Found in a 1967 EEE, this circuit uses the signal from the alternating current power grid to produce pulses from a Unijunction. The circuit is directly excited by the mains voltage.
This circuit, which in our times would be called a shield, can also be used with other loads. The...
This circuit is from an old American documentation from the 70s. Transistor 2N3904 can be replaced by...
This application of the 555 was found in the November 1992 Radio Electronics magazine. The...