12 Dec
2012
12 Dec
'12
12:29 p.m.
On 12/12/2012 11:59 AM, Cindy Croxton Electronics Plus wrote:
It has been hypothesized that the 555 got its name
from the three 5 k?
resistors used within,[3] but Hans Camenzind has stated that the number was
arbitrary.[1]
Yes, but why start with 555 and not 550? I suppose it could have some
roots in an after-work drinking session with the subject "triple nickel"
....
--Chuck