Schmitt trigger for feedback SSTCs

["Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>]

Original poster: Mr Gregory Peters <s371034-at-student.uq.edu.au> 

Hello all,

Been looking at common, cheap schmitt triggers used for feedback SSTCs, and 
have noted that they:

a) generally only run on 5v

b) Can only supply a few tens of mA output


Anyway I found this circuit at:

http://www.uoguelph.ca/~antoon/gadgets/555/555.html

Go to the "example circuits" section, figure 9.

It is a 555 timer being used as a schmitt trigger to clean up dirty wave 
inputs. Seems this would be useful to us SSTCers, as it is cheap, can run 
off 12v, and can supply up to 200mA output current.

Is there any reason why this couldn't be used in a feedback SSTC system?


Cheers,

Greg Peters
Department of Earth Sciences,
University of Queensland, Australia
Phone: 0402 841 677
http://www.geocities-dot-com/gregjpeters