HEEEEELLLLPP!!!! .. many questions follow

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redacejr

Joined Apr 22, 2008
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1. i bought ic 555 and ic 556 dual timer and i was looking for some cool projects on breadboard for them... any ideas???

2. i like electronics but i have NO idea on how a transistor works =S

3. i have this big motherboard of some old radio tv thing and on on a "jet" ( i think thats what their called) and on it there is this ic with 16 pins and the number on it is "a0301012 RES 0117ffa6f-Z29". ther electronics shop guy told me that they dont have it as this number doesnt match. is there any replacement for this thing???


tnks
redace
 

beenthere

Joined Apr 20, 2004
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For your #3, the ic is most likely to be a part made under contract for the board it's on. The number won't cross to anything. What did the board do?
 

jericko

Joined Apr 21, 2008
16
im practly in the same boat you are, finished school about a year ago with an associates degree, cant remember very much from it. though my books make for very good reference guides, remember this its not in how smart you are its how you find the solutions to the questions. (index my friend index)

anyway, 555 timmers are pretty neat little gadgets, you can use them for a variety of things: strobe lights, clocks, alarm signal generators, etc. the list goes on and on which is why they made it an IC.


anyway let me see there is a few shareware programs you can get, let me see if i can get you the link.. ahh here we are
http://www.sharewareconnection.com/555-timer-pro.htm

its free but has a few restrictions, you can pay to unlock them but for the most part free..


now as far as transistors go read this it even shows how to add in a 555 timmer with a transistor circuit.
http://www.iguanalabs.com/1stled.htm
 
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