Building F.R.E.D. (the flashing rear-end device)
Channel: pileofstuff
Date: 2019-04-05

In the late '60s and '70s the Flashing rear-end device (FRED) replaced the iconic caboose on most freight trains.

 Since that's the era that I model, I decided to build one on the cheap using another iconic device - the 555 timer IC .
Grab yourself a drink and come along for the ride.

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This isn't the only way to do it.
It's probably not the best way to do it.

But it's how I do it.