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Idea for<$5 analog thermal fishing bob

by warren | June 07, 2014 20:18 07 Jun 20:18 | #10538 | #10538

Using 555 timers and no Arduino... Only red/blue LEDs!


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I take it the idea is to get the red/blue flashing really fast, making a gradient red-->magenta--->blue depending on the resistance of the thermistor in the 555 control circuit?

I like this a lot. Thermistors are non-linear in their response, so tuning this to different temperature ranges is going to require some thinking, but its a really excellent idea.

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