Can't understand this, I got it right?

[samsm255]

Im getting more in to electronic and stuff. I made a mouse auto click by it self with a 555 timer now I'm trying make a LED flash with a 555 timer. But I'm having hard time reading the diagram. Could someone please take look at it and tell me If I got this right?. Added a attachment of my photo I made on paint. Here is also the place I got my information from http://www.555-timer-circuits.com/flashing-led.html

-Thanks

 

[donkey]

a few things wrong there.
first of all your LED is connected to pins 1 and 8, their schematic clearly shows it goes on pin 1 then to a diode then pin 3.

 

[donkey]

actually after a really close look the diode seems to be bout the only thing wrong

 

[donkey]

oh and also nice work on the PAINT job

 

[donkey]

resistor come from pin 3 to pos side of LED then goes to pin 1 the neg side of the cap and the neg side of your battery.
now from your drawing it appears as though you connected your LED straight to the battery, so I am assuming it is no good now, try another LED

 

[samsm255]

Alright then, All I have to do is move the LED around and everything else is alright?. Also haven't made this thing yet so everything still in good shape.

 

[donkey]

kk
from what i see thats all you need to do.... let me know how you go
have you got a breadboard to try this on? it might help alot

 

[samsm255]

Well I lost my LED some where would any Led under 10mm work for this?

 

[(*steve*)]

Almost any LED will work with this.

Having placed it across the power supply, you may have damaged it in any case.

 

[samsm255]

I went to a store that sells electronics and guy there looked at my drawing/other one and he said everything looks alright but one 1k resistor isn't. Here update drawing of my thing im trying make can you all please take a 2ed look at it? Here link to ithttp://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2m3o1fl&s=6

 

[davenn]

you still dont have the 1k resistor on the left side connected correctly

it should be between pin 3 and the LED

can you see the difference to what you built compared to the schematic ?

you will get there
..... but you need to learn to more closely follow the schematic and transfer that layout to the physical layout

Dave

 

[samsm255]

Alright remade my whole drawing is this right now? http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=33xu5cg&s=6 And Do I really need wires going from 2 to 6 and 4 to 8?
Also do you know any web sites that would help me understand the schematic and the other stuff more?

 

[donkey]

that looks better.

 

[samsm255]

The drawing or over all? lol

 

[davenn]

And Do I really need wires going from 2 to 6 and 4 to 8?

does the schematic show those wires ?
YES

then you need them

and yes ... overall it looks good

Dave

 

[samsm255]

Thanks for the help everyone just hope I dont hurt my self again with this thing

 

[donkey]

ok now I am interested... how did you hurt yourself?
also try getting a breadboard, once you figure out the pathways it will help you out alot. figuring out where the wires go is the MOST important part besides being safe.

 

[samsm255]

On my work bench I have a hook I hang my hot glue gun or soldering iron when Im using one of them. I bent over pick something up off the floor the soldering iron laid up against top of my head and burnt some of my hair only hair but could been more

 

[samsm255]

I successfully made my first flashing LED

 

[(*steve*)]

Congratulations

It's always good when something you've built starts to work.