Is that the same as the lm555 listed at Radioshack?
And I know that a 1Farad cap is way less storage than a battery. Isn't it something like 10,000Farads for the storage of one AA? But anyway, thats not the point. I want a LED to blink for 2-3 hours (ideally), with a short quick blink every 2 seconds or so. I could afford up to 5 of those 1Farad caps, run them in parallel, so I'd have 5Farads. But I'd like to do it on one if possible. I may have to try out one of those 555 chips.