Classic Circuits You Should Know: Tone generator

Classic Circuits You Should Know: Tone generator
A simple oscillator circuit built with 2 caps, 2 resistors, and the good ol' 555 timer can be a clock generator, tone generator or replace the speaker with an led and it's a simple flasher.
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