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2SC1000

Si NPN BJT TO-92 TH.5 circuits use this part.

Datasheet · archived copy from Toshiba; the part is discontinued and the maker no longer publishes it

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
2SC1000	300	50 V	100 mA	0.2 W	40 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2SC1815GR	300	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz	6
2SC2458BL	350	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz	1
2N5210	250	50 V	50 mA	0.31 W	30 MHz	15
2SC2240BL	350	120 V	100 mA	0.3 W	50 MHz	4
2SC2291	250	100 V	50 mA	0.4 W	50 MHz	1
BC182B	240	50 V	200 mA	0.3 W	120 MHz	3
2SC2458GR	200	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz	11
2N5828	400	40 V	100 mA	0.36 W	90 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2SC1416	350	50 V	50 mA	0.2 W	50 MHz
2SC1416A	350	50 V	50 mA	0.2 W	50 MHz
2SC2129	250	70 V	100 mA	0.2 W	50 MHz
2SC2130	250	70 V	100 mA	0.2 W	50 MHz
2N5234	250	60 V	100 mA	0.33 W
BCX59X	300	45 V	200 mA	0.45 W	75 MHz
2SC2274	320	50 V	500 mA	0.5 W	60 MHz
BC290C	250	40 V	100 mA	0.36 W

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Rozz Dead Heat Vero19×17 Verified 2SC1000 Rozz Dead Heat	Rozz Dead Heat	Distortion	Dirtbox Layouts	—	3	—	31
Roland Double Beat Fuzzwah 2SC1000 · 2SC828 Roland Double Beat Fuzzwah	Roland Double Beat Fuzzwah	Fuzz	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	33
Ace Tone FM-3 Fuzz Master Vero21×20 Verified 2SC1000 Ace Tone FM-3 Fuzz Master	Ace Tone FM-3 Fuzz Master	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	5	—	27
Ace Tone FM-3 Fuzz Master sans boost Vero21×17 Unverified 2SC1000 Ace Tone FM-3 Fuzzmaster sans boost	Ace Tone FM-3 Fuzzmaster sans boost	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	3	—	24
Roland AF-60 BeeGee Vero Verified 2SC1000 · TA7504 Roland AF-60 Bee Gee	Roland AF-60 Bee Gee	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	2	—	25