Parts · Transistors
2SC2240
Si NPN BJT TO-92 TH.11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2SC2240 | 200 | 120 V | 100 mA | 0.3 W | 50 MHz |
Used on other boards here
| Part | hFE min | Vce | Ic | Pc | fT | Boards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2SC2291 | 250 | 100 V | 50 mA | 0.4 W | 50 MHz | 1 |
| 2SC1452 | 150 | 150 V | 50 mA | 0.7 W | 65 MHz | 1 |
| 2N5551 | 80 | 160 V | 600 mA | 0.31 W | 100 MHz | 6 |
| KSP42 | 40 | 300 V | 500 mA | 0.625 W | 50 MHz | 3 |
| 2N3712 | 30 | 150 V | 200 mA | 1 W | 40 MHz | 1 |
Closest by the numbers
| Part | hFE min | Vce | Ic | Pc | fT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2SC2784 | 200 | 120 V | 50 mA | 0.3 W | 50 MHz |
| 2SC2459 | 200 | 120 V | 100 mA | 0.2 W | 50 MHz |
| 2SC2459GR | 200 | 120 V | 100 mA | 0.2 W | 50 MHz |
| KSC1845 | 200 | 120 V | 50 mA | 0.5 W | 50 MHz |
| 2SC2230Y | 200 | 160 V | 100 mA | 0.8 W | 50 MHz |
| 2SC4117 | 200 | 120 V | 100 mA | 0.2 W | 100 MHz |
| 2SC4117GR | 200 | 120 V | 100 mA | 0.2 W | 100 MHz |
| 2SC2713 | 200 | 120 V | 100 mA | 0.15 W | 100 MHz |
| Faceplate | Circuit | Based on | Category | Vendor | Box | Knobs | Price | BOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal Perfboard Verified 2SA970 · 2SC2240 · BF245 · TL072 Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal · 125B | Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal | Distortion | Effects Layouts (blog) | 125B | 5 | — | 40 | |
| Human Gear Animato Perfboard Verified 2SC2240 · NTE102 · NTE103 Human Gear Animato · 1590B | Human Gear Animato | Distortion | Effects Layouts (blog) | 1590B | 3 | — | 40 | |
| BOSS HM-2 2SA970 · 2SC2240 · 2SK30 · M5216 Boss HM-2 | Boss HM-2 | Distortion | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | — | — | 39 | |
| Pearl Flanger 2SC1815 · 2SC2240 · CD4007UB · MC14007UB Pearl Flanger | Pearl Flanger | Flanger | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | 4 | — | 124 | |
| Pearl Overdrive 2SC1815(Y) · 2SC2240(GR) · 4558 · CD4007UB Pearl Overdrive | Pearl Overdrive | Overdrive | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | 4 | — | 90 | |
| Pearl Phaser 2SA1015(Y) · 2SC1815(Y) · 2SC2240(GR) · 4558 Pearl Phaser | Pearl Phaser | Phaser | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | 4 | — | 124 | |
| Animatron 2SC2240 · NPN GE · PNP GE Human Gear Animato · 1590B | Human Gear Animato | Fuzz | Fuzz Dog | 1590B | 3 | £52.80 | 59 | |
| Sweetish Death 2SA970 · 2SC2240 · 2SC732 · 2SK30A Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal | Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal | Distortion | Griffin Effects | — | 3 | $12.00 | 68 | |
| Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal Vero20×26 Verified 2SA970 · 2SC2240 · BF245 · M5216 Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal · 1590B | Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal | Distortion | Tagboard Effects | 1590B | 4 | — | 40 | |
| Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal Lite Vero Verified 2SA970 · 2SC2240 · BF245 · M5216 Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal Lite · 1590B | Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal Lite | Distortion | Tagboard Effects | 1590B | 4 | — | 33 | |
| Human Gear Animato Vero21×22 Verified 2SC2240 · NTE102 · NTE103 Human Gear Animato | Human Gear Animato | Distortion | Tagboard Effects | — | 3 | — | 33 |