Monthly Archives: February 2011

Overclock that puppy!

Pushing an astable 555 oscillator far beyond the datasheet frequency specs… Continue reading

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Boolean Logic with 555s

555 ICs make good timers and oscillators. It turns out that they’re also universal digital gates! Continue reading

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