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BC182B

Si NPN BJT TO-92 TH.3 circuits use this part. Listed as: BJT transistor, NPN TO-92.

Datasheet · archived copy from Motorola; 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
BC182B	240	50 V	200 mA	0.3 W	120 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
BC209	240	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	1
ZTX382B	240	45 V	100 mA	0.45 W	150 MHz	1
TIS97	250	40 V	100 mA	0.5 W	125 MHz	6
BC550	240	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	200 MHz	53
BC107B	200	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	14
BC237B	200	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	1
2SC1815Y	200	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz	3
BC550B	200	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz	11

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BC171B	240	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	100 MHz
BCX70JLT1	250	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	125 MHz
BC207B	240	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BC209B	240	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BC382B	240	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BC385B	240	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BC582B	240	45 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BCAP07B	240	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
OKKO Holy Grit Vero17×20 Verified 2N3053 · BC107A · BC182B OKKO Holy Grit	OKKO Holy Grit	Boost	Dirtbox Layouts	—	4	—	32
Sand of God 2N3053 · BC107A · BC182B OKKO Holy Grit · 1590B	OKKO Holy Grit	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	3	£38.40	38
Sandblaster Fuzz 2N3053 · BC107A · BC182B OKKO Holy Grit · 125B	OKKO Holy Grit	Distortion	PedalPCB	125B	6	$12.00	42