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floxyyesterday at 7:56 PM1 replyview on HN

Hmm, why not? For the astable configuration, you could use a 100F capacitor with R1 = 10 Meg and R2 = 7.5 Meg, for a 55 year period. Base current for the Threshold NPN will come from the Trigger PNP (and hopefully temperature drift matches OK). Other than maybe the 100F capacitor might have some variation in capacitance and leakage current over the course of 55 years ;-)

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/tecate-group/PBLH...


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spefftoday at 2:49 AM

Once you get above a couple meg, the oils on your fingers start affecting the resistance. Better hope no-one touches with your 55 year counter