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2SC1583

Si NPN BJT.3 circuits use 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
2SC1583	500	50 V	100 mA	0.4 W	150 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2SC1815BL	500	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz	4
BC550C	420	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz	81
BC547C	420	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	200 MHz	18
BC850C	520	45 V	100 mA	0.2 W	300 MHz	1
BC847C	520	45 V	100 mA	0.2 W	300 MHz	1
2N5962	600	45 V	50 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	2
2N5828	400	40 V	100 mA	0.36 W	90 MHz	1
2N6429	400	45 V	200 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BC107C	450	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BC209C	450	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BCX38	500	60 V	800 mA	1 W
BCX38A	500	60 V	800 mA	1 W
MPSA18RLRAG	500	45 V	200 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz
MPSA18RLRMG	500	45 V	200 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz
BC524C	450	45 V	100 mA	0.625 W
2SC1736	500	50 V	100 mA	0.5 W	75 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Ibanez AD9 2SA1048 · 2SC1583 · 2SC2458 · 2SK118 Ibanez AD9	Ibanez AD9	Delay	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	3	—	144
Korg MS50 071 · 072 · 14069 · 2SA733K Korg MS50 Filter	Korg MS50 Filter	Ring Mod / Synth	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	577
Roland TB-303 2SB596(O) · 2SB647(C) · 2SC1583 · 2SC2291 Roland TB-303	Roland TB-303	Ring Mod / Synth	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	7	—	266