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PN2222

12 circuits use this part. Listed as: Semiconductors; TO-92 Inline Wide-large-solderpads.

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
PN2222	100	30 V	800 mA	0.5 W	250 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2N4401	100	40 V	600 mA	0.31 W	250 MHz	24
2N2219A	100	50 V	800 mA	0.8 W	300 MHz	2
ZTX649	100	25 V	2000 mA	1 W	150 MHz	1
MPSA05G	100	60 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz	2
2N3700	100	80 V	1000 mA	0.5 W	100 MHz	3
BC337	100	45 V	800 mA	0.36 W	60 MHz	1
2N1711	100	50 V	600 mA	0.8 W	70 MHz	5
2N3569	100	40 V	500 mA	0.3 W	60 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N2540	100	30 V	500 mA	0.5 W	250 MHz
BFV63	100	30 V	800 mA	0.5 W	250 MHz
BFX95	100	30 V	800 mA	0.5 W	250 MHz
2N2792	100	35 V	800 mA	0.5 W	250 MHz
BSR13	100	30 V	800 mA	0.425 W	250 MHz
BSR13R	100	30 V	800 mA	0.425 W	250 MHz
2N2960	100	30 V	600 mA	0.6 W	250 MHz
BSW83	100	25 V	500 mA	0.5 W

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Azathoth 2N5008 · BS170 · PN2222	Dunwich Cthulhu Fuzz	Fuzz	Five Cats Pedals	1590B	1	£4.50	29
Random Cats 2N3904 · 2N4401 · PN2222	Mid-Fi Electronics Random Number Generator	Utility	Five Cats Pedals	—	1	£3.50	25
AstroTone Fuzz - Sam Ash Fuzzz Box PN2222	AstroTone / Sam Ash Fuzzz Box	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	2	£24.00	18
Lonely Vox Club Fuzz 2N5088 · PN2222	Lonely Heart Fuzz	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	3	£33.60	35
Lovecraft Fuzz BS170 · GERMANIUM · PN2222	3-knob Hybrid Cthulu	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	4	£36.00	30
Old Gods Fuzz - Four Knob 2N3904 · 2N5088 · BS170 · PN2222	Fuzz Throne	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	4	£38.40	44
Old Gods Fuzz - One Knob 2N5088 · BS170 · PN2222	Cthulu	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	1	£31.20	26
RNG 2N3904 · 2N4401 · PN2222	Doug Deeper / Mid-Fi Random Number Generator	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	1	£24.00	23
One Knob Clang 2N3904 · 2N7000 · PN2222	Interfax Harmonic Percolator	Fuzz	Mask Audio Electronics	1590G	1	—	18
YES! 2N5089 · LM386 · PN2222 · PN2907	—	Fuzz	Mask Audio Electronics	125B	2	$7.00	24
Queen Lizard and the Gizzard Wizzard 2N2219A · 2N5088 · MPSA92 · PN2222	Lizard Queen by JHS and Electro Harmonix	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	3	€5.50	27
DAFT Fuzz 2N3904 · 2N5088 · BS170 · PN2222	Dunwich Audio Fuzz Throne	Fuzz	Sheepylove	—	—	€10.00	42