Parts · Transistors

PN2222A

11 circuits use this part. Listed as: BJT transistor, NPN TO-92; 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
PN2222A	100	40 V	800 mA	0.5 W	300 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2N2219A	100	50 V	800 mA	0.8 W	300 MHz	2
2N4401	100	40 V	600 mA	0.31 W	250 MHz	24
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
2SD1616A	135	60 V	1000 mA	0.75 W	100 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N5582	100	40 V	500 mA	0.5 W	300 MHz
BFV63A	100	40 V	800 mA	0.5 W	300 MHz
BSR14	100	40 V	800 mA	0.425 W	300 MHz
BFV66A	100	40 V	800 mA	0.5 W	250 MHz
BSW63	100	40 V	800 mA	0.5 W	250 MHz
2N2792	100	35 V	800 mA	0.5 W	250 MHz
2N5794	100	40 V	600 mA	0.6 W	250 MHz
2N6990	100	50 V	800 mA	0.4 W

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Calliope Vintage Fuzz GE · PN2222A	Catalinbread Karma Suture (Ge/Si)	Fuzz	Aion FX	125B	4	$12.50	32
Ceres Preamp Drive MMBF4393 · PN2222A	Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra	Overdrive	Aion FX	125B	4	$12.50	66
Gaia Mk. II Preamp Drive MMBF4393 · PN2222A	Catalinbread Galileo	Overdrive	Aion FX	125B	3	$12.50	62
Nereus Octave Fuzz PN2222A	Catalinbread Octapussy	Fuzz	Aion FX	125B	3	$12.50	48
Tonsorium J201/MMBFJ201 · PN2222A	Fairfield Circuitry Barbershop V2	Overdrive	Effects Layouts	1590B	3	$6.00 out	30
Kismet Stitch - 4-knob Harmonic Percolator 1T308A · PN2222A	Karma Suture	Distortion	Fuzz Dog	1590B	4	£43.20	24
OctaSquid PN2222A	Octavia	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	3	£36.00	38
Salon Drive J201 · PN2222A	Barbershop V2	Overdrive	Fuzz Dog	1590B	2	£36.00	30
Vox MkIII Treble and Bass BETWEEN · PN2222A	Vox MkIII Tone Bender with Treble and Bass	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	1	£31.20	32
Chop Shop Overdrive J201 · PN2222A	Fairfield Circuitry Barbershop	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	4	$12.00 out	34
Special Porpoise Fuzz 1T308A · PN2222A	Catalinbread Antichthon Fuzz Tremolo	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	4	$12.00	28