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hinathan on Oct 8, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: RIP Hans Camenzind, Inventor Of The 555 Timer

I feel compelled to point out a clever comment (not my own) on the linked page:

"127 kOhm * 470 uF silence for the fellow."

i.e. using those values for the external resistor and capacitor would result in a moment of silence (followed by another and another, I suppose)

fhars on Oct 8, 2012 [–]

Resistance times capacity is just time, 127kV/A * 470uAs/V = 59.7s, i.e. one minute.

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