The purpose of this circuit is to produce a quick discharge on a shorted battery to attempt its recovery. The diode must be high current and the transformer too.
This unity gain circuit was found in the February 1995 Electronics Now magazine. The frequency is 10 kHz,...
Found in a 1967 Electronic Design, this transistorized circuit compresses and then expands a pulse....
This TTL pulse stretcher or stretcher was found in a 90's EDN. The time constant R x C1 determines...