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Grogster

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This is cute!

555 Alive!
Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops!
 
Mixtel90

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LOL!  Lovely stuff. :)
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Grogster

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Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops!
 
Quazee137

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Video is a GREAT salute to an old friend.

 The NE555 made it into so many projects back then.

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Grogster

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My VERY FIRST IC was the 555...  
I hold it close to my heart.  
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Mixtel90

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Yep - NE555, LM741. The world's greatest chips. :D

I still have several 741 and 748 that I bought as a kid. I think I blew most of my 555 up, but they've been replaced over the years. The CMOS 555 is a weedy beast compared to the "proper" one.
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Who needs a fancy H bridge when you have a 555 to run your inverter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG44ri6Fn3w

One of the first things i ever maid was a delayed wind screen wiper controller using a 555
https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-AUSTRALIA/IDX/Archive-Electronics-Australia-IDX/IDX/70s/EA-1975-05-OCR-Page-0039.pdf
 
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  Quote  One of the first things i ever maid was a delayed wind screen wiper controller using a 555
+1 except it was before the 555 so it was done with a UJT timer triggering an SCR.
 
bigmik

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Very good one Grogs,

Pity it’s plugged in backwards!


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  phil99 said  except it was before the 555 so it was done with a UJT timer triggering an SCR.


+1
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Martin H.

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  Grogster said  This is cute!

555 Alive!



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Gizmo

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I'll admit to it, I let the whole video play and even turned up the volume.
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Quazee137

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I found another video of this I want this breadboard


 I counted 82 of the power supply pin sets. I may have missed a few.

 A must have breadboard.  

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Mixtel90

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A 2min version for those who prefer different music Here.. It ends a bit suddenly though.
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Grogster

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  Mixtel90 said  Yep - NE555, LM741. The world's greatest chips. :D


Yeah, I seem to recall "Finding" some 741's on ancient old PCB's from the 70's, and they were in round metal cans - but still with 8 pins.

I seem to recall playing about with those, but not really getting any "Real" results - probably cos I would have only been about 12 at the time and not REALLY knowing what the hell I was doing with op-amps!!!!  
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