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NKT213

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
NKT213	50	18 V	250 mA	0.2 W	0.5 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
MP41A	50	30 V	150 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz	1
NKT275	30	15 V	250 mA	0.2 W	0.5 MHz	3
AC128	45	16 V	1000 mA	1 W	1 MHz	9
GT402B	60	25 V	500 mA	0.6 W	1 MHz	1
2G381	75	20 V	500 mA	0.25 W	1 MHz	1
NTE102	90	16 V	150 mA	0.15 W	2 MHz	1
OC76	30	32 V	125 mA	0.125 W	0.1 MHz	1
2N508	120	16 V	200 mA	0.2 W	2 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N1955	50	18 V	200 mA	0.2 W
NKT212	50	18 V	500 mA	0.2 W	0.5 MHz
NKT216	50	18 V	250 mA	0.2 W	0.5 MHz
NKT218	50	18 V	1000 mA	0.2 W	0.5 MHz
NKT271	50	15 V	500 mA	0.2 W	0.5 MHz
AC137	50	20 V	250 mA	0.22 W	0.5 MHz
OC84N	50	20 V	1000 mA	0.22 W	0.5 MHz
AC116	50	18 V	200 mA	0.145 W	0.5 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Gnat Fuzz NKT213 · TC1044SCPA	Burns Buzzaround	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	4	$8.00	28