I found 1 resistor that did not belong. I also changed out the 555 ICs. I replaced the 10uf with the 2.2uf.
The reason i increased cap to 10u was originally the duration was but a fraction of a second. With the changes ive made in locating errors the beep duration is now .5 seconds with the 2.2uf cap. So there is an improvement.
Now the sound level being low i think is because of the two 0.01uf caps i paralleled in efforts to reach the required 0.022uf. If I remove one of the caps the sound becomes very faint. So i believe that's what is setting the frequency.
ive taken a few readings with my MM. Surprisingly i can detect the pulse coming from pin 10 of the NAND. it is 5.5 volts when in ready mode and it pulses when the input changes state. I cannot tell if it goes up or down in voltage but it does pulse.
That may be a problem. i thought it went from low to a brief pulse. Not 5volts to a pulse.
Needless to say it still does not beep
Im determined to correct this because i don't think i ever had it right (BB) to begin with. You were so gracious to help me create it so i want to get it right. please continue to assist me.
Thank you
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