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2SC2458

1 circuit uses 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
2SC2458	70	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2SC1815	70	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz	28
2N5551	80	160 V	600 mA	0.31 W	100 MHz	1
MPSA05	50	60 V	500 mA	0.33 W	100 MHz	2
2N3569	100	40 V	500 mA	0.3 W	60 MHz	1
BC337	100	45 V	800 mA	0.36 W	60 MHz	1
2N1711	100	50 V	600 mA	0.8 W	70 MHz	5
MPSA05G	100	60 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz	2
2N3700	100	80 V	1000 mA	0.5 W	100 MHz	3

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2SC4116	70	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz
2SC5343	70	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz
2SC2712	70	50 V	150 mA	0.15 W	80 MHz
2SC2712O	70	50 V	150 mA	0.15 W	80 MHz
2SC734O	70	50 V	150 mA	0.3 W	75 MHz
2SC1815O	70	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz
2SC4207	70	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz
BFR69TS	70	45 V	150 mA	0.1 W

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Mangel Wurzel 2SC1015 · 2SC2458 · MN3102 · NE571	—	Vibrato / Chorus	Dead End FX	1590BBS	4	$20.00	94