Parts · Transistors
2SK246
Si N-ch JFET TO-92 TH.9 circuits use this part. Listed as: Transistor.
Datasheet · archived copy from Toshiba; the part is discontinued and the maker no longer publishes it
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2SK246 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.3 W |
Used on other boards here
| Part | Vgs max | Id max | Vds | Pd | Boards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2SK170 | 20 mA | 40 V | 0.2 W | 10 | |
| J202 | 4 V | 4.5 mA | 40 V | 0.625 W | 9 |
| 2N3956 | 4 V | 50 mA | 50 V | 0.25 W | 1 |
| 2N3954 | 4 V | 50 mA | 50 V | 0.25 W | 1 |
Closest by the numbers
| Part | Vgs max | Id max | Vds | Pd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2N3458 | 50 V | 15 mA | 50 V | 0.3 W |
| 2SK330 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.2 W | |
| 2SK209 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.15 W | |
| 2SK2145 | 14 mA | 50 V | 0.3 W | |
| 2N3821 | 2 V | 10 mA | 50 V | 0.3 W |
| 2N3822 | 4 V | 10 mA | 50 V | 0.3 W |
| 2SK105 | 5 V | 20 mA | 50 V | 0.25 W |
| 2SK2751 | 3.5 V | 10 mA | 40 V | 0.2 W |
| Faceplate | Circuit | Based on | Category | Vendor | Box | Knobs | Price | BOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimbus (Legacy) 2SK246 · 4558 · JRC4558D · TC1044 Maxon OD-820 · 1590B | Maxon OD-820 | Overdrive | Aion FX | 1590B | 3 | — | 52 | |
| Prism (Legacy) 2SK246 · HA1457W Boss FA-1 FET Amplifier · 1590B | Boss FA-1 FET Amplifier | Boost | Aion FX | 1590B | 3 | — | 38 | |
| Misc Chorus 2SK246 · 4558 · ? · MN3102 | — | Vibrato / Chorus | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | — | — | 84 | |
| Echo Royal 16F688 OR 16F684 · 2N3904 · 2N5457 · 2SK246 1590BB | — | Delay | Moody Sounds | 1590BB | 7 | kr1495.00 out | 27 | |
| FET preamp 2SK246 · HA1457W Boss FA-1 | Boss FA-1 | Preamp / Amp-in-a-box | Moody Sounds | — | 1 | kr795.00 out | 23 | |
| Green Pony 2SK246 · 4558 · 7660S Maxon OD-820 | Maxon OD-820 | Overdrive | Moody Sounds | — | 3 | kr995.00 out | 30 | |
| Maxon OD-820 Overdrive Pro 2SK246 · 4558 · MAX1044 · TC1044 Maxon OD-820 | Maxon OD-820 | Overdrive | Revolution Deux | — | 3 | — | 55 | |
| Boss FA-1 FET Preamp Vero20×13 Verified 1458 · 2SK246 · LM1458 Boss FA-1 FET Amplifier | Boss FA-1 FET Amplifier | Boost | Tagboard Effects | — | 3 | — | 24 | |
| Maxon OD820 Vero21×19 Verified 2SK246 · 4558 · 7660S · ICL7660SCPA Maxon OD-820 | Maxon OD-820 | Overdrive | Tagboard Effects | — | 3 | — | 33 |