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Thread ID: 60598 2005-08-06 22:10:00 Astable Multivibrator Dannz (1668) PC World Chat
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378935 2005-08-07 03:43:00 thanks i will put that on Dannz (1668)
378936 2005-08-07 06:09:00 I think this is what you are looking for:

www.temp.eleinmec.com


oh yes that looks a lot cheaper than $27
ERR (8231)
378937 2005-08-08 03:35:00 Having another look through the thread I noticed that you had a problem with the pin numbers.

DIL chips ("dual in line") are numbered like this:

Looking at the top of the package, with the "notch" or "dot" (always on the top left, by pin 1, if it's there) to the top, start counting 1, 2, 3, 4 ... down the left hand side. When you reach the bottom, at "4" for a 555, do a U turn and continue counting: 5, 6, 7, 8... up the right hand side. On a 555 pins 1 and 8 are the two pins at the "top", and 4 and 5 are at the "bottom". That works on all DILs from 4 pin to 64 pin.

It gets very confusing if you try to work out the pin numbers when looking at the bottom of the board. (I never, ever, work from the bottom of the board.)

I tend to draw my own circuits with the pin numbers in correct order. I see that most PCB design programmes don't. But I'm usually working with Veroboard so it helps me to work out the layout as I go. I use wire-wrap so I don't have problems with accidental connections between tracks. :)
Graham L (2)
378938 2005-08-08 04:59:00 Thanks Dannz (1668)
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