Parts · Transistors

MPS6513

Si NPN BJT TO-92 TH.6 circuits use this part. Listed as: BJT transistor, NPN TO-92.

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
MPS6513	90	30 V	100 mA	0.31 W	125 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
ZTX384	100	30 V	100 mA	0.45 W	150 MHz	1
2N2924	100	25 V	100 mA	0.36 W	100 MHz	3
2N2923	100	25 V	100 mA	0.36 W	100 MHz	3
2N6076	100	25 V	100 mA	0.36 W	100 MHz	1
2N2925	100	25 V	100 mA	0.36 W	100 MHz	1
2N3393	90	25 V	100 mA	0.2 W	70 MHz	4
BC318	110	30 V	150 mA	0.31 W	100 MHz	1
2N2926	100	25 V	100 mA	0.2 W	100 MHz	3

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BC234	90	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W	100 MHz
2SC2109	90	40 V	200 mA	0.3 W	140 MHz
BSW88A	100	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W
BSW89A	100	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W
BC234A	90	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	100 MHz
BC358	100	25 V	100 mA	0.31 W	125 MHz
2SC2320	90	50 V	200 mA	0.3 W	100 MHz
2SC2575	90	50 V	200 mA	0.3 W	100 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Basic Audio Zippy Fuzz Vero15×9 Verified MPS6513 Basic Audio Zippy	Basic Audio Zippy	Fuzz	Dirtbox Layouts	—	3	—	19
Basic Audio Zippy Perfboard Verified MPS6513 Basic Audio Zippy · 1590B	Basic Audio Zippy	Fuzz	Effects Layouts (blog)	1590B	3	—	18
Jordan Bosstone 2N4249 · MPS6513 Jordan Bosstone	Jordan Bosstone	Fuzz	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	2	—	15
Zippy Fuzz MPS6513 Basic Audio Zippy	Basic Audio Zippy	Fuzz	PCBWay: Glory to Ukraine	—	3	—	18
Kazoo MPS6513 Basic Audio Zippy · 125B	Basic Audio Zippy	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	4	$8.00	21
Jordan Bosstone Tagboard Verified 2N4249 · MPS6513 Jordan Bosstone	Jordan Bosstone	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	2	—	10