Re: 555; was: Re: Who is your favourite electronics guru?

On 14 Aug 2006 18:00:06 -0700, bill.sloman@xxxxxxxx wrote:


John Fields wrote:
On 14 Aug 2006 15:33:49 -0700, bill.sloman@xxxxxxxx wrote:


John Fields wrote:
On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 16:01:38 -0700, Don Lancaster <don@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


The 555 always was and always will be a total piece of ***.

The baby PIC's blow it completely away on all counts.

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*** you Lancaster. Since when don't you _not_ have to climb that
learning curve in order to code and program the miserable little
thing?

As opposed to working out where you have to put the "magic diode" to
get the 555 to do what you want when the input and output polarity
don't suit your application?

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Hmmm... It sounds to me like you're finally starting to learn about
the finer points of designing with 555s. Congratulations! Soon
we'll have another convert among us.

Not likely - you don't seem to be aware of the nasty side-effects of
the magic diode.

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Well, even if that were true, you seem to think _you_ do, so now you
can use that knowledge to avoid the pitfalls you would otherwise
have encountered in your new career as a 555 circuit designer.

Welcome to the party!


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John Fields
Professional Circuit Designer
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