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BC182L

4 circuits use this part. Listed as: Semiconductors.

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
BC182L	120	50 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
BC107	110	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	4
2SC1815-Y	120	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz	1
BC546A	110	65 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz	2
BC547	110	50 V	100 mA	0.5 W	300 MHz	2
2N4401	100	40 V	600 mA	0.31 W	250 MHz	24
2SD1616A	135	60 V	1000 mA	0.75 W	100 MHz	1
BC546	110	80 V	100 mA	0.5 W	300 MHz	1
MPSA05G	100	60 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz	2

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2SC1074S	120	50 V	150 mA	0.3 W	180 MHz
BC207A	125	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BC209A	125	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BC385A	125	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BCAP07	125	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BCAP07A	125	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BCX70GLT1	120	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	125 MHz
BCX70RG	120	45 V	200 mA	0.31 W	125 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Thug Fuzz 2N3904 · BC182L	Meathead	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	1	£21.60	18
Snack Shack 2N3904 · BC182L	D.A.M. Meathead	Other	Madbean	1590A	1	—	18
Powerlifter 1N3904 · BC182L	DAM Dark Meathead	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	1	€2.50	13
wARm & fuZZies 2N3904 · BC182L	One-Knob Fuzz / Meathead / Ritual Fuzz	Fuzz	On The Road Effects	1590B	1	$8.00	18