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Rhypht

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Hi all, fairly new to circuit-building, but this is a little project that I've recently been tasked with. I was recommended to come here for input on how to get it done. Here's what I'm trying to accomplish:

There is a button, two LEDs and some power supply. When the button is pushed, the first LED will light up for a split second, then de-energize. Immediately after, the second LED will do the exact same. This can be repeated over and over.

The catch is that I am working in VERY small spaces here, and I do not have very much room at all to work with.

I could get away with having both LEDs light at the exact same time if it is necessary to keep the circuitry simple or concealable, but ideally I'd like a fraction of a second delay between the two. Having them only stay on for a moment is also essential. Any ideas on how to accomplish this? The split-second lighting was what was hanging me up. I'm not sure how to accomplish that, and the small space I'm working with requires everything to be pretty straightforward.
 

Harald Kapp

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Look up (Google) 555 monostable multivibrators (monoflop). Use one to light LED #1. Use the output of the first to trigger the second monoflop and light LED #2.

Use a 556, that's 2*555 circuits in one IC.

Fast track to 55 circuits: here.
 
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