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MP16

Ge PNP BJT TH.1 circuit uses this part.

Substitutes Ge PNP 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
MP16	20	15 V	20 mA	0.2 W	1 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
MP40	20	15 V	150 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz	1
MP39B	20	15 V	150 mA	0.15 W	0.5 MHz	5
OC81D	20	16 V	10 mA	0.15 W	0.2 MHz	3
OC82DM	30	16 V	10 mA	0.17 W	1 MHz	4
NKT275	30	15 V	250 mA	0.2 W	0.5 MHz	13
GT402D	30	25 V	500 mA	0.6 W	1 MHz	2
AC151	30	24 V	200 mA	0.9 W	1 MHz	2
MP16B	45	15 V	20 mA	0.2 W	1 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N1451	20	20 V	400 mA	0.2 W	1 MHz
AC530	20	15 V	50 mA	0.125 W
ACY27	20	20 V	200 mA	0.2 W	0.8 MHz
2N1450	20	20 V	100 mA	0.12 W
2N1303	20	25 V	300 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz
AC524	20	30 V	500 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz
2N680	18	20 V	100 mA	0.15 W
2N1191	20	25 V	200 mA	0.2 W	0.6 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Spaceman Effects Sputnik II Vero22×24 Verified 2N3904 · 2SK30 · BS170 · MP16 Spaceman Effects Sputnik II	Spaceman Effects Sputnik II	Fuzz	Dirtbox Layouts	—	4	—	48