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BC338

4 circuits use this part. Listed as: Qty Value Parts; Semiconductors.

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
BC338	100	20 V	800 mA	0.625 W	60 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
BC337	100	45 V	800 mA	0.36 W	60 MHz	1
2N1711	100	50 V	600 mA	0.8 W	70 MHz	5
MPSA05G	100	60 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz	2
ZTX649	100	25 V	2000 mA	1 W	150 MHz	1
2N3700	100	80 V	1000 mA	0.5 W	100 MHz	3
2N2222	100	30 V	800 mA	0.5 W	250 MHz	51
2N2219A	100	50 V	800 mA	0.8 W	300 MHz	2
2SD1616A	135	60 V	1000 mA	0.75 W	100 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N2241	100	20 V	500 mA	0.6 W	50 MHz
BSW83	100	25 V	500 mA	0.5 W
2SC2120	100	30 V	800 mA	0.6 W	60 MHz
2SC2120O	100	30 V	800 mA	0.6 W	60 MHz
2N1420	100	30 V	1000 mA	0.6 W	50 MHz
2N1507	100	30 V	1000 mA	0.6 W	50 MHz
BCW90	100	40 V	800 mA	0.61 W	60 MHz
BCW90A	100	40 V	800 mA	0.61 W	60 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Menhir 2N5088 · BC338	Mountainking Megalith	Distortion	Effects Layouts	125B	5	$10.00	38
DOOM DOOM 2N5088 · BC338	Monolith by Mountainking Electronics	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	5	€5.50	38
Megalithic King 2N5088 · BC338	Mountainking Megalith	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	5	€11.90 out	40
Megalithic King SMD 2N5088 · BC338	Mountainking Megalith	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	5	€21.90 out	20