Solar Powered Kindle / eReader #1: Inital circuit with Schmitt Trigger using 555 timer
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Channel: mjlorton · 2012 · Science & Technology
I use a 555 timer IC as a Schimitt trigger to create the hysteresis I need for the solar powered Amazon Kindle project. --------------------- Click "Show more" ------------------------------- My website and forum:- http://www.mjlorton.com Donations and contributions:- http://www.mjlorton.com My techie channel MJLorton - Solar Power and Electronic Measurement Equipment - http://www.youtube.com/MJLorton My Techie Amazon Store: http://astore.amazon.com/m0711-20 My other channel VBlogMag - For almost any topic under the sun! - http://www.youtube.com/VBlogMag My VBlogMag Amazon Store: http://astore.amazon.com/vblogmag-20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Items used or mentioned in this video: * Voltage comparator circuit design (Schmitt Trigger) using 555 timer IC flip / flop switch * N channel MOSFET as switch * Solar powered Kindle / eBook reader case * Super / hybrid capacitors * DC to Dc converter
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