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2SK118

Si N-ch JFET TO-92 TH.22 circuits use this part.

Substitutes N-channel JFET

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	Vgs max	Id max	Vds	Pd
2SK118		6.5 mA	50 V	0.1 W

Used on other boards here

Part	Vgs max	Id max	Vds	Pd	Boards
2SK208		6.5 mA	50 V	0.1 W	1
J202	4 V	4.5 mA	40 V	0.625 W	9
2SK246		14 mA	50 V	0.3 W	9
PN4393		5 mA	40 V	0.36 W	2
2SK117		14 mA	50 V	0.3 W	42
2SK184		14 mA	50 V	0.2 W	9
PF5102	1.6 V	20 mA	40 V	0.625 W	40
NTE458		20 mA	50 V	0.25 W	2

Closest by the numbers

Part	Vgs max	Id max	Vds	Pd
2SK30ATM		6.5 mA	50 V	0.1 W
2SK879		6.5 mA	50 V	0.1 W
2N5196	4 V	7 mA	50 V	0.5 W
2N5197	4 V	7 mA	50 V	0.5 W
2N5198	4 V	7 mA	50 V	0.5 W
2N5199	4 V	7 mA	50 V	0.5 W
2N4869	5 V	7.5 mA	40 V	0.3 W
2N5515	3.8 V	7.5 mA	40 V	0.375 W

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Boss FZ2 Boost/Eq & PedalPCB Hyped Boost Vero19×18 Unverified 1458 · 2SA1335 · 2SC3378 · 2SK118 Boss FZ2 Boost/Eq & PedalPCB Hyped Boost	Boss FZ2 Boost/Eq & PedalPCB Hyped Boost	Boost	Dirtbox Layouts	—	4	—	30
Ibanez TM-5 Trash Metal Vero21×23 Unverified 2N5088 · 2SK118 · 4558 Ibanez TM-5 Trash Metal	Ibanez TM-5 Trash Metal	Distortion	Dirtbox Layouts	—	3	—	47
BOSS FZ-2 2SA1335 · 2SC2458 · 2SC3378 · 2SK118 Boss FZ-2	Boss FZ-2	Fuzz	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	4	—	65
BOSS MT2 2SC3378 · 2SC945 · 2SK118 · 2SK184 Boss MT2	Boss MT2	Distortion	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	6	—	52
BOSS PW-2 2SA1048 · 2SC2458 · 2SK118 · 2SK184 Boss PW-2	Boss PW-2	Other	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	4	—	49
Boss MD-2 2SA1048 · 2SC2458 · 2SK118 · 2SK184 Boss MD-2	Boss MD-2	Distortion	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	47
Boss OD-3 2SA1048 · 2SC2458-GR · 2SK118 · 2SK184-GR Boss OD-3 Overdrive	Boss OD-3 Overdrive	Overdrive	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	3	—	83
Ibanez AD9 2SA1048 · 2SC1583 · 2SC2458 · 2SK118 Ibanez AD9	Ibanez AD9	Delay	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	3	—	144
Ibanez AD99 2SA1015GR · 2SC1815GR · 2SK118 · 4558 Ibanez AD99	Ibanez AD99	Delay	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	3	—	134
Ibanez BE-10 Graphic Bass EQ 2SC2458GR · 2SK118(O) · 4558 · NJM4558D Ibanez BE-10 Graphic Bass EQ	Ibanez BE-10 Graphic Bass EQ	EQ / Filter	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	109
Ibanez BN5 Black Noise 2SC1815 · 2SK118 · 4558 · JRC4558 Ibanez BN5 Black Noise	Ibanez BN5 Black Noise	Distortion	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	3	—	95
Ibanez CD10 2SA1015GR · 2SC1583F · 2SC1815GR · 2SK118(O) Ibanez CD10	Ibanez CD10	Vibrato / Chorus	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	3	—	148
Ibanez DS10 2SA1015 · 2SC1815 · 2SK118 · 4558 Ibanez DS10	Ibanez DS10	Distortion	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	5	—	139
Ibanez Graphic EQ 2SC2458GR · 2SK118(O) · 4558 · NJM4558D Ibanez Graphic EQ	Ibanez Graphic EQ	EQ / Filter	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	109
Ibanez PC10 022 · 2SA1048 · 2SC1583F · 2SC2458 Ibanez PC10	Ibanez PC10	Vibrato / Chorus	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	6	—	212
Ibanez SC10 2SA1015 · 2SC1583F · 2SC1815 · 2SK118 Ibanez SC10	Ibanez SC10	Vibrato / Chorus	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	3	—	156
Ibanez TM5 Thrash Metal 2SC1815 · 2SK118 · NPN · OP-AMP Ibanez TM5 Thrash Metal	Ibanez TM5 Thrash Metal	Distortion	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	2	—	84
Ibanez TS-10 2SC1815 · 2SK118 · 4558 · NJM4558 Ibanez TS-10	Ibanez TS-10	Distortion	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	3	—	43
TM-5 Trash Metal 2SC1815 · 2SK118 · 4558 Ibanez TM-5 Trash Metal	Ibanez TM-5 Trash Metal	Distortion	PCBWay: Glory to Ukraine	—	3	—	42
Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion 2SA1048 · 2SA1335 · 2SC2458 · 2SC3378 Boss DS-2	Boss DS-2	Distortion	Revolution Deux	—	3	—	161
Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz 2SA1335 · 2SC2458 · 2SC3378 · 2SK118 Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz	Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz	Fuzz	Revolution Deux	—	4	—	133
Maxon OD-01 The Driver Vero18×15 Verified 2SK118 · NE5534 · NJM5534 Maxon OD-01 The Driver	Maxon OD-01 The Driver	Distortion	Tagboard Effects	—	3	—	24