Automatic control starts loads softly
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008The components connected to 555 timer IC1′s pin 2 provide a trigger synchronized with the ac input’s zero crossing. In conventional 555 fashion, R1, R2, and Cdetermine IC1′s period. However, the RC delay network connected between IC1′s pins 1 and 5 causes IC1′s period to approach its full value only gradually, rather than instantly at [...]


