Parts · Transistors
2N5485
10 circuits use this part. Listed as: JFET transistor, N-channel; JFET, N-channel, TO-92; JFET, small-signal, TO-92.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2N5485 | 25 V | 10 mA | 25 V | 0.35 W |
Used on other boards here
| Part | Vgs max | Id max | Vds | Pd | Boards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2N5484 | 25 V | 5 mA | 25 V | 0.35 W | 7 |
| PN4393 | 5 mA | 40 V | 0.36 W | 1 | |
| 2SK170 | 20 mA | 40 V | 0.2 W | 2 | |
| 2SK246 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.3 W | 2 | |
| BF244A | 30 V | 50 mA | 30 V | 0.35 W | 1 |
| MPF102 | 7.5 V | 20 mA | 25 V | 0.35 W | 4 |
| J113 | 50 mA | 35 V | 0.4 W | 26 | |
| J112 | 50 mA | 35 V | 0.4 W | 4 |
Closest by the numbers
| Part | Vgs max | Id max | Vds | Pd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2SK3666 | 10 mA | 30 V | 0.2 W | |
| BFT46 | 10 mA | 25 V | 0.25 W | |
| 2SK193 | 10 mA | 20 V | 0.25 W | |
| 2SK195 | 10 mA | 20 V | 0.25 W | |
| 2SK2880 | 10 mA | 50 V | 0.45 W | |
| 2SK3320 | 10 mA | 50 V | 0.2 W | |
| 2SK433 | 10 mA | 50 V | 0.15 W | |
| 2SK930 | 10 mA | 50 V | 0.15 W |
| Faceplate | Circuit | Based on | Category | Vendor | Box | Knobs | Price | BOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ares Vintage Preamp 2N5484 · 2N5485 · LT1054CP | Echoplex EP-3 Preamp | Preamp / Amp-in-a-box | Aion FX | 125B | 2 | $12.50 | 50 | |
| Ares (Legacy) 2N5484 · 2N5485 · LT1054CP | Echoplex EP-3 Preamp | Preamp / Amp-in-a-box | Aion FX | 1590B | 1 | — | 40 | |
| Helios Vintage Distortion 2N5485 · OP07 | Pro Co RAT Distortion | Distortion | Aion FX | 125B | 4 | $12.50 | 48 | |
| Altered State Phaser (+12V · (-12V · 2N3906 · 2N5485 | Maestro PS1-A Phaser | Phaser | Lectric-FX | 1590BB | — | $14.99 | 98 | |
| Flyleaf Envelope Follower 2N5088 · 2N5485 · LM324 · NJM4558 | EHX Zipper Envelope Follower | Wah / Envelope | Lectric-FX | — | 2 | $12.99 | 81 | |
| Caleidoscopia 2N5457 · 2N5485 · TC1044SCPA · TL072 | Catalinbread Pareidolia | Phaser | PCB Guitar Mania | 125B | 3 | €11.90 out | 62 | |
| No-Noise Gate SMD 2N3904 · 2N5485 · LM4558 | MXR Noise Gate | Noise Gate | PCB Guitar Mania | 1590B | — | €17.90 out | 12 | |
| Mesmerizer 2N5457 · 2N5485 · MMBF5457 · MMBF5485 | Catalinbread Pareidolia | Vibrato / Chorus | PedalPCB | 125B | 3 | $12.00 | 67 | |
| Resinite Overdrive 2N3819 · 2N5485 · BC550C | Mad Professor Amber Overdrive | Fuzz | PedalPCB | 125B | 3 | $8.00 | 51 | |
| Tone Zester Boost 2N3906 · 2N5485 | J.Rockett Lemon Aid Boost | Fuzz | PedalPCB | 125B | 5 | $12.00 | 38 |