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ZTX383C

Si NPN BJT E-Line TH.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
ZTX383C	450	30 V	100 mA	0.45 W	150 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
BC184C	450	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	15
BC183C	450	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	6
BC549C	420	30 V	100 mA	0.5 W	200 MHz	171
BC548C	420	30 V	100 mA	0.5 W	200 MHz	6
BC550C	420	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz	81
2SC1583	500	50 V	100 mA	0.4 W	150 MHz	3
BC547C	420	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	200 MHz	18
BC318C	400	30 V	150 mA	0.31 W	100 MHz	3

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BC384C	450	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BC173C	450	25 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz
BCW83C	450	30 V	100 mA	0.225 W	150 MHz
BCW84C	450	30 V	100 mA	0.225 W	150 MHz
BC848C-AU	420	30 V	100 mA	0.33 W
BC849C-AU	420	30 V	100 mA	0.33 W
BC524C	450	45 V	100 mA	0.625 W
BC107C	450	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Faustone Fuzz Unit Vero19×13 Verified ZTX382B · ZTX383C Faustone Fuzz Unit	Faustone Fuzz Unit	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	3	—	22