Parts · Transistors
2N5485
Si N-ch JFET TO-92 TH.27 circuits use this part. Listed as: JFET transistor, N-channel; JFET, N-channel, TO-92; JFET, small-signal, TO-92.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2N5485 | 25 V | 10 mA | 25 V | 0.35 W |
Used on other boards here
| Part | Vgs max | Id max | Vds | Pd | Boards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J110 | 10 mA | 25 V | 0.4 W | 1 | |
| 2N5484 | 25 V | 5 mA | 25 V | 0.35 W | 23 |
| 2SK117 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.3 W | 42 | |
| 2SK184 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.2 W | 9 | |
| PN4393 | 5 mA | 40 V | 0.36 W | 2 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 · 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 | |
| Helios Vintage Distortion 2N5485 · OP07 ProCo RAT · 125B | ProCo RAT | Distortion | Aion FX | 125B | 4 | $12.50 | 48 | |
| Boss NF-1 Noise Gate Vero25×22 Verified 2N5485 · 741 · BC550 · LM741 Boss NF-1 Noise Gate | Boss NF-1 Noise Gate | Noise Gate | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 2 | — | 40 | |
| 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 | |
| J. Rockett Lemon Aid Boost Vero18×14 Unverified 2N3906 · 2N5485 J. Rockett Lemon Aid Boost | J. Rockett Lemon Aid Boost | Boost | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 2 | — | 27 | |
| Mad Professor Amber Overdrive Vero19×18 Verified 2N3819 · 2N5485 · BC550C Mad Professor Amber Overdrive | Mad Professor Amber Overdrive | Distortion | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 3 | — | 37 | |
| Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz Vero19×18 Verified 2N3819 · 2N5485 · BC550C Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz | Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz | Distortion | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 3 | — | 35 | |
| Old Blood Noise Endeavors Haunt Fuzz Vero21×21 Verified 2N3904 · 2N5485 · MPSA18 Blood Noise Endeavors Haunt Fuzz | Blood Noise Endeavors Haunt Fuzz | Fuzz | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 5 | — | 30 | |
| Parasit Studio Flawed Logic Fuzz Mk. 2 Vero21×17 Unverified 2N5485 · CD4069 · CD4069UB · CD4093 Parasit Studio Flawed Logic Fuzz Mk. 2 | Parasit Studio Flawed Logic Fuzz Mk. 2 | Fuzz | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 4 | — | 25 | |
| Mad Professor Amber Drive Perfboard Verified 2N3819 · 2N5485 · BC550C Mad Professor Amber Overdrive | Mad Professor Amber Overdrive | Fuzz | Effects Layouts (blog) | — | 3 | — | 35 | |
| Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz Perfboard Verified 2N3819 · 2N5485 · BC550C Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz | Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz | Fuzz | Effects Layouts (blog) | — | 3 | — | 34 | |
| AD3208 2N5088 · 2N5485 · BL3208 · MN3102 | — | Delay | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | 3 | — | 36 | |
| NF1 2N5485 · 741 · BC550 Boss NF-1 Noise Gate | Boss NF-1 Noise Gate | Noise Gate | Guitar-Electronics.eu | — | 1 | €6.25 out | 53 | |
| Altered State Phaser (+12V · (-12V · 1458 · 2N3906 Maestro PS1-A Phaser · 1590BB | Maestro PS1-A Phaser | Phaser | Lectric-FX | 1590BB | — | $14.99 | 98 | |
| Flyleaf Envelope Follower 2N5088 · 2N5485 · 4558 · LM324 Electro-Harmonix Zipper | Electro-Harmonix Zipper | Wah / Envelope | Lectric-FX | — | 2 | $12.99 | 81 | |
| Caleidoscopia 2N5457 · 2N5485 · TC1044 · TC1044SCPA Catalinbread Pareidolia · 125B | Catalinbread Pareidolia | Phaser | PCB Guitar Mania | 125B | 3 | €11.90 out | 62 | |
| No-Noise Gate SMD 2N3904 · 2N5485 · 4558 · LM4558 MXR Noise Gate · 1590B | MXR Noise Gate | Noise Gate | PCB Guitar Mania | 1590B | 1 | €17.90 out | 13 | |
| 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 | |
| Noise Gate 2N3904 · 2N5485 · 4558 MXR Noise Gate | MXR Noise Gate | Noise Gate | PCBWay: Glory to Ukraine | — | 1 | — | 22 | |
| Mesmerizer 2N5457 · 2N5485 · MMBF5457 · MMBF5485 Catalinbread Pareidolia · 125B | Catalinbread Pareidolia | Vibrato / Chorus | PedalPCB | 125B | 3 | $12.00 | 67 | |
| Resinite Overdrive 2N3819 · 2N5485 · BC550C Mad Professor Amber Overdrive · 125B | Mad Professor Amber Overdrive | Fuzz | PedalPCB | 125B | 3 | $8.00 | 51 | |
| Tone Zester Boost 2N3906 · 2N5485 J. Rockett Lemon Aid Boost · 125B | J. Rockett Lemon Aid Boost | Fuzz | PedalPCB | 125B | 5 | $12.00 | 38 | |
| Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz 2N3819 · 2N5485 · BC550C Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz | Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz | Fuzz | Revolution Deux | — | 3 | — | 51 | |
| Mad Professor Amber Overdrive Vero20×17 Verified 2N5485 · BC550C Mad Professor Amber Overdrive | Mad Professor Amber Overdrive | Overdrive | Tagboard Effects | — | 3 | — | 35 | |
| Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz Vero17×20 Verified 2N3819 · 2N5485 · BC550C Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz | Mad Professor Fire Red Fuzz | Fuzz | Tagboard Effects | — | 3 | — | 35 | |
| AMZ Mosfet Booster Mosboos 2N5485 · BS170 AMZ MOSFET Booster | AMZ MOSFET Booster | Boost | Tonepad | — | 1 | $6.00 | 17 |