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2N5306

Si NPN Darlington BJT TO-92 TH.14 circuits use this part. Listed as: Semiconductors; Transistor.

Datasheet · archived copy from Fairchild; 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
2N5306	7000	25 V	300 mA	0.4 W	60 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2N5308	7000	40 V	300 mA	0.4 W	60 MHz	5
KSP13	5000	30 V	500 mA	0.625 W	125 MHz	3
BC517	30000	30 V	400 mA	0.625 W	120 MHz	4
2SC1815BL	500	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz	4
BC184C	450	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	15
BC183C	450	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	6
BC318C	400	30 V	150 mA	0.31 W	100 MHz	3
2N6429	400	45 V	200 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N999	7000	60 V	500 mA	0.5 W
2SC982	7000	30 V	300 mA	0.3 W	100 MHz
2SC1472B	5000	30 V	300 mA	0.5 W	50 MHz
BCX38C	6000	60 V	800 mA	1 W
BCX88	10000	25 V	500 mA	0.5 W	80 MHz
KSP25	10000	40 V	500 mA	0.625 W
KSP26	10000	50 V	500 mA	0.625 W
KSP14	10000	30 V	500 mA	0.625 W	125 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Ampeg Scrambler w. post boost Vero18×19 Verified 2N5306 · BC548B · BC549C Ampeg Scrambler	Ampeg Scrambler	Fuzz	Dirtbox Layouts	—	3	—	29
Death by Audio Soundwave Breakdown 1 Perfboard Unverified 2N5306 Death By Audio Soundwave Breakdown 1 · 1590A	Death By Audio Soundwave Breakdown 1	Fuzz	Effects Layouts (blog)	1590A	2	—	14
Death by Audio Soundwave Breakdown 2 Perfboard Verified 2N5089 · 2N5306 Death By Audio Soundwave Breakdown 2 · 1590BB	Death By Audio Soundwave Breakdown 2	Fuzz	Effects Layouts (blog)	1590BB	3	—	26
Death by Audio Supersonic Fuzz Gun Perfboard Verified 2N5089 · 2N5306 Death By Audio Supersonic Fuzz Gun · 1590B	Death By Audio Supersonic Fuzz Gun	Fuzz	Effects Layouts (blog)	1590B	5	—	23
Ampeg Scrambler 2N5306 · BC169B Ampeg Scrambler	Ampeg Scrambler	Fuzz	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	2	—	21
Scrambled Octave 2N3904 · 2N5306 Ampeg Scrambler	Ampeg Scrambler	Octave / Pitch	Moody Sounds	—	2	kr795.00 out	19
Antique Wave Disruptor 2N5306 Death By Audio Soundwave Breakdown	Death By Audio Soundwave Breakdown	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	4	€4.50	14
Pew Pew 2N5089 · 2N5306 Death By Audio Supersonic Fuzz Gun	Death By Audio Supersonic Fuzz Gun	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	5	€4.50	27
Wave Disruptor 2N5089 · 2N5306 Death By Audio Soundwave Breakdown	Death By Audio Soundwave Breakdown	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	3	€5.50	36
Death by Audio Supersonic Fuzz Gun Vero 2N5089 · 2N5306 Death By Audio Supersonic Fuzz Gun	Death By Audio Supersonic Fuzz Gun	Fuzz	Revolution Deux	—	5	—	25
Ampeg Scrambler Vero18×14 Verified 2N5306 · BC169B Ampeg Scrambler	Ampeg Scrambler	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	2	—	26
Death By Audio - Soundwave Breakdown Vero20×11 Verified 2N5089 · 2N5306 Death By Audio Soundwave Breakdown	Death By Audio Soundwave Breakdown	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	3	—	23
Death By Audio Supersonic Fuzz Gun Vero20×9 Verified 2N5089 · 2N5306 Death By Audio Supersonic Fuzz Gun	Death By Audio Supersonic Fuzz Gun	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	5	—	21
Ampeg Scrambler Revolcador 2N5306 · BC169B Ampeg Scrambler	Ampeg Scrambler	Distortion	Tonepad	—	2	$11.00	32