I have pushed the switch many times and it does not seem to have affected the chip yet. Cascading ties pin 11 of the 4017 to the right back to the reset 15 pin of the 1st 4017 and I just added the switch so I could reset the count any time I wanted. Is their a better way to do it? Oh ye and I...
Thanks to everyone for all of your help. The problem is solved and it is working perfectly now. I am a member of other forums and someone in one of the other forums saw that I was using the wrong gate. I switched the gates and it is working exactly the way I wanted. Thanks again everyone...
Thanks for your reply. The 4017's according to the data sheet will have 9 outputs on the 1st one and 8 outputs on the second and third when cascaded but I did not see anything that said there would be a dead spot on any of them. I guess it may not really be what you could call a dead spot...
Hello, I have constructed a 25 Led counter and am having a little trouble. I have cascaded 3 4017's with a 4011 according to how the data sheet shows. I have added a pushbutton along with a 4001 to debounce for a clean count. I get a good clean count with one push of the button from LED 1 to LED...