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BC184

4 circuits use this part. Listed as: TO-92 Inline Wide-large-solderpads.

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	1
BC550	240	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	200 MHz	10
BC107B	200	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	4
2N3391	250	25 V	100 mA	0.2 W	70 MHz	1
BC549B	200	30 V	100 mA	0.5 W	200 MHz	8
BC548B	200	30 V	100 mA	0.5 W	200 MHz	4
BC550B	200	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz	2
BC546B	200	65 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 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
BC384	250	30 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

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Lord of this World BC184 · MPF4393 · PN4393	Sabbra Cadabra	Overdrive	Five Cats Pedals	—	4	£4.50	57
War Pig - Black Sabbath in a Box BC184 · MPF4393	Sabbra Cadabra	Boost	Fuzz Dog	1590B	4	£42.00	58
Sabbatical Drive BC184 · MPF4393	Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra	Distortion	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	2	€11.90 out	59
Sabbath Distortion BC184 · MPF4393	Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra	Distortion	PedalPCB	125B	4	$8.00	60