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BC183B

Si NPN BJT TO-92 TH.2 circuits use this part.

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
BC183B	240	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
BC184	240	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	15
ZTX109	240	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	2
BC184B	240	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	1
BC209	240	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	1
ZTX382B	240	45 V	100 mA	0.45 W	150 MHz	1
BC182B	240	50 V	200 mA	0.3 W	120 MHz	3
MPS6515	250	25 V	100 mA	0.31 W	200 MHz	3
2SC1335	250	30 V	100 mA	0.2 W	230 MHz	2

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BC383B	240	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BC384B	240	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BC173B	240	25 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BSW88B	250	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W
BSW89B	250	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W
BCW83B	240	30 V	100 mA	0.225 W	150 MHz
BCW84B	240	30 V	100 mA	0.225 W	150 MHz
MPS9633	250	30 V	100 mA	0.35 W	150 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	NostalgiTone 60s Fuzz Single: The Ultimate PCB for Classic Fuzz BC183A · BC183B 1590B	—	Fuzz	GuitarPCB	1590B	3	$9.95	22
	NostalgiTone 60s Triple Combo PCB Set: Vintage Authentic Tone BC183A · BC183B · J113 · TL072 1590DD	—	Fuzz	GuitarPCB	1590DD	6	$15.95 out	85