You can also look at some basic 555 circuits to put your 555-shaped 555 to work. We’ve even seen a vacuum tube 555 if that’s more your thing. Posted in Misc Hacks Tagged 555 , discrete , eda ...

We do love unusual ways to use a 555. If you need to read ESR, and you have one of those ubiquitous component testers handy, they will give you a reading of ESR, among other things. Posted in Misc ...

I recalled this EDN Design Ideas article, which shows how to design a 555 circuit with low duty cycle: Design low-duty-cycle timer circuits. This article assumes the output is “high” for a short time, ...