That is pretty much what I have been using but I need it to turn the transistor off after one second (go LOW) it doesn't do that in monostable does it?
I am creating switch that when stood on, for say 5 seconds,
When stood on, monostable #1 is triggered, it has a 5sec ON time, if at the end of the 5sec period the item is still stood on, a second monostable, having a 1 sec period is triggered and the solenoid operates...
Is this what you mean?
takes pin 2 of the 555 to ground, turns the solenoid on for one second, then off after one second. my understanding is this is not what happens in monostable mode.
thanks for the snappy reply
T