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2N697

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
2N697	40	40 V	500 mA	0.6 W	50 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2N2396	40	40 V	300 mA	0.45 W	40 MHz	1
2N1613	40	50 V	600 mA	0.8 W	80 MHz	3
BC639	40	80 V	1000 mA	1 W	50 MHz	2
KSP42	40	300 V	500 mA	0.625 W	50 MHz	3
PN100	40	35 V	500 mA	0.625 W	200 MHz	5
2N3053	50	40 V	700 mA	1 W	100 MHz	4
MPSA06	50	80 V	500 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	6
MPSA05	50	60 V	500 mA	0.33 W	100 MHz	6

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2SC231	40	40 V	700 mA	0.65 W
2SC479	40	40 V	600 mA	0.65 W
2SC480	40	40 V	600 mA	0.65 W
2N4944	40	40 V	500 mA	0.6 W	60 MHz
BFX51	40	30 V	1000 mA	0.6 W	50 MHz
2N2868	40	40 V	1000 mA	0.8 W	50 MHz
BC340	40	40 V	500 mA	0.8 W	50 MHz
BCAP11-6	40	40 V	1000 mA	0.8 W	50 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	10W Amplifier 2N3906 · 2N697 · MJ480	—	Other	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	18