#“How hard can it be to make a simple LED blinking circuit? Conor’s stupid questions to self, Episode 5892”
Last night after a few glasses of vino, I decided to make a simple blinking LED circuit but I didn’t want to involve Arduinos, just discrete components.
Most of that auld internet does them with 555 timers but I don’t have any of those so much googling ensued. I finally found one and tried to make it, learning in the process that soldering and Sauvignon Blanc don’t mix:
To be fair, the LED lit, it just wouldn’t blinking blink.
I’ve written several times before about how an infamous lecturer in UCD put me off analogue electronics almost for life, so after a bit a clueless fiddling I went to bed.
I tried again this morning and found what appeared to be a nicer circuit and I even had the right type of transistor:
A bit of fiddling later:
Next year I’ll just buy a card in time!
I even did a video for the full blinktastic experience: