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2SC536

Si NPN BJT.4 circuits use this part.

Datasheet · archived copy from Sanyo; 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
2SC536	60	30 V	100 mA	0.2 W	115 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2SC828	65	30 V	50 mA	0.25 W	110 MHz	27
2SC828A	65	45 V	50 mA	0.25 W	110 MHz	1
2N3397	55	25 V	100 mA	0.2 W	60 MHz	1
2SC2458	70	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz	10
2SC945	75	40 V	100 mA	0.25 W	125 MHz	10
2SC2712	70	50 V	150 mA	0.15 W	80 MHz	1
2N3416	75	50 V	500 mA	0.36 W		1
MPSA05	50	60 V	500 mA	0.33 W	100 MHz	6

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2SC459	60	30 V	100 mA	0.2 W	115 MHz
2N3845	60	30 V	100 mA	0.2 W	120 MHz
2N3855A	60	30 V	100 mA	0.2 W	130 MHz
2SC714	60	40 V	200 mA	0.25 W	100 MHz
2SC376	60	35 V	100 mA	0.2 W	75 MHz
2SC2619C	65	30 V	100 mA	0.15 W	115 MHz
2SC2619B	55	30 V	100 mA	0.15 W	115 MHz
2SC1330	60	30 V	100 mA	0.4 W	125 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Gyuatone FS 6 Sustainer Vero Verified 2SC536 · 2SK44C Guyatone FS-6 Sustainer	Guyatone FS-6 Sustainer	Distortion	Dirtbox Layouts	—	3	—	29
Roland TB-303 2SB596(O) · 2SB647(C) · 2SC1583 · 2SC2291 Roland TB-303	Roland TB-303	Ring Mod / Synth	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	7	—	266
FY-2 2SC536 Shin-ei FY-2 Companion Fuzz	Shin-ei FY-2 Companion Fuzz	Other	PCBWay: Glory to Ukraine	—	2	—	18
Friendly Fire Fuzz 2SC536 Shin-ei FY-2 Companion Fuzz · 125B	Shin-ei FY-2 Companion Fuzz	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	2	$8.00	22