[FightCube] wrote in recommending a very helpful piece of circuit simulation software for those of you still constructing entries for the 555 design contest. LTSpiceIV, available from Linear ...

[4dcircuitry]’s 555-based flashing circuit sculpture ticks all the go ... they are using 1206 components and an SOIC-packaged 555 timer here. On the other hand, they start by smartly laying ...