Top 10: 555 Timers

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Top 10: 555 Timers

To mark the recent passing of Hans Camenzind, we are running a 555 mini-retrospective this week. Today I’ve rounded up some of my personal favorite 555 content from our archives, arranged in arbitrary top 10 order. Many of these are “fun” or “meta” 555 type posts. We’ll be following on later in the week with more circuit-specific 555 coverage. Stay tuned! In the meantime, please feel free to chime in with suggestions or comments about your own experiences with the 555.


#10

555 timer cake


#9

555 timer origami


#8

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Maker’s Notebook 555 Cover


#7

EMSL’s 555 Footstool


#6

YouTube player

Collin’s Lab: Atari Punk Console


#5

How-To: Make a remote timer for a Canon SLR


#4

YouTube player

555 Photovore Pulls Cable Through Air Duct


#3

YouTube player

Simple DIY 555 Synth


#2

Mint-tin Intervalometer


#1

Elegant 555 Radio

8 thoughts on “Top 10: 555 Timers

  1. blondie says:

    Well, I’m biased, but my favorite 555 project is still the Dish-O-Tron 6000. :)
    http://quinndunki.com/blondihacks/?p=388

  2. Building a Basic 555 Timer Circuit with Mark Fraunfelder | MAKE says:

    […] Fraunfelder teaches a crowd at Engadget Expand how to build a basic circuit. Using a 555 timer, breadboard, and some common components, participants used conductive paint to design a […]

  3. Building a Basic 555 Timer Circuit with Mark Frauenfelder | MAKE says:

    […] Frauenfelder teaches a crowd at Engadget Expand how to build a basic circuit. Using a 555 timer, breadboard, and some common components, participants used conductive paint to design a […]

  4. Building a Basic 555 Timer Circuit with Mark Frauenfelder | MAKE | Robert's Robots says:

    […] Frauenfelder teaches a crowd at Engadget Expand how to build a basic circuit. Using a 555 timer, breadboard, and some common components, participants used conductive paint to design a […]

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