Take a look at the circuit shown. The astable multivibrator uses two capacitors C1 and C2 as coupling element.
![]() Circuit of an astable multivibrator. (Enlarge) |
![]() Circuit diagram of an astable multivibrator. |
When you attach the battery, the multivibrator switches incessantly between LED1 and LED2 back and forth.
Blinker This circuit is also known as blinker, blinker circuit or flashing circuit. |
But how do you influence the switching times? More on that in the next experiment.