Who says 555 projects can't be awesome?

[Winston]

TI makes a tinylogic single 123 in a US8 package

SN74LVC1G123DCU

Nice for blinking LEDs on narrow pulses and such.

John

Cool!

--Winston

 

[Spehro Pefhany]

What's a tie pin?

What's a tie?

John

I would expect Rich to be more familiar with a tie stick.

 

[Don Lancaster]

What's a tie pin?

A baking accessory for dyslexics.

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....and I have a strict limit of one per year.

 

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What's a tie pin?

It's what you use to select options, such as the static inputs to address
decoders, on a board.

What's a tie?

The thing that holds cables together.

 

[Rich Grise]

I once made a tie pin out of an 8751 chip. ;-)

I have a ceramic 486DX chip that's a very fine x-acto knife sharpener.
[/QUOTE]
I bet you're talking about the package. I had one of those mil-spec ones
with the gold pins and the quartz lid in a metal frame that I unsoldered,
then unsoldered the chip from the bottom of the package and threw the
package away - I had a naked chip about 1/4" square, that was surprisingly
not very easy to solder the (gold-plated) post to the back of. And its
corners were sharp enough to draw blood. >:->

Cheers!
Rich

 

[Rich Grise]

I once made a tie pin out of an 8751 chip. ;-)

Has it seen a lot of use? The tie pin, I mean, not the 8751.
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Well, it was "My Tie Pin," so I wore it every time I wore a tie. It
got lost in the shuffle a few years ago when I essentially lost
the job and eventually everything else; I haven't had occasion to
wear a tie in a while.

The weird thing was, absolutely nobody commented on it. Zero! Even
once when some lady complemented me on the "exquisite" tie I was
wearing that day, which was an Xmas gift from Mom & Dad, she didn't
mention the custom-made silicon chip tie pin. )-;

Thanks,
Rich

 

[Rich Grise]

What's a tie pin?

It's a thing that holds your tie close to your chest and keeps
it out of your soup.

What's a tie?

It's a silk, polyester, or other fabric noose worn like a cravat
to identify your ranking in the heirarchal rat race and making
hand-to-hand combat a losing proposition.

Hope This Helps!
Rich

 

[Rich Grise]

I would expect Rich to be more familiar with a tie stick.

Ah, yes, more's the pity! (they're quite far and few between,
these days.)

But did you know that in Korea you can get sun-dried lizard on
a stick? (the sun-dried squids don't need the stick.) ;-)

Cheers!
Rich

 

[Rich Grise]

On Jul 6, 5:15 pm, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...@On-My-

Jealous of a 555? I'm pretty good at timing, and my wife thinks I'm a
little unstable, but jealous of a one-shot? No thank you.

My jealously of Sarah is limited to her thick and lustrous hair.

Well, one thing's sure about Palin - nominating her for Prez would
guarantee another four years for Our Glorious Beloved Infallible
Commissar.

Hope This Helps!
Rich

 

[Rich Grise]

I think it was Spehro who said:


Is that a tie stick, or a Thai-stick? They seem to be still selling in
California.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_stick

I'm almost sure he was going for the pun, and yes, I have had Thai
stick, but I fear it might be prohibitively expensive domestically.

Thanks,
Rich