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Create the NE555 astable timer core for a signal injector, add a low-side MOSFET switching stage, integrate a 1:1 RF isolation transformer primary between +12 V and the MOSFET drain, and expose the transformer secondary on external test leads with an intentional impedance imbalance.
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Add a standard 8-pin NE555 timer IC.
Connect VCC and RESET to a 12 V rail.
Connect GND to ground.
Tie Trigger and Threshold together.
Add a 10 nF capacitor from Control Voltage to ground.
Add an IRLZ44N N-channel MOSFET driven from the NE555 output.
Add a 10 kOhm gate pull-down resistor to ground.
Tie the MOSFET source to ground.
Add a 1:1 RF isolation transformer.
Connect one end of the transformer primary to +12 V.
Connect the other end of the transformer primary to the MOSFET drain.
Connect the top transformer secondary leg directly to an external Red Clip terminal.
Connect the bottom transformer secondary leg to an external Black Clip terminal through a 100 nF series capacitor.
Preserve the existing NE555 oscillator, MOSFET switch, and transformer primary drive circuitry without modification.
Document that the 100 nF series capacitor intentionally creates output impedance imbalance to promote common-mode leakage current injection.
Leave the circuit ready for later timing-network refinement and load-stage expansion.
Added an IRLZ44N-family low-side MOSFET stage on the NE555 output.
Added a dedicated 10 kOhm gate pull-down resistor to ensure a defined off state.
Added a 1:1 RF isolation transformer primary between +12 V and the MOSFET drain.
Added external Red Clip and Black Clip output terminals on the transformer secondary.
Added a 100 nF series coupling capacitor on the bottom secondary leg to intentionally create output impedance imbalance for common-mode leakage current injection.
-Open questions
The transformer primary is pulsed at about 33.1 kHz by the existing NE555 and MOSFET stage.
Because the output is now intentionally imbalanced on the transformer secondary, the external interface should be treated as a signal injection output and handled with appropriate safety precautions during bench testing.
-Open questions
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