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2SC732

Si NPN BJT TO-92 TH.11 circuits use this part. Listed as: BJT transistor, NPN TO-92.

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

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2SC73220030 V100 mA0.3 W40 MHz

Used on other boards here

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2N341518025 V500 mA0.36 W1
BC11320025 V50 mA0.2 W60 MHz1
2SC2240200120 V100 mA0.3 W50 MHz9
2SC2240GR200120 V100 mA0.3 W50 MHz3
2N356615030 V200 mA0.3 W40 MHz2
2SC1815Y20050 V150 mA0.4 W80 MHz3
2SC2458GR20050 V150 mA0.2 W80 MHz11
BC167B18045 V100 mA0.3 W85 MHz1

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BFY7720045 V50 mA0.36 W40 MHz
MPS655420025 V600 mA0.31 W30 MHz
MPS655520025 V600 mA0.31 W30 MHz
FaceplateCircuitBased onCategoryVendorBoxKnobsPriceBOM
Aria RE-203 Super Fuzz Sustainer w. recovery stage Vero19×17 Unverified 2SC732 · BC549C Univox Super-Fuzz Univox Super-FuzzDistortionDirtbox Layouts—3— 27
BOSS GE-7 2SC732 · 2SC945 · 2SK30A · 4558 Boss GE-7 Boss GE-7EQ / FilterExperimentalists Anonymous——— 108
BOSS SD-1 2SC1685 · 2SC732 · 2SK30A · 4558 Boss SD-1 Boss SD-1DistortionExperimentalists Anonymous—3— 36
Boss CS-3 (JPG) 2SC732 · 2SC945 · 2SK117 · 2SK30A Boss CS-3 (JPG) Boss CS-3 (JPG)CompressorExperimentalists Anonymous—4— 48
Sweetish Death 2SA970 · 2SC2240 · 2SC732 · 2SK30A Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal Boss HM-2 Heavy MetalDistortionGriffin Effects—3$12.00 68
BOSS SD-1 Super Overdrive 2SC732 · 4558 —OverdrivePCBWay: Glory to Ukraine—3— 24
OD1 (Second Edition) 2SC732 · 4558 Boss OD1 (Second Edition) Boss OD1 (Second Edition)OverdrivePCBWay: Glory to Ukraine—2— 19
Backfeeder 2SC2603 · 2SC732 · CD4013 · CD4013N Boss DF-2 Super Distortion & Feedbacker · 1590BB Boss DF-2 Super Distortion & FeedbackerFuzzPedalPCB1590BB4$12.00 out127
Defouler Distortion 2SC732 · TL072 Boss DF2 · 125B Boss DF2FuzzPedalPCB125B3$8.00 39
Oddity Overdrive 2SC732 · 4558 · JRC4558 Boss OD-1 · 125B Boss OD-1FuzzPedalPCB125B2$8.00 36
UberDrive 2SC732 · 4558 · JRC4558 Boss SD-1 · 125B Boss SD-1FuzzPedalPCB125B3$8.00 40