I know there are a bunch of you out there who like your 555 timers, so this one's for you guys. This relay bypass uses a 555 as a bistable flip-flop combined with a simple relay trigger designed by MicTester. His original design uses a latching footswitch, but with the addition of the 555, a momentary switch can be used for a soft touch bypass. MicTester says that the relay must be a Takimisawa AL5WN-K, but they are easily found on eBay and other vendors. Schematic and further discussion can be found here.
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