Parts · Transistors
2SK118Y
Si N-ch JFET TO-92 TH.3 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 |
| Faceplate | Circuit | Based on | Category | Vendor | Box | Knobs | Price | BOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSS BD-2 2SA1335GR · 2SC2458GR · 2SK118Y · 2SK184GR Boss BD-2 Blues Driver | Boss BD-2 Blues Driver | Distortion | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | — | — | 120 | |
| BOSS DS-2 2SA1048GR · 2SA1335GR · 2SC2458GR · 2SC3378GR Boss DS-2 | Boss DS-2 | Distortion | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | 3 | — | 161 | |
| Boss TR-2 2SA1048GR · 2SC2458GR · 2SK118Y · 2SK184 Boss TR-2 | Boss TR-2 | Tremolo | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | 3 | — | 90 |