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MMBT5089

1 circuit uses this part.

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
MMBT5089	400	25 V	50 mA	0.3 W	50 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2N5088	300	30 V	50 mA	0.31 W	50 MHz	374
BC109C	420	20 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	15
BC108C	420	20 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	3
BC239C	420	20 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	1
2N6429	400	45 V	200 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	1
BC184C	450	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	4
BC183C	450	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	1
BC549C	420	30 V	100 mA	0.5 W	200 MHz	65

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BSS36	400	25 V	500 mA	0.6 W
BCW33L	420	32 V	100 mA	0.225 W
2N5249	400	50 V	100 mA	0.36 W
2N5235	400	60 V	100 mA	0.33 W
BC318C	400	30 V	150 mA	0.31 W	100 MHz
BC168C	380	20 V	100 mA	0.3 W	85 MHz
BC169C	380	20 V	100 mA	0.3 W	85 MHz
BC278C	450	25 V	100 mA	0.3 W	75 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Red Clay Overdrive 2N7002 · MMBT5089 · TL074	Ibanez Tube Screamer	Overdrive	Effects Layouts	125B	5	$5.00	43