Parts · Transistors
2N5459
2 circuits use this part.
Substitutes N-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2N5459 | 4.5 V | 16 mA | 25 V | 0.625 W |
Used on other boards here
| Part | Vgs max | Id max | Vds | Pd | Boards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2SK246 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.3 W | 2 | |
| MPF102 | 7.5 V | 20 mA | 25 V | 0.35 W | 4 |
| J309 | 4 V | 30 mA | 25 V | 0.625 W | 5 |
| 2N5458 | 3.5 V | 9 mA | 25 V | 0.625 W | 21 |
| 2N5952 | 3 V | 8 mA | 30 V | 0.36 W | 14 |
| J113 | 50 mA | 35 V | 0.4 W | 26 | |
| J112 | 50 mA | 35 V | 0.4 W | 4 | |
| J111 | 50 mA | 35 V | 0.4 W | 1 |
Closest by the numbers
| Part | Vgs max | Id max | Vds | Pd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF861B | 15 mA | 25 V | 0.25 W | |
| 2N5654 | 15 mA | 30 V | 0.625 W | |
| PN4416 | 15 mA | 30 V | 0.3 W | |
| 2N5950 | 5 V | 15 mA | 30 V | 0.36 W |
| J211 | 20 mA | 25 V | 0.4 W | |
| 2N5951 | 4.5 V | 13 mA | 30 V | 0.36 W |
| 2SK1806 | 20 mA | 30 V | 0.25 W | |
| 2SK606 | 20 mA | 30 V | 0.4 W |
| Faceplate | Circuit | Based on | Category | Vendor | Box | Knobs | Price | BOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misc Vibrato Effect page 1 2N5459 | — | Vibrato / Chorus | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Ratt Deluxe v4.5 2N5459 · LM308 | — | Distortion | GuitarPCB | — | 3 | $8.95 out | 33 |