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2SC828

Si NPN BJT TO-92 TH.28 circuits use this part. Listed as: BJT transistor, NPN TO-92; Transistor.

Datasheet · archived copy from Panasonic; 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
2SC828	65	30 V	50 mA	0.25 W	110 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2SC536	60	30 V	100 mA	0.2 W	115 MHz	4
2SC945	75	40 V	100 mA	0.25 W	125 MHz	10
2SC2458	70	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz	10
2N3416	75	50 V	500 mA	0.36 W		1
2SC1815	70	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz	85
2N5173	80	45 V	25 mA	0.2 W		2
2SC2712	70	50 V	150 mA	0.15 W	80 MHz	1
2N3397	55	25 V	100 mA	0.2 W	60 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BF594	65	25 V	30 mA	0.25 W	130 MHz
2SC2619C	65	30 V	100 mA	0.15 W	115 MHz
BF394	65	30 V	50 mA	0.31 W	80 MHz
2SC2070	70	32 V	50 mA	0.3 W
2SC896	70	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	100 MHz
2SC2669O	70	30 V	30 mA	0.2 W	100 MHz
KSC3488	70	25 V	300 mA	0.3 W
2N3845	60	30 V	100 mA	0.2 W	120 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Rift (Legacy) 2SC828 Univox Super-Fuzz · 1590B	Univox Super-Fuzz	Fuzz	Aion FX	1590B	4	—	64
Cosmo King 2N5088 · 2SC828 · 2SK30 Royal CW-1 Cosmo Wah Machine	Royal CW-1 Cosmo Wah Machine	Vibrato / Chorus	Dead End FX	—	4	$15.00	79
Larry 2N5088 · 2N5457 · 2SC828 · NE571	—	Flanger	Dead End FX	—	2	$30.00	126
Honey Special Fuzz Vero28×28 Verified 2SC828 Honey Special Fuzz	Honey Special Fuzz	Fuzz	Dirtbox Layouts	—	1	—	43
Univox Super-Fuzz Turret board 2SC828 Univox Super-Fuzz	Univox Super-Fuzz	Fuzz	EfektPol	—	3	—	55
Dan Armstrong Green Ringer 2SA666 · 2SC828 · ?	—	Fuzz	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	15
Green Ringer 2SA666 · 2SC828 · ?	—	Fuzz	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	14
Ibanez Standard Wau Fuzz 2SC828 · 2SK30A Ibanez Standard Wau Fuzz	Ibanez Standard Wau Fuzz	Fuzz	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	18
Mu-tron Phaser 2 2SA666 · 2SC1452 · 2SC828 · 4558 Mu-Tron Phaser 2	Mu-Tron Phaser 2	Phaser	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	3	—	58
Roland 150 Full Signal Source 2SC828 · 4558 · ? · BA662B Roland 150 Full Signal Source	Roland 150 Full Signal Source	Ring Mod / Synth	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	6	—	195
Roland Double Beat Fuzzwah 2SC1000 · 2SC828 Roland Double Beat Fuzzwah	Roland Double Beat Fuzzwah	Fuzz	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	33
Shin-ei Fuzz Wah 2SC828 Shin-ei Fuzz Wah	Shin-ei Fuzz Wah	Fuzz	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	29
Univibe 2SC539 · 2SC828 · MXY-7BX4 Shin-ei Uni-Vibe	Shin-ei Uni-Vibe	Vibrato / Chorus	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	47
Vox and Guyatone 1902 Flanger 1458 · 2SA659 · 2SC1175 · 2SC1327 Vox and Guyatone 1902 Flanger	Vox and Guyatone 1902 Flanger	Flanger	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	100
Standard Fuzz 2SC828 · 2SK30A Ibanez No. 59 Standard Fuzz · 125B	Ibanez No. 59 Standard Fuzz	Fuzz	JMK PCBs	125B	2	$6.00	46
Super Duper Fuzz 2SC828 Univox Super-Fuzz	Univox Super-Fuzz	Fuzz	JMK PCBs	—	2	$12.00	58
Bonesaw 2SC828 Univox Super-Fuzz · 1590B	Univox Super-Fuzz	Octave / Pitch	Madbean	1590B	2	$10.00	60
Leeds Fuzz 2SC828, 2SC539, OR 2SC356 Univox Super-Fuzz	Univox Super-Fuzz	Fuzz	Moody Sounds	—	3	kr895.00 out	20
Uno Fuzz 2SC828 Univox Super-Fuzz · 125B	Univox Super-Fuzz	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	1	€9.90 out	57
Uberfuzz 2SC828 Univox Super-Fuzz · 125B	Univox Super-Fuzz	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	3	$12.00	58
Ibanez Standard Wah Fuzz (fuzz section) 2SC828 · 2SK30A Ibanez Standard Wah Fuzz	Ibanez Standard Wah Fuzz	Fuzz	Revolution Deux	—	2	—	48
Shin-ei Uni-Vibe 2SC539 · 2SC828 Shin-ei Uni-Vibe	Shin-ei Uni-Vibe	Vibrato / Chorus	Revolution Deux	—	4	—	97
Univox Super-Fuzz Vero 2SC828 Univox Super-Fuzz	Univox Super-Fuzz	Fuzz	Revolution Deux	—	2	—	56
Kay T1 Tremolo Vero16×12 Verified 2SC828 Kay T-1 Tremolo	Kay T-1 Tremolo	Tremolo	Tagboard Effects	—	1	—	20
Shin Ei 6TR Fuzz Wah Vero15×11 Verified 2SC828 Shin-ei Companion 6TR Fuzz Wah	Shin-ei Companion 6TR Fuzz Wah	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	3	—	28
Shin Ei 8TR Fuzz Wah Vero21×20 Verified 2SC828 Shin-ei 8TR Fuzz Wah	Shin-ei 8TR Fuzz Wah	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	3	—	31
YACK YF-2 Fuzz Vero14×13 Unverified 2SC828 Yack YF-2 Fuzz	Yack YF-2 Fuzz	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	2	—	16
Ibanez Standard Fuzz Vero 2SC828 · 2SK30 Ibanez No. 59 Standard Fuzz	Ibanez No. 59 Standard Fuzz	Fuzz	turretboard.org	—	2	—	17