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BC847C

Si NPN BJT SOT-23 SMD.1 circuit uses this part. Listed as: Transistor BC847C.

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
BC847C	520	45 V	100 mA	0.2 W	300 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
BC850C	520	45 V	100 mA	0.2 W	300 MHz	1
2SC1583	500	50 V	100 mA	0.4 W	150 MHz	3
BC547C	420	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	200 MHz	18
2SC1815BL	500	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz	4
BC550C	420	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz	81
2N5962	600	45 V	50 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	2
2SC1685	650	50 V	100 mA	0.25 W	75 MHz	1
2N5828	400	40 V	100 mA	0.36 W	90 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BCF81	420	45 V	100 mA	0.35 W	300 MHz
BCF81R	420	45 V	100 mA	0.35 W	300 MHz
BCW81	420	45 V	100 mA	0.2 W	200 MHz
BCW81R	420	45 V	100 mA	0.2 W	200 MHz
BCY86C	450	50 V	200 mA	0.3 W	200 MHz
BC508C	420	40 V	180 mA	0.2 W	200 MHz
BC509C	420	40 V	180 mA	0.2 W	200 MHz
BC524C	450	45 V	100 mA	0.625 W

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Vesuvius Preamp BC847C · BC857C · IPA60R180P7S · LND150N3-G 1590BB2	—	Preamp / Amp-in-a-box	HotKits	1590BB2	6	$16.00	61