Customer Builds – The Clock
Another successful customer build, thanks for the update @Jalecko_! He says he is going to house the PCB in a wooden case with an acrylyc front. We're really looking forward [...]
“The 555 Micro” Kit Released
We're excited to announce that the micro version of our popular 555 timer kit has now been released! "The 555 Micro" measures just 28 x 36 mm and is designed [...]
Push your soldering to the next level
Coming Soon! Push your soldering to the next level with this soon to be released kit. The 555 Micro is the latest kit in our popular discrete 555 timer range. [...]
“The Clock” Prototype
Another exciting kit that will soon be joining the ranks in the Sloth Byte store is "The Clock". Yes, that's correct, named "The Clock", it is based around 74xx series [...]
Astable 555 Timer Calculator
In this post, we'll look at how to build a 555 timer astable circuit. When used in this way, the 555 timer will provide a clock pulse signal output [...]
Discrete 555 Timer now in Black
24/10/2020 - The Discrete 555 Timer kit EZ version is now available in black. The matte black colour of the PCB really offsets the white silkscreen making this a beautiful [...]
4-Bit Binary and Hex Kit now in the store!
10/10/2020 - The 4-Bit Binary and Hex Kit is now available in the store! Learn binary and hexadecimal while practising your soldering skills with this fun and educational kit. [...]
4-Bit Binary and Hex Kit – Almost Ready :-)
**Update** 10/10/2020 - now in the store and on Tindie. 26/07/2020 - "4-bit Binary and Hexidecimal Kit" update Great news, the 4-Bit Binary and Hext kit is now almost [...]
Discrete 555 Timer
**Update 19/07/2020** See this kit being used as a clock with a Z80 CPU on YouTube. 21/06/2020 - The Discrete 555 Timer is now available to purchase in the [...]