The circuit shown is from National Semiconductor's Linear Applications Handbook. It makes use of the LM78S40 which is not an easy component to obtain today.
This long delay circuit was found in the July 1973 Radio Electronics magazine. The capacitor...
This basic circuit showing the LM3914 “inside” was published in the October 1980 issue of Radio...
Using only one general purpose transistor this circuit is powered by batteries. The lamp of the...