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2N5828

Si NPN BJT.1 circuit uses this part.

Substitutes Si NPN transistor

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	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N5828	400	40 V	100 mA	0.36 W	90 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
BC318C	400	30 V	150 mA	0.31 W	100 MHz	3
2N6429	400	45 V	200 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	1
BC550C	420	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz	81
2SC2458BL	350	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz	1
2SC1815BL	500	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz	4
BC547C	420	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	200 MHz	18
BC184C	450	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	15
BC183C	450	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	6

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N5249	400	50 V	100 mA	0.36 W
2N5235	400	60 V	100 mA	0.33 W
2SC6100	400	50 V	2500 mA	0.5 W
2SC6135	400	50 V	1000 mA	0.5 W
2N4104	400	60 V	50 mA	0.3 W	90 MHz
BC846C	420	45 V	100 mA	0.38 W	100 MHz
2SC5692	400	50 V	2500 mA	0.625 W
BC651	400	45 V	100 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	EMU Waveshaper 2N4121 · 2N5828 · 3080 · 556	—	Ring Mod / Synth	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	45