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(@boggiano)
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@will Sorry, I don't understand.
Can you, please, be more specific ?
I try to follow, step by step, the flow of the diagram but I don't get it.


   
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@boggiano 

It's the flip flop section that's confusing you. This article will explain its operation far better than I could in the forum ...

https://www.electronicsforu.com/technology-trends/learn-electronics/flip-flop-rs-jk-t-d

Anything seems possible when you don't know what you're talking about.


   
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Marvin
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I've just been watching this Video and (just as with all the content that I have so far viewed) it's very well presented, explaining the circuits in detail, which is exactly what I (for one) need.

It could be that what I'm about to suggest has already been done/suggested, which is this: use a 555 Timer to generate the signal that is required to test salvaged (or even unused) Capacitors. From my very limited knowledge, I understand that the "characteristics" of any given Capacitor can be determined by looking at the waveform on a Oscilloscope and to do that, one needs a "signal", such as can be produced by a signal generator. So, maybe a very inexpensive "signal generator" could be built, based on a 555 Timer, with maybe a Potentiometer to tune the signal to a particular frequency?

Possibly, I don't know enough to see that this would not be reliable, but I have theses kind of thoughts (that is to say, practical applications) whenever I watch these kind of Videos.

Thank you, Bill.

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@rob42101 Hi Marvin. The member you were posting to  (@boggiano)  has not been on the forum since 2022-08-08 so he has likely lost interest. In addition you didn't address your message with @name as in @rob42101 in your case so that he will get notified.

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@zander Hi Ron,

The reason that I did not put @boggiano is because my post was not directed at that member; it's simply a general "Thank you." to Bill, together with a suggestion as to what I would like to see, as a 555 Timer Project, should my suggestion seem to be both practical and potentially of interest to other members.

I'm sorry that my post is unclear on those points.

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@rob42101 There is a forum for suggesting new content.

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