NE555: The MOSFET Driver That Time Forgot (Until Now!)
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 Published On Aug 1, 2024

To effectively drive Power MOSFET’s you need about 12 Volt and enough current to charge the gate fast.
Surprisingly, a NE555 timer makes a good MOSFET driver converting standard logic levels of 1.8 to 5 V to a gate drive signal of 12V at 200mA, which is enough for many applications!
In this video I will explain how the circuit works, then I will build it and test the circuit to its limit to show its advantages and disadvantages.
Arduino PWM code: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ABwv...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/555_tim...

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