Parts · Transistors
2N5484
Si N-ch JFET TO-92 TH.23 circuits use this part. Listed as: JFET transistor, N-channel; JFET, small-signal, TO-92; or, J113.
Datasheet · from onsemi.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2N5484 | 25 V | 5 mA | 25 V | 0.35 W |
Used on other boards here
| Part | Vgs max | Id max | Vds | Pd | Boards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN4393 | 5 mA | 40 V | 0.36 W | 2 | |
| 2N5485 | 25 V | 10 mA | 25 V | 0.35 W | 27 |
| J110 | 10 mA | 25 V | 0.4 W | 1 | |
| 2SK117 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.3 W | 42 | |
| 2SK184 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.2 W | 9 | |
| BF256B | 30 V | 13 mA | 30 V | 0.35 W | 1 |
| 2SK170 | 20 mA | 40 V | 0.2 W | 10 | |
| 2SK246 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.3 W | 9 |
Closest by the numbers
| Part | Vgs max | Id max | Vds | Pd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2SK2091 | 5 mA | 30 V | 0.15 W | |
| 2N5670 | 8 mA | 25 V | 0.31 W | |
| 2SK3666 | 10 mA | 30 V | 0.2 W | |
| BFT46 | 10 mA | 25 V | 0.25 W | |
| BFR31 | 5 mA | 25 V | 0.225 W | |
| 2N5045 | 8 mA | 50 V | 0.25 W | |
| BF861A | 6.5 mA | 25 V | 0.25 W | |
| 2SK193 | 10 mA | 20 V | 0.25 W |
| Faceplate | Circuit | Based on | Category | Vendor | Box | Knobs | Price | BOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ares Vintage Preamp 2N5484 · 2N5485 · LT1054 · LT1054CP Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Preamp · 125B | Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Preamp | Preamp / Amp-in-a-box | Aion FX | 125B | 2 | $12.50 | 50 | |
| Ares (Legacy) 2N5484 · 2N5485 · LT1054 · LT1054CP Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Preamp · 1590B | Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Preamp | Preamp / Amp-in-a-box | Aion FX | 1590B | 1 | — | 39 | |
| Q2 2N3904 · 2N3906 · 2N5484 · CA3080 Frostwave Resonator · 1590D | Frostwave Resonator | EQ / Filter | Dead End FX | 1590D | 7 | $20.00 | 136 | |
| Redstone 2N5457 · 2N5484 · BS170 · J201 Spaceman Effects Mercury IV · 1590BBS | Spaceman Effects Mercury IV | Boost | Dead End FX | 1590BBS | 2 | $15.00 | 65 | |
| Tresonator 2N3904 · 2N3906 · 2N5484 · CA3080 Frostwave Resonator | Frostwave Resonator | Wah / Envelope | Dead End FX | — | 5 | $20.00 | 80 | |
| DOD FX100 Integrated Tube Even Harmonic Overdrive Vero22×20 Unverified 2N5088 · 2N5484 · 4558 · J201 DOD FX100 Integrated Tube Even Harmonic Overdrive | DOD FX100 Integrated Tube Even Harmonic Overdrive | Overdrive | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 4 | — | 35 | |
| DOD FX101 Grind Rectifying Overdrive Vero20×20 Verified 2N5088 · 2N5484 · J201 · NJM4560 DOD FX101 Grind Rectifying Overdrive | DOD FX101 Grind Rectifying Overdrive | Distortion | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 4 | — | 34 | |
| Echoplex EP-3 Pre Amp / Aion Ares Vero18×20 Verified 2N5484 · 2N5485 · 7660S · ICL7660S Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Preamp | Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Preamp | Boost | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 1 | — | 25 | |
| Keeley Katana Boost V1 Vero16×13 Verified 2N5484 · 7660S · ICL7660S Keeley Katana | Keeley Katana | Boost | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 1 | — | 19 | |
| Pre Amp From Hell - Randall rg100es Pre Amp Vero22×14 Verified 2N5484 Pre Amp From Hell - Randall rg100es Pre Amp | Pre Amp From Hell - Randall rg100es Pre Amp | Distortion | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 6 | — | 35 | |
| ProCo Rat MOJO layout Vero23×17 Verified 2N5484 · UA308 ProCo RAT | ProCo RAT | Distortion | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 3 | — | 24 | |
| Spaceman Effects Mercury IV Vero27×19 Verified 2N5457 · 2N5484 · BS170 · J201 Spaceman Effects Mercury IV | Spaceman Effects Mercury IV | Boost | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 2 | — | 39 | |
| VFE Pale Horse Vero18×19 Verified 2N5484 · 7660S · BS170 · ICL7660S VFE Pale Horse | VFE Pale Horse | Overdrive | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 6 | — | 29 | |
| Walrus Audio Deep Six Compressor Perfboard Verified 2N5484 · LM13700 · MPSA18 Walrus Audio Deep Six Compressor · 1590BB | Walrus Audio Deep Six Compressor | Compressor | Effects Layouts (blog) | 1590BB | 4 | — | 35 | |
| Morley Steve Vai Wah 2N3904 · 2N4401 · 2N5484 · CD4069UB Morley Steve Vai Wah | Morley Steve Vai Wah | Wah / Envelope | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | — | — | 72 | |
| Dragon Hound 2N5458 · 2N5484 · BS170 · LM308 Parallel Overdrive & Distortion · 1590B | Parallel Overdrive & Distortion | Distortion | Madbean | 1590B | 2 | — | 49 | |
| Pale Horse 2N5484 · BS170 Landgraff Dynamic Overdrive · 1590B | Landgraff Dynamic Overdrive | Overdrive | Madbean | 1590B | 7 | — | 24 | |
| EP3 Preamp 2N5484 · 2N5485 · LT1054 · LT1054CP Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Preamp | Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Preamp | Preamp / Amp-in-a-box | PCBWay: Glory to Ukraine | — | 1 | — | 25 | |
| End-All Red Overdrive 2N5484 · LT1054 Randall RRED Overdrive · 125B | Randall RRED Overdrive | Fuzz | PedalPCB | 125B | 5 | $12.00 | 60 | |
| HBE Hematoma Vero22×14 Verified 2N5484 · 4558 · JRC4558 · MPSA18 HBE Hematoma · 1590B | HBE Hematoma | Overdrive | Tagboard Effects | 1590B | 4 | — | 31 | |
| Keeley Katana Boost Layout Rev 2 Vero14×13 Verified 2N5484 · 7660S · ICL7660S Keeley Katana | Keeley Katana | Boost | Tagboard Effects | — | 1 | — | 16 | |
| VFE Pedals Dragon Hound Vero21×21 Verified 2134 · 2N5458 · 2N5484 · 7660S VFE Dragon Hound | VFE Dragon Hound | Distortion | Tagboard Effects | — | 6 | — | 34 | |
| VFE Pedals Pale Horse Vero20×16 Verified 2N5484 · 7660S · BS170 · OPA2134 VFE Pale Horse | VFE Pale Horse | Overdrive | Tagboard Effects | — | 6 | — | 28 |