-ve voltage generation 555

buzaiandras

Joined Jul 18, 2011
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If I understand it correctly (I might be wrong, I am a beginner) during the 0V cycle the +ve plate is brought to 0V potential by the 555 timer. But the +ve plate is still at a higher potential than the -ve plate. the capacitor is still charged. You can think of it as a change of reference for the voltage measurement.
So if -ve is at a lower potential than +ve then when +ve is brought to 0V it means that -ve must be below 0. This is why it is at -vcc.

Something similar happens with the capacitors in a astable multivibrator.
Maybe somebody with more experience can shed light on this for us :)

Thank you
 

Jony130

Joined Feb 17, 2009
5,600
If I understand it correctly (I might be wrong, I am a beginner) during the 0V cycle the +ve plate is brought to 0V potential by the 555 timer. But the +ve plate is still at a higher potential than the -ve plate. the capacitor is still charged. You can think of it as a change of reference for the voltage measurement.
So if -ve is at a lower potential than +ve then when +ve is brought to 0V it means that -ve must be below 0. This is why it is at -vcc.

Something similar happens with the capacitors in a astable multivibrator.
Maybe somebody with more experience can shed light on this for us :)
Yes you are right
http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/showpost.php?p=200183&postcount=12
 
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