This circuit with two 555s was found in the Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits volume 5 of 1995. The power is high due to the use of 2N3055.
This circuit uses two light-activated SCRs or LASCRs, uncommon components today. The power depends on...
I found this circuit in a Popular Electronics from November 1999. The magazine is no longer...
Other series amplifiers such as the MC3301, MC3401 and LM2900 can be used on this circuit. We...