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2SC1849

Si NPN BJT.5 circuits use this part. Listed as: Transistor.

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
2SC1849	150	25 V	200 mA	0.35 W	75 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2N3392	150	25 V	100 mA	0.2 W	70 MHz	16
2N3860	150	30 V	100 mA	0.2 W	90 MHz	1
2N3415	180	25 V	500 mA	0.36 W		1
2N3566	150	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	40 MHz	2
BC167B	180	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	85 MHz	1
2SC1852	160	50 V	1000 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	1
2SC1312	150	35 V	100 mA	0.2 W	200 MHz	1
BC109	180	20 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	50

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
PN3395	150	25 V	100 mA	0.35 W
BC254A	150	25 V	100 mA	0.3 W	60 MHz
BF243	150	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W	90 MHz
2SC1850	150	50 V	200 mA	0.35 W	75 MHz
BC235	150	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W	100 MHz
2N5826	150	40 V	100 mA	0.36 W	90 MHz
2SC1766	150	30 V	100 mA	0.31 W	115 MHz
2SC1766A	150	30 V	100 mA	0.31 W	115 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
MXR Dynacomp 2N5952 · 2SC1849 · 741 MXR Dyna Comp	MXR Dyna Comp	Other	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	1	—	20
ROSS Stereo Delay 2N4126 · 2SC1849 · 4013B · 4016A Ross Stereo Delay	Ross Stereo Delay	Delay	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	54
ROSS Stereo Delay 2 2N4126 · 2SC1849 · 4013 · 4016 Ross Stereo Delay	Ross Stereo Delay	Delay	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	5	—	135
Classic Compressor 2N5088, 2N3904, OR 2N2222 · 2SC1849 · CA3080 · CA3080A Ross Compressor	Ross Compressor	Compressor	Moody Sounds	—	2	kr795.00	24
Classic Compressor deluxe 2N5088, 2N3904, OR 2N2222 · 2SC1849 · CA3080 · CA3080A	—	Compressor	Moody Sounds	—	2	kr995.00	24