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MPSA05G

2 circuits use this part. Listed as: Semiconductors.

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
MPSA05G	100	60 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2N3700	100	80 V	1000 mA	0.5 W	100 MHz	3
2N1711	100	50 V	600 mA	0.8 W	70 MHz	5
BC337	100	45 V	800 mA	0.36 W	60 MHz	1
2N2219A	100	50 V	800 mA	0.8 W	300 MHz	2
2SD1616A	135	60 V	1000 mA	0.75 W	100 MHz	1
MPSA06	50	80 V	500 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	2
MPSA05	50	60 V	500 mA	0.33 W	100 MHz	2
BC639	40	80 V	1000 mA	1 W	50 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
MPSA05RLRAG	100	60 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz
MPSA05RLRMG	100	60 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz
BC487A	100	60 V	1000 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz
BCP55-16T	100	60 V	1000 mA	0.6 W	100 MHz
MPSA06G	100	80 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz
MPSA06RL1G	100	80 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz
MPSA06RLG	100	80 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz
MPSA06RLRAG	100	80 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Edgelord Fuzz MPSA05G	Evil Fuzz by Death By Audio	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	1	€4.50	17
	Kaputt LM386 · MPSA05G	Death By Audio Absolute Destruction	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	4	€4.50	25