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AC130

Ge NPN BJT TH.2 circuits use this part.

Substitutes Ge 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
AC130	50	15 V	100 mA	0.145 W	2 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
AC127	50	12 V	500 mA	0.34 W	1.5 MHz	15
2SD77	40	25 V	100 mA	0.15 W	2 MHz	1
AC176	52	20 V	1000 mA	0.22 W	1 MHz	20
2N1304	40	20 V	300 mA	0.15 W	4 MHz	4
2N1306	60	15 V	300 mA	0.15 W	8 MHz	13
2N388	60	20 V	200 mA	0.15 W	7 MHz	2
NTE103	90	16 V	250 mA	0.15 W	2 MHz	5
GT404B	60	25 V	500 mA	0.6 W	1 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N312	50	15 V	200 mA	0.1 W
AC183	50	16 V	150 mA	0.25 W	2 MHz
AC185	50	16 V	500 mA	0.27 W	2 MHz
AC181	50	16 V	1000 mA	0.3 W	2 MHz
NKT713	50	15 V	500 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz
2N1058	50	18 V	50 mA	0.15 W	4 MHz
NKT773	50	12 V	300 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz
2N1173	50	20 V	200 mA	0.25 W	3 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Paul Trombetta Rotobone Vero20×19 Verified 2N404 · 2N5088 · AC130 · PN2907 Paul Trombetta Rotobone	Paul Trombetta Rotobone	Fuzz	Dirtbox Layouts	—	3	—	29
	Trumpet Fuzz 2N404 · 2N5088 · AC130 · P2N2907 Paul Trombetta Rotobone · 1590BB2	Paul Trombetta Rotobone	Fuzz	Naegele Audio	1590BB2	3	—	42