Parts · Transistors
2N5459
Si N-ch JFET TO-92 TH.5 circuits use this part.
Datasheet · from my.centralsemi.com
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2SK117 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.3 W | 42 | |
| 2SK246 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.3 W | 9 | |
| NTE458 | 20 mA | 50 V | 0.25 W | 2 | |
| J110 | 10 mA | 25 V | 0.4 W | 1 | |
| 2N4860 | 6 V | 20 mA | 30 V | 0.36 W | 1 |
| MPF102 | 7.5 V | 20 mA | 25 V | 0.35 W | 18 |
| J309 | 4 V | 30 mA | 25 V | 0.625 W | 8 |
| 2N5458 | 3.5 V | 9 mA | 25 V | 0.625 W | 88 |
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2SK2145 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.3 W |
| Faceplate | Circuit | Based on | Category | Vendor | Box | Knobs | Price | BOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electro Harmonix Octave Multiplexer Vero28×28 Unverified 2N5088 · 2N5459 · CD4013 · LM324 Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer | Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer | Octave / Pitch | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 4 | — | 13 | |
| Fast Audio Peak Limiter 2N5459 · TL072 | — | Compressor | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | — | — | 26 | |
| Misc Vibrato Effect page 1 1458 · 2N5459 | — | Vibrato / Chorus | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | 1 | — | 22 | |
| Ratt Deluxe v4.5 2N5459 · LM308 | — | Distortion | GuitarPCB | — | 3 | $8.95 out | 37 | |
| Electro Harmonix Octave Multiplexer Vero26×21 Verified 2N5459 · 4013 · CD4013 · LM324 Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer | Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer | Octave / Pitch | Tagboard Effects | — | 4 | — | 30 |