I'm trying to build a 555 circuit that just simply flashes an LED. The schematic I'm using is the one you can find all over the internet. Just a simple Astable 555 circuit.
My problem is that mine worked on the breadboard, but when I went to actually solder it, I noticed that I had pins 3 and 6 shorted instead of 2 and 6. So I moved the wire and it didn't work when 2 and 6 were connected, but it does still work with 3 and 6 connected. I'm confused why this works this way....any ideas?