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  1. SparkyCal

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  2. SparkyCal

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    Ok..I have rebuilt it so that it is easier to look at. Wires carrying positive voltage are red Orange wire shorts 8 and 4. 2 and 6 are already shorted with soldered red wire across top of 555 White wires run to ground (-) Yellow wire goes to + lead of the LED Both capacitors are correctly...
  3. SparkyCal

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    Still can't get it to work. Used new 555 , new Capacitors and new LED too. Here is a pic
  4. SparkyCal

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    My apologies. I completely did not see R1 to R6. My fault. Let me add that and I will see
  5. SparkyCal

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    Thanks. I am re-doing the circuit on a breadboard, and as i do it, i am typing out my exact steps: 1. I start by placing the 555 on the breadboard. Note, i had already shorted 4 to 8, and 2 to 6 by way of a soldered wire, so I am leaving it as is, despite the comm,ents advising I did not have...
  6. SparkyCal

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    Failed again: Here are my steps Prepared the 555 by shorting pins 2 and 6 and pins 4 and 8 Mounted it on breadboard Connected Pin 4 to + Connected + side of Capacitor to Pin 4 and the - side to ground R1 connected to Pin3 and pin6 Connected other capacitors' + side to pin 3 and the - side to...
  7. SparkyCal

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    Thanks for all the thoughts. I plan to rebuild it from scratch on a breadboard, so, at that time, I will red everything carefully before proceedings. I did have the resistors in place the right polarities and I was using a power supply that i can dial in the volts. The LEDS were sytri=ung in...
  8. SparkyCal

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    Well, I took another serious run at this circuit- this time, on a breadboard., The good news, is that it worked I think, but with a modification. After getting everything in place, I connected a single red LED and started very low with voltage via the power supply. The Red LED started blinking...
  9. SparkyCal

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    Very helpful. Thanks Great saying on signature!
  10. SparkyCal

    Completed project

    Since I got so much help here, i thought I would post a brief video of a completed project. Make sure you turn up your speakers to hear the sound. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QUeD6SIO0Elhnb2THn0_zE6xjeCfhZxI/view?usp=sharing I did this on an inexpensive guitar that I own. The circuit...
  11. SparkyCal

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    P.S. I understand that it must be frustrating for people who know what they are doin g to explain simple things to me. But I assure you I am learning. Maybe not as quickly as I'd like though. I appreciate the help.
  12. SparkyCal

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    Harald: Thanks for explaining. I did not mean to imply that the circuit posted was not properly specified; only that I don't have enough experience to understand all aspects of it. As a small example, I still don't understand what Vcc means. I assume that is just a way of saying voltage...
  13. SparkyCal

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    Well AnalogKid. In tried your circuit, bit it turns out that it is beyond my skill level at this point in time. I got confused along the way. Here's some stuff I was wondering: Is the 2 and 6 pins of the 55 the only ones shorted? You said that C2 is for power source decoupling, and should...
  14. SparkyCal

    Power supply downgrade

    I think it runs on 8 1.5 AAs
  15. SparkyCal

    Power supply downgrade

    It’s a deer cam. Designed to snap pictures and take short videos when motion is detected
  16. SparkyCal

    Power supply downgrade

    I have one of those in the house somewhere. problem is, i can't find it ;-)
  17. SparkyCal

    Power supply downgrade

    Harald and Bertus Thanks for the info. It is times like these that i realize just how much have to learn. I looked at the schematics. I don't have the parts, and it may be a little beyond my skill level at the moment. I was hoping it might as easy as placing a resistor in line with the wire...
  18. SparkyCal

    Power supply downgrade

    I have a 9 volt power supply that plugs into the wall and produces 9v DC. Is there any way that i can make it into a 6V power supply. Is it possible to put a resistor before the 9v end, and make it into a 6 v end?
  19. SparkyCal

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    Great...printed these out for future reference.
  20. SparkyCal

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    Thank-you for taking the time to send this. I will give it a shot.
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