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Dave wrote:


Little chance of needing matched pairs for anything. Transistors
distort so much they get lots of nfb applied to them, so it doesnt
matter whether theyre matched.


The closest thing I can find locally as a replacement is a 2SA817.

The original 2SA733 has I(c) of 150mA, power dissipation 0.25W and hfe of
between 90 and 600 (200 typical).

The 2SA817 has an I(c) of 500mA, power dissipation of 650mW and hfe of 70 to
240.

Is this close enough?