January 2016
Beginner
230 pages
7h 53m
English
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ELECTRONIC
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c)
Figure
5.3 (a)
shoves
a circuit
equivalent
to
Figure
5.2
when
the 555's
switch is off; (b)
shows
the circuit
when
the switch is
on;
(c)
shows
the
square
wave
output
signal
Throwing
light
on it
The
555 IC is one of only two new types of electronic
component this circuit introduces you to. The other is a
light emitting diode (LED) which is a type of indicator.
One
is shown in Photo 5.7.
LEDs
are polarised and so
must be inserted into circuit the right way
round.
All
LEDs
have an anode (which goes to the more positive
side of the circuit) and cathode (whic ...
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