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Originally Posted by Starkler
Doesn't sound right though.
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No, doesn't make sense unless some other component is damaged. It comes with a ciggie lighter plug, so is designed to plug into power from a car battery - 13.8V shouldn't be a problem and I'm fairly sure I have run it from a battery before (for those oscilloscope scope tests I expect).
I'll put in a socket and buy a few 555s, in case the next one goes up in the same cloud of smoke and I have to search deeper into the circuit.