The Astable Multivibrator
In order to create a timing mechanism, you don’t have to have a 555 timer, an IC chip, or an […]
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Adjust the Duty Cycle of the 555 Timer without Changing the Frequency
This tutorial explains how to control the duty cycle of the 555 timer’s output. Not only does this design control
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How to Use a 555 Timer in Monostable Mode
It’s been about a year since my last tutorial. Over the last year I learned that teaching in the real world
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How to Control the Duty Cycle of a 555 Timer
Continuing with a focus on the 555 timer, this video tutorial looks at how to vary the pulse width of
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Power Dissipation and How to Avoid Destroying a Resistor
As we learned from the last video, resistors are helpful when you want to limit current. They are also helpful
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555 Timer Output Stage
The 555 timer has many uses and in this video we’ll explore two different ways to utilize the output. First
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How To Use KiCad to Make a Printed Circuit Board: Part 1
Welcome to the first ever Skinny Research and Development tutorial. In this episode I’ll teach you how to use the schematic
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Make a Printed Circuit Board in KiCad
***This article has been superseded by a better one. I’ve made 3 videos that go over how to produce a
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