Foxey Lady | Fuzz | Tagboard Effects | — | 2 | — | 14 | |
| EHX Hogs Foot Vero Verified 2N5133 Electro-Harmonix Hog's Foot | Electro-Harmonix Hog's Foot | Boost | Tagboard Effects | — | 1 | — | 9 | |
| Maestro FZ-1S Super Fuzz Vero18×16 Verified 2N5088 · 2N5133 Univox Super-Fuzz | Univox Super-Fuzz | Fuzz | Tagboard Effects | — | 3 | — | 32 | |
| Skreddy ?Lady Vero19×17 Verified 2N5133 · BC109C Skreddy ? Lady | Skreddy ? Lady | Fuzz | Tagboard Effects | — | 3 | — | 32 | |
| Skreddy Mayo Vero21×17 Verified 2N5133 Skreddy Mayo | Skreddy Mayo | Fuzz | Tagboard Effects | — | 3 | — | 33 | |
| Skreddy Mayonaise Vero19×17 Verified 2N5133 Skreddy Mayonaise | Skreddy Mayonaise | Fuzz | Tagboard Effects | — | 3 | — | 30 | |
| Skreddy Pink Flesh Vero20×17 Verified 2N5133 Skreddy Pink Flesh | Skreddy Pink Flesh | Fuzz | Tagboard Effects | — | 3 | — | 35 | |
| Electro-Harmonix Screaming Bird Treble Booster Vero 2N5133 Electro-Harmonix Screaming Bird | Electro-Harmonix Screaming Bird | Boost | turretboard.org | — | 1 | — | 7 |