chongmagic
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Was wondering the best place to source NKT-275 transistors?
Sunflower Fuzz
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chongmagic
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What is the link to that store? LOL
Alchemy Audio
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There are plenty of good sounding substitutes. Check Small Bear. Personally, I wouldn't attempt to buy any rare transistors (NKT275 included) unless they were tested and from a reputable source.
geargasstore
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Your best bet is what alchemy suggested, but a tested pair from smallbear for a fuzz face.
I can also get you a matched pair as well of russian germaniums: hfe 90-100 for T1 and hfe 120+ for T2 for $10. I have a bunch.
I can also get you a matched pair as well of russian germaniums: hfe 90-100 for T1 and hfe 120+ for T2 for $10. I have a bunch.
chongmagic
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Sure I'd be interested in buying some matched pairs.
menlow
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Would his PNP (SINO) be an acceptable substitute? I've got a pair of those laying around. Not sure if I would need to change any values to accommodate them.
Robert
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The Sunflower is basically a Fuzz Face with an external bias control, so any PNP pair suitable for a FF should work fine.
The transistor sets from Smallbear sometimes come with a set of resistors for proper bias in a Fuzz Face circuit. I would ignore the resistor intended to go to the collector of Q2 (typically around 8.2K) since the external Bias control and trimpot will already cover that range.
chongmagic
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I have had good luck with NOS NKT275s from the pedalhacker website. And they pretest them and don't cost an arm and leg. Just for an FYI.
chongmagic
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Awesome avatar by the way.
