5:55 video released on May 5th for the 55th birthday of the 555

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JhK8iCQuqI

#EEVblog
#555
#555timer

Someone here mentioned that the #555timer was designed 55 years ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/555_timer_IC So I guess that makes 5/5 #555timerday!

#TinkerCAD .com can simulate this quite nicely - No real breadboard required.

EEVblog: The 555 Timer is 55 years old

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JhK8iCQuqI

#HackerNews #EEVblog #555Timer #electronics #history #vintageTech

happy 55t(±1)th 5/5 day in the #555timer chip's production life. Have a 5m55±1s video from Big Clive about it, uploaded at 05:55 today

https://youtu.be/Zs4kUZmubEY

Its 555 Tmer day! The 555 timer is 55 years old! #555Timer #555TimerDay

https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm555.pdf?ts=1777974716675&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ti.com%252Fsitesearch%252Fen-us%252Fdocs%252Funiversalsearch.tsp%253FlangPref%253Den-US%2526nr%253D1668%2526searchTerm%253D555+timer

555-Based Square-Wave and Triangle-Wave Function Generator Build for Beginners

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/07/555-based-square-wave-and-triangle-wave-function-generator-build-for-beginners/

Me: Why the hell is this opamp drawing half an amp when I turn it on?

Also me, later: Oh. Because it's a 555 timer...

#duh #idiot #electronics #breadboard #opamp #555timer