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PN2484

1 circuit uses this part.

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
PN2484	100	60 V	50 mA	0.36 W	50 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
BC337	100	45 V	800 mA	0.36 W	60 MHz	1
2N1711	100	50 V	600 mA	0.8 W	70 MHz	5
MPSA05G	100	60 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz	2
2N3700	100	80 V	1000 mA	0.5 W	100 MHz	3
2SC1815-Y	120	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz	1
BC546A	110	65 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz	2
BC107	110	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	4
BC182	120	50 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N5233	100	60 V	100 mA	0.33 W
2N3417	100	50 V	500 mA	0.36 W
2N2452	99	60 V	50 mA	0.3 W
BC190	100	64 V	100 mA	0.3 W	50 MHz
2N6990	100	50 V	800 mA	0.4 W
2N2645	100	60 V	500 mA	0.5 W	50 MHz
BCX19	100	45 V	1000 mA	0.31 W	50 MHz
BCX19R	100	45 V	500 mA	0.31 W	50 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Rhino LF353N · LM833N · PN2484	Green Rhino Overdrive Mk II	Overdrive	Fuzz Dog	1590B	4	£40.80	58