In this article, you will learn how to improve your collection of Snap Circuits blocks by adding a 555 Timer IC. You will learn the functions the pins on the 555 chip. You will learn that when the 555 is in astable mode, the output of pin 3 is a... Read more »
This project is fairly simple, but should use a fairly large housing for good airflow. A good battery should last for a little less than an hour. Read more »
Have you ever heard that ringing sound coming from an old TV? Well, that never happens anymore because TVs today use LEDs or other advanced technology. That old high-pitched whine came from the transformer that drove the cathode ray tube. Even today when I hear that sound it sends a... Read more »
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdY2uYVzm34?wmode=opaque&w=620&h=349] In this project, taken from Charles Platt’s book Make: Electronics, we’re going to breadboard a fairly complex circuit using 555 timers and an OR logic gate. Using these and some other, common components, we’ll build a game show button system. When one button is pressed, it automatically locks... Read more »
This project uses a simple 555 timer chip and a feedback loop to control a servo-controlled wooden arm. Whenever an object comes close to a photosensor mounted on the end of the arm, it blocks the amount of light detected, which triggers the arm to swat the object away. Read more »
I’m absentminded in general, but especially when it comes to the dishwasher. I can never remember whether the dishes are clean, whether the machine needs to be run, or emptied, or whatever. I needed a solution to this problem. My first thought was to hang a flippable sign on the... Read more »
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