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BC184C

4 circuits use this part. Listed as: BJT transistor, NPN TO-92.

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
BC184C	450	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
BC183C	450	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	1
BC549C	420	30 V	100 mA	0.5 W	200 MHz	65
BC548C	420	30 V	100 mA	0.5 W	200 MHz	2
BC550C	420	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz	15
BC849C	520	30 V	100 mA	0.2 W	300 MHz	1
2SC1815BL	500	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz	1
2N6429	400	45 V	200 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	1
BC850C	520	45 V	100 mA	0.2 W	300 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BC384C	450	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BC173C	450	25 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BCW83C	450	30 V	100 mA	0.225 W	150 MHz
BCW84C	450	30 V	100 mA	0.225 W	150 MHz
BC107C	450	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BC209C	450	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BC452C	420	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BC453C	420	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
More Bad Muff 2N5457 · BC184C	Mas Malo	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	4	£42.00	55
Muff Malo 2N5457 · BC184C	Fulltone Mas Malo	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	4	€9.90 out	58
Concrete Jungle Distortion 2SC3198-GR · BC184C · NJM4558D	Free the Tone IF-1D Iron Forest Distortion	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	4	$12.00	53
Speedy Gonzales 2N5457 · BC184C	Fulltone Mas Malo	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	4	$10.20	58