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2SA1015Y

2 circuits use this part.

Substitutes Si PNP 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
2SA1015Y	120	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
BC560	110	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz	1
PN2907	100	40 V	600 mA	0.4 W	200 MHz	4
2N4403	100	40 V	600 mA	0.31 W	200 MHz	4
2N3906	100	40 V	200 mA	0.31 W	250 MHz	113
BC557B	200	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	75 MHz	1
2SA1048GR	200	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz	1
BC307B	240	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	130 MHz	3
2N3965	250	60 V	200 mA	0.36 W	50 MHz	3

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BC251A	120	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	80 MHz
BC405A	125	50 V	150 mA	0.35 W	75 MHz
2SA561Y	120	50 V	150 mA	0.3 W	70 MHz
BCW69LT1	120	45 V	200 mA	0.3 W	75 MHz
BCX79	120	45 V	100 mA	0.45 W	100 MHz
BCX79VII	120	45 V	200 mA	0.45 W	100 MHz
BCY79-VII	120	45 V	100 mA	0.34 W	100 MHz
BCY79-VIII	120	45 V	100 mA	0.34 W	100 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Flange-A-Rama 2SA1015Y · C4570C · MN3204	Ibanez FL-99 flanger	Flanger	Dead End FX	1590J	3	$20.00 out	83
	Inchindown Redux 2N3904 · 2SA1015Y · 2SC1815BL · BS170	hidden gem, the Ibanez EM5 Echomachine	Vibrato / Chorus	Dead End FX	1590J	6	$15.00	93