J201 in place of a 2N5457?

Started by in3x0rable, February 12, 2010, 01:40:50 PM

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in3x0rable

So I ordered the EA Tremolo kit from General Guitar Gadgets, but I was given two J201 transistors when I should have been given 2N5457 (at least according to the schematic and parts list.) Could I use these two J201 transistors in place of the 2N5457?

imbuedblue

J201 and 2N5457 are both general purpose JFETs with the same pinout, so yes you can use those. The J201 has higher gain than the 2N5457.

CynicalMan

Normally the two aren't interchangeable, but the schematic specifically says "2N5457 or J201", so yes.