(Pack of 50 Pieces) MCIGICM Ne555 Timer IC Chip Kit Pulse Generator

I have only used 2 of these out of the 50 so far and both worked as expected.

These where weirdly packed, 50 of them stuffed into a piece of foam and then wrapped a few times in plastic film, but no defects in the first 12 I tested and none were damaged. Normally ICs like these come in a tube or something for greater protection, but I supposed this was eliminates a little waste. Otherwise, it's a 555... these things rule the world.

I used it to make blinking Christmas lights

Seems to function as they should, I have used a couple without any issues and the circuit seems to be of good quality

I haven't checked them all for function, but seem fine.They are 555 timers. If there are a few bad ones, I guess I will suck it up. They are cheap. I only got them so that I can be cool on the intrawebz and tell peeps not to use a micro controller when a 555 will do and not feel like a hypocrite. I will probably still use a microcontroller though. Then I will fell bad and lose sleep, but at least I am being honest in this review.

All timers came well packaged together. No pins were bent and have not seen or used a faulty part. No damages at all. Pins were protected via foam pads and were excellent. The writting was a bit dim, but that should not be an issue in a well lit area and good storage. Would buy again.

You don't realize how small 555 chips are until you see them all packaged like this. I've built a few prototypes with these chips, and the chips have been working well for me. When the time comes, I would buy again.

I have not experienced any part failures from MCIGICM so far, even after exceeding their ratings and listed ratings of well known brands. The pins do bend easier then other brands but they preform as well. For the price you can't go wrong.