It’s only a 555 if it says it’s a 555 on top. It could easily be any 8-pin DIP integrated circuit: just paint something else on it; e.g. it could be the classic 741 op amp:

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It’s only a 555 if it says it’s a 555 on top. It could easily be any 8-pin DIP integrated circuit: just paint something else on it; e.g. it could be the classic 741 op amp:
