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BC183

Si NPN BJT TO-92 TH.6 circuits use this part.

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
BC183	120	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
S8050	120	25 V	500 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	1
ZTX108	125	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	1
BC182	120	50 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	7
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
PN4124	120	25 V	200 mA	0.625 W	170 MHz	2
BC318	110	30 V	150 mA	0.31 W	100 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2SC735Y	120	30 V	400 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BCW60ALT1	120	32 V	100 mA	0.3 W	125 MHz
BCY58VII	120	32 V	200 mA	0.27 W	125 MHz
BC173	125	25 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BC173A	125	25 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BCW60A	120	32 V	100 mA	0.35 W	125 MHz
BCY58CSM	120	32 V	200 mA	0.36 W	125 MHz
2SC1959Y	120	30 V	500 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Skreddy Pig Mine Vero19×17 Unverified BC183 · BC184 Skreddy Pig Mine	Skreddy Pig Mine	Distortion	Dirtbox Layouts	—	3	—	35
Skreddy Supa Tone Vero19×17 Verified BC183 Skreddy Supa Tone	Skreddy Supa Tone	Distortion	Dirtbox Layouts	—	3	—	27
Solid Gold Fx If 6 Was 9 Fuzz Vero11×9 Verified BC183 Solid Gold FX If 6 Was 9	Solid Gold FX If 6 Was 9	Fuzz	Dirtbox Layouts	—	3	—	17
Dunlop Fuzz Face - Eric Johnson Perfboard Verified BC183 Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face · 1590A	Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face	Fuzz	Effects Layouts (blog)	1590A	2	—	17
Skreddy Pig Mine Vero20×17 Verified BC183 · BC184 Skreddy Pig Mine	Skreddy Pig Mine	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	3	—	38
Dunlop EJ-F1 Eric Johnson Fuzz Face PerfboardVero BC183 · BC183C Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face	Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face	Fuzz	turretboard.org	—	2	—	11