All items tagged with Current and 555 (3)

| The familiar Type 555 can be used to switch currents up to 200 mA. Less well-known is its use as a latch with control input. When the in...

| Strictly speaking, the title 'current limiting' is not entirely right, since the circuit itself does not limit, but detects. When the cu...

| The Type 555 chip must be one of the most popular ICs used in electronics. Here it is used as a vco (voltage controlled oscillator). The...