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| Unordung:
--- Quote from: Hero999 on July 28, 2018, 01:25:56 pm ---Perhaps the 555 or MOSFET are bad? --- End quote --- I have tested the mosfet in a tester and everything seems within spec, I may have got a bad batch of 555's as they were an eBay purchase..... --- Quote from: Hero999 on July 28, 2018, 01:25:56 pm ---How much current does the relay's coil need? Can it be powered directly off the 555 timer? --- End quote --- The datasheet says 200mA, whilst it's highly likely the coil will draw less than this I want the added confidence of the mosfet. --- Quote from: Hero999 on July 28, 2018, 01:25:56 pm ---The relay's coil will need a back-EMF suppression diode in reverse parallel with it. --- End quote --- Yeah It will have a flyback / catch diode once the relay is delivered. I will give the circuit you provided a go and see if it produces better results, thanks for your help. |
| sourcecharge:
I think your discharge pin 7 is connected somehow to Vcc pin 8. Pick the chip out, inspect the legs to make sure there is no damage, then check under that yellow wire that crosses where pin 7 and 8 were for a single row wire bridge hidden underneath it, and if there isn't one, check the resistance between the two rows on the bread board for a short to see if there is a problem with the bread board. |
| alsetalokin4017:
It's frightening to contemplate that anyone would actually fake a 555, but this chip sure looks suspicious to me. Maybe it's just the light, I dunno. |
| exe:
--- Quote from: alsetalokin4017 on July 29, 2018, 11:20:20 am ---It's frightening to contemplate that anyone would actually fake a 555, but this chip sure looks suspicious to me. --- End quote --- Actually, there are fake 555: https://zeptobars.com/en/read/Ti-555-NE555-real-vs-face-china-chinese . But may be the IC was abused and damaged, I'd try swapping it... |
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