Hi everyone!
I am new to electronics, and I read most of 'ELECTRONICS FOR DUMMIES' book.
So I found a schematic for a flashing LED using an LM555 IC and a potentionmeter to control the flashing speed [I attached the schematic with values of components]
I did the project on a breadboard and it is working perfectly fine
HOWEVER, I still DON'T have an idea about what exactly happens in this circuit.
I know what each component does, but I can't understand how arranging them this way makes the thing work
So here are my questions:
- Why did the author put capacitors of different types in the circuit? and why did he arrange the resistors this way? and how did he know that he should use these specific values?
In the title, I said I had another question, so here it is :
- Are beginners supposed to learn by assembling circuits without knowing how they EXACTLY work? + Do you recommend any method of learning electronics??
Thank you for help
I am new to electronics, and I read most of 'ELECTRONICS FOR DUMMIES' book.
So I found a schematic for a flashing LED using an LM555 IC and a potentionmeter to control the flashing speed [I attached the schematic with values of components]
I did the project on a breadboard and it is working perfectly fine
HOWEVER, I still DON'T have an idea about what exactly happens in this circuit.
I know what each component does, but I can't understand how arranging them this way makes the thing work
So here are my questions:
- Why did the author put capacitors of different types in the circuit? and why did he arrange the resistors this way? and how did he know that he should use these specific values?
In the title, I said I had another question, so here it is :
- Are beginners supposed to learn by assembling circuits without knowing how they EXACTLY work? + Do you recommend any method of learning electronics??
Thank you for help