THE VIDEO SHELF · 555 timer circuits
EEVblog #555 - 555 Timer Kit
Dave Jones builds the Evil Mad Scientist discrete-component 555 timer kit, then tests it and explains the internal circuitry of the 555 at transistor level. He finishes with scope waveforms.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a deep, hands-on explanation of how a 555 timer works inside.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- EEVblog
- Topic
- 555 timer circuits
- Format
- tutorial
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2014–2019
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I totally agree with you. There is a deeper problem I think across the board, whether it is electronics books or programming tutorials, mechanical engineering, etc. For example, no one teaches you the way you see in this particular segment of an old EEVBlog episode …
spectramax on Hacker News · 2019-04
In How to Read a SchematicDon't miss the #555 Episode of EEVBlog where Dave Jones solders this kit and talks a lot about how the 555 works its history: [VIDEO]
okket on Hacker News · 2018-10
In The 555 and How It Got That Way
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