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Title: I built every 555 circuit in the Forrest Mims Engineer's Mini Notebook - Part 1
Post by: Chris Savage on Jul 10, 2024, 08:14 PM
I thought some of you might find this interesting...original article can be found here (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/10/bringing-the-555-mini-notebook-to-video/).

Title: Re: I built every 555 circuit in the Forrest Mims Engineer's Mini Notebook - Part 1
Post by: JKnightandKARR on Jul 10, 2024, 10:16 PM
I wish I could get all of those books on pdf...
Title: Re: I built every 555 circuit in the Forrest Mims Engineer's Mini Notebook - Part 1
Post by: Chris Savage on Jul 11, 2024, 12:39 AM
Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Jul 10, 2024, 10:16 PMI wish I could get all of those books on pdf...

Well, you can view them online here: https://archive.org/search?query=engineer%27s+mini-notebook

Here's one: https://archive.org/details/555-designs/mode/2up

Another: https://archive.org/details/Radio_Shack_Engineers_Mini-Notebook_-_Basic_Semiconductor_Circuits_-_F._Mims_19/mode/2up
Title: Re: I built every 555 circuit in the Forrest Mims Engineer's Mini Notebook - Part 1
Post by: JKnightandKARR on Jul 11, 2024, 02:15 PM
Cool thanks, I have the Getting Started in Electronics book from Radio Shack online. Very helpfull book series, that and those Electronic Components Encyclepedia 3 volumes.

Edit: got most of them minus Digital Logic Circuits one, might need todo more searching
Title: Re: I built every 555 circuit in the Forrest Mims Engineer's Mini Notebook - Part 1
Post by: Chris Savage on Jul 12, 2024, 10:35 AM
Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Jul 11, 2024, 02:15 PMEdit: got most of them minus Digital Logic Circuits one, might need todo more searching

This one?

https://archive.org/details/engineersmininot00mims/mode/2up
Title: Re: I built every 555 circuit in the Forrest Mims Engineer's Mini Notebook - Part 1
Post by: JKnightandKARR on Jul 12, 2024, 10:46 AM
Yeah, sadly can't download... might create acct n see if that makes diff...
Title: Re: I built every 555 circuit in the Forrest Mims Engineer's Mini Notebook - Part 1
Post by: Jason D. on Jul 12, 2024, 12:15 PM
So many great concepts, lessons, and usable circuits in that book. That was one of my first books, and used the concepts learned, to build so many usable circuits.
Title: Re: I built every 555 circuit in the Forrest Mims Engineer's Mini Notebook - Part 1
Post by: JKnightandKARR on Jul 12, 2024, 07:46 PM
Quote from: Jason D. on Jul 12, 2024, 12:15 PMSo many great concepts, lessons, and usable circuits in that book. That was one of my first books, and used the concepts learned, to build so many usable circuits.
The Getting started in Electronics was my first book, VERY handy book series, even if some info is not used to much anymore, but still ALWAYS good to have!!
Title: Re: I built every 555 circuit in the Forrest Mims Engineer's Mini Notebook - Part 1
Post by: Chris Savage on Jul 12, 2024, 09:58 PM
Here you can see how I got into electronics in 1980 (https://savagecircuits.com/about-chris-savage/#1980).