Parts · Transistors
BC548B
Si NPN BJT TO-92 TH.13 circuits use this part. Listed as: BJT transistor, NPN TO-92.
Datasheet · from onsemi.com
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC548B | 200 | 30 V | 100 mA | 0.5 W | 200 MHz |
Used on other boards here
| Part | hFE min | Vce | Ic | Pc | fT | Boards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC549B | 200 | 30 V | 100 mA | 0.5 W | 200 MHz | 23 |
| BC547B | 200 | 45 V | 100 mA | 0.5 W | 200 MHz | 61 |
| BC550B | 200 | 45 V | 100 mA | 0.5 W | 150 MHz | 11 |
| ECG123A | 200 | 40 V | 800 mA | 0.5 W | 300 MHz | 1 |
| 2N3415 | 180 | 25 V | 500 mA | 0.36 W | 1 | |
| BC546B | 200 | 65 V | 100 mA | 0.5 W | 150 MHz | 7 |
| BC107B | 200 | 45 V | 100 mA | 0.3 W | 150 MHz | 14 |
| BC237B | 200 | 45 V | 100 mA | 0.3 W | 150 MHz | 1 |
Closest by the numbers
| Part | hFE min | Vce | Ic | Pc | fT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2SC1959GR | 200 | 30 V | 500 mA | 0.5 W | 150 MHz |
| 2SC2982B | 200 | 30 V | 2000 mA | 0.5 W | 150 MHz |
| KSP6520 | 200 | 25 V | 100 mA | 0.625 W | |
| BC848B-AU | 200 | 30 V | 100 mA | 0.33 W | |
| BC849B-AU | 200 | 30 V | 100 mA | 0.33 W | |
| BC510 | 200 | 25 V | 200 mA | 0.36 W | 200 MHz |
| BC510B | 200 | 25 V | 200 mA | 0.36 W | 200 MHz |
| BC290 | 200 | 40 V | 100 mA | 0.36 W |
| Faceplate | Circuit | Based on | Category | Vendor | Box | Knobs | Price | BOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampeg Scrambler w. post boost Vero18×19 Verified 2N5306 · BC548B · BC549C Ampeg Scrambler | Ampeg Scrambler | Fuzz | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 3 | — | 29 | |
| Carlin Compressor/Fuzz Vero22×21 Unverified 2N5457 · BC548B · BC557A Carlin Compressor/Fuzz | Carlin Compressor/Fuzz | Compressor | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 3 | — | 33 | |
| Frost Giant Electronics Massif Vero12×11 Verified 2N5089 · BC548B Frost Giant Electronics Massif | Frost Giant Electronics Massif | Fuzz | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 1 | — | 17 | |
| Shin's Music Dumbloid Vero18×16 Verified BC548B · OPA2134 Shin's Music Dumbloid | Shin's Music Dumbloid | Overdrive | Dirtbox Layouts | — | 4 | — | 27 | |
| BOSS OC-2 4053B · BC548B · CD4013 · CD4027 Boss OC-2 | Boss OC-2 | Vibrato / Chorus | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | — | — | 103 | |
| Carlin Compressor 2N5457 · BC307 · BC548B | — | Compressor | Experimentalists Anonymous | — | 3 | — | 26 | |
| HUGE Fuzz 2N5089 · BC548B Frost Giant Electronics Massif · 1590B | Frost Giant Electronics Massif | Fuzz | Fuzz Dog | 1590B | 1 | £21.60 | 16 | |
| Carlin Compressor 2N5457 · BC548B · BC557A | — | Compressor | Moody Sounds | — | 4 | kr765.00 | 50 | |
| Humanoid BC548B · OPA2134 Shin's Music Dumbloid · 125B | Shin's Music Dumbloid | Overdrive | PCB Guitar Mania | 125B | 4 | €9.90 out | 37 | |
| Ginormous Fuzz 2N5089 · BC548B Frost Giant Electronics Massif · 125B | Frost Giant Electronics Massif | Fuzz | PedalPCB | 125B | 2 | $8.00 | 18 | |
| Special Overdrive BC548B · OPA2134 Shin's Music Dumbloid · 125B | Shin's Music Dumbloid | Fuzz | PedalPCB | 125B | 5 | $8.00 | 42 | |
| Shin's Music Dumbloid Special Vero19×13 Verified BC548B · OPA2134 Shin's Music Dumbloid Special · 1590B | Shin's Music Dumbloid Special | Overdrive | Tagboard Effects | 1590B | 4 | — | 27 | |
| Shin's Music Dumbloid Standard Vero19×13 Verified BC548B · OPA2134 Shin's Music Dumbloid Standard | Shin's Music Dumbloid Standard | Overdrive | Tagboard Effects | — | 4 | — | 26 |