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BC184

Si NPN BJT TO-92 TH.14 circuits use this part. Listed as: TO-92 Inline Wide-large-solderpads.

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
BC184	240	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
BC183B	240	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	3
ZTX109	240	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	2
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
TIS97	250	40 V	100 mA	0.5 W	125 MHz	6

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

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Catalinbread Sabra Cadabra Vero20×18 Verified BC184 · MPF4393 Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra	Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra	Distortion	Dirtbox Layouts	—	4	—	36
Colorsound Jumbo Tonebender Vero17×15 Verified BC184 Colorsound Jumbo Tonebender	Colorsound Jumbo Tonebender	Distortion	Dirtbox Layouts	—	3	—	23
Colorsound Supa Tonebender Vero19×17 Verified BC184 Colorsound Supa Tonebender	Colorsound Supa Tonebender	Distortion	Dirtbox Layouts	—	3	—	28
Skreddy Pig Mine Vero19×17 Unverified BC183 · BC184 Skreddy Pig Mine	Skreddy Pig Mine	Distortion	Dirtbox Layouts	—	3	—	35
Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Perfboard Verified BC184 · MPF4393 Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra · 1590B	Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra	Distortion	Effects Layouts (blog)	1590B	4	—	37
Lord of this World BC184 · MPF4393 · PN4393 Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra	Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra	Overdrive	Five Cats Pedals	—	4	£4.50	57
War Pig - Black Sabbath in a Box BC184 · MPF4393 Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra · 1590B	Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra	Boost	Fuzz Dog	1590B	4	£42.00	58
Hand Of Doom BC184_ · MPF4393 Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra · 125B	Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra	Boost	Griffin Effects	125B	3	$9.99	56
Sabbatical Drive BC184 · MPF4393 Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra · 125B	Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra	Distortion	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	3	€11.90 out	60
Supa Pie BC184 Colorsound Supa Tonebender	Colorsound Supa Tonebender	Fuzz	Naegele Audio	—	3	—	46
Sabbath Distortion BC184 · MPF4393 Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra · 125B	Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra	Distortion	PedalPCB	125B	4	$8.00	60
Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Vero21×18 Verified BC184 · MPF4393 Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra	Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra	Distortion	Tagboard Effects	—	4	—	40
Colorsound Supa ToneBender Vero19×17 Verified BC184 Colorsound Supa Tonebender	Colorsound Supa Tonebender	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	3	—	20
Skreddy Pig Mine Vero20×17 Verified BC183 · BC184 Skreddy Pig Mine	Skreddy Pig Mine	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	3	—	38