[sdiy] 2n5172 Question

[mark verbos]

you can replace that with a 2N3904. There's nothing special going on 
there, that's just what ARP used.

Mark



Rafael_Cohen at prusec.com wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> I was just looking at Mark Verbos' Arp Ring mod here:
> 
> http://www.simple-answer.com/DIY.html
> http://www.simple-answer.com/ARPring.gif
> 
> And I saw it has a 2n5172 and I was curious if that was replacable with
> another basic NPN like 2n3904.
> What's the difference between all those "general purpose" things anyway?
> Thanks,
> Rafael
> 
> 
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