Parts · Transistors
BC182L
Si NPN BJT TO-92 TH.19 circuits use this part. Listed as: Semiconductors.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 13 |
| BC107A | 110 | 45 V | 100 mA | 0.3 W | 150 MHz | 3 |
| BC237 | 110 | 45 V | 100 mA | 0.3 W | 150 MHz | 1 |
| 2SC2785 | 110 | 50 V | 100 mA | 0.25 W | 150 MHz | 2 |
| BC847 | 110 | 45 V | 100 mA | 0.2 W | 150 MHz | 1 |
| BC546A | 110 | 65 V | 100 mA | 0.5 W | 150 MHz | 5 |
| BC547A | 110 | 45 V | 100 mA | 0.5 W | 200 MHz | 4 |
| MPS8098 | 100 | 60 V | 200 mA | 0.6 W | 150 MHz | 1 |
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 |
| Faceplate | Circuit | Based on | Category | Vendor | Box | Knobs | Price | BOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meathead 2N3904 · BC182L 1590A | — | Fuzz | delyk PCBs | 1590A | 1 | — out | 16 | |
| DAM Meathead Dark Vero12×9 Verified 2N3904 · BC182L DAM Meathead Dark | DAM Meathead Dark | Fuzz | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 1 | — | 17 | |
| Paul in the Lab Blue Wizard Overdrive Vero15×9 Verified BC182L Paul in the Lab Blue Wizard Overdrive | Paul in the Lab Blue Wizard Overdrive | Distortion | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 2 | — | 18 | |
| Sunmachine Sonic Devices Fuzz O))) Vero13×12 Verified 2N3904 · BC182L Sunmachine Sonic Devices Fuzz O))) | Sunmachine Sonic Devices Fuzz O))) | Fuzz | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 2 | — | 19 | |
| Auto Swell Perfboard Verified BC182L · BF244 · LF353 Auto Swell | Auto Swell | Boost | Effects Layouts (blog) | — | 2 | — | 29 | |
| D*A*M Meathead Perfboard Verified 2N3904 · BC182L D*A*M Meathead · 1590A | D*A*M Meathead | Fuzz | Effects Layouts (blog) | 1590A | 1 | — | 16 | |
| Keeler Kick Perfboard Verified 2N5088 · BC182L Keeler Kick | Keeler Kick | Fuzz | Effects Layouts (blog) | — | 4 | — | 30 | |
| Autoswell Page 3 BC182L · BF244 · LF353 | — | Ring Mod / Synth | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | — | — | 28 | |
| Brian May Treble Booster BC182L | — | Boost | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | — | — | 13 | |
| Syntom 3403 · 741 · BC182L · CA3080 | — | Ring Mod / Synth | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | 4 | — | 43 | |
| Thug Fuzz 2N3904 · BC182L D*A*M Meathead · 1590B | D*A*M Meathead | Fuzz | Fuzz Dog | 1590B | 1 | £21.60 | 18 | |
| Snack Shack 2N3904 · BC182L D*A*M Meathead · 1590A | D*A*M Meathead | Other | Madbean | 1590A | 1 | — | 18 | |
| Powerlifter 2N3904 · BC182L DAM Meathead Dark | DAM Meathead Dark | Fuzz | Moonn Electronics | — | 1 | €2.50 | 13 | |
| wARm & fuZZies 2N3904 · BC182L Colorsound One Knob Fuzz · 1590B | Colorsound One Knob Fuzz | Fuzz | On The Road Effects | 1590B | 1 | $8.00 | 18 | |
| D*A*M Meathead Vero 2N3904 · BC182L D*A*M Meathead | D*A*M Meathead | Fuzz | Revolution Deux | — | 1 | — | 14 | |
| DAM Meathead Vero16×9 Verified 2N3904 · BC182L D*A*M Meathead | D*A*M Meathead | Fuzz | Tagboard Effects | — | 1 | — | 15 | |
| DAM Meathead Turret board Verified 2N3904 · BC182L D*A*M Meathead | D*A*M Meathead | Fuzz | Tagboard Effects | — | 1 | — | 13 | |
| DAM Meathead with switchable caps Vero Verified 2N3904 · BC182L D*A*M Meathead · 1590A | D*A*M Meathead | Fuzz | Tagboard Effects | 1590A | 1 | — | 13 | |
| Keeler Kick Vero20×11 Verified 2N5088 · BC182L Keeler Kick · 1590B | Keeler Kick | Fuzz | Tagboard Effects | 1590B | 4 | — | 28 |