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Circuit explanation for A-stable multivibrator (TR

type)
I will explain the operation of the circuit which is made this time.
The operation immediately after the turning on

When a power is supplied, the base electric current flows

through TR1 through Rx, the base electric current flows
through TR2 through Ry and TR1 and TR2 become the
ON condition. Also, the electric current flows with R1
Cy TR2 base and the electric charge begins to store up at
the capacitor Cy. In the same way, the electric current
flows through R2 Cx TR1 base and the electric charge
begins to store up at the capacitor Cx, too. When TR1 and
TR2 become the ON condition, OUT1 and OUT2 become
the grounding potential. With this, the Cx and Cy side of
the OUT terminal becomes the grounding potential. In case
of the turning on, because a few electric charges are stored
up in Cx and Cy, Cx reduces the base voltage of TR1
negatively and Cy reduces the base voltage of TR2
negatively. When the base voltage is reduced, TR becomes
the OFF condition but only either of TR1 or TR2 the
earlier one becomes the OFF condition. For example, when
the voltage of the X point is early reduced, TR1 becomes
the OFF condition. When TR1 becomes the OFF
condition, the electric current alwayses fall through with
R1 Cy the TR2 base and TR2 doesn't become the OFF
condition.

Output's turning-over operation (1)

The collector electric current begins to flow when the base
electric current flows as the operation of the transistor. The
collector electric current can flow, that the hFE duple of
the base electric current is done. However, the collector
electric current of doing hFE duple doesn't flow. In case of
TR1, the electric current of Vcc/R1 flows. For example, in
case of Vcc = 5V, R1 = 1 K-ohm, hFE(the mu factor) = 100,
IB(the base electric current) = 1 mA, in the calculation, it
becomes the collector electric current of IB X hFE = 100
mA, but actually, only Vcc / R1 = 12 mA flow. In this
case, even if it makes the base electric current more than
0.12 mA, the collector electric current doesn't increase.
This condition is called the saturation state. Because it
handles the 0 or 1 (ON or OFF) condition at the digital
circuit, as the operation of the transistor, in case of ON, it
uses in the saturation state. When applying the base
electric current to the transistor, the voltage (VBE) between
the base and the emitter becomes about 0.6 V. Even if the
base electric current increases, this voltage doesn't change too much. After the X point is reduced to
the negative voltage by Cx, the electric current flows through Rx in Cx. With this, the voltage of the X
point rises gradually. When the X point becomes the 0.6 V, the electric current flows through Rx and
TR1 changes into the ON condition rapidly. When TR1 becomes the ON condition, the Y point
becomes negative with the electric charge of Cy.(This is called the reverse bias). This changes TR2
from the ON condition to the OFF condition. This condition lasts until VBE (the Y point) of TR2
becomes 0.6 V. Since Y points become minus voltage, the maximum permission voltage of VEB of a
transistor is important. Since VEB is 5V in the case of 2SC1815, usage that the voltage applied to a
capacitor exceeds 5V cannot be done. When supply voltage is set to 5V, LED of load is 2V and
between the base and the emitter of a transistor is 0.6V, the voltage of a capacitor is 5 - 2 - 0.6 = 2.4V.
Actually, it was a little less than 3V.
The electric charge begins to store up in Cx through R2 when TR2 becomes OFF. This becomes the
preparation to do TR1 in the reverse bias to the next period. R2 and Cx compose the integration circuit.
Therefore, even if TR2 becomes OFF, OUT2 doesn't stand up rapidly. When the value of R2 is big, the
standing-up of OUT2 doesn't become the rectangle and becomes shaped like the integration curve. R1
in case of TR1 is same too. The electric charge stores up in Cy with the electric current which flows
through Ry Cy TR1 (the blue line) and the Y point rises gradually.

The electric charge begins to store up in Cx through R2

when TR2 becomes OFF. This becomes the preparation to
do TR1 in the reverse bias to the next period. R2 and Cx
compose the integration circuit. Therefore, even if TR2
becomes OFF, OUT2 doesn't stand up rapidly. When the
value of R2 is big, the standing-up of OUT2 doesn't
become the rectangle and becomes shaped like the
integration curve. R1 in case of TR1 is same too. The
electric charge stores up in Cy with the electric current
which flows through Ry Cy TR1 (the blue line) and
the Y point rises gradually.

Output's turning-over operation (2)

TR2 changes into the ON condition when the Y point becomes 0.6 V.
The X point is done in the reverse bias by the electric charge of Cx when TR2 becomes the ON
condition and TR1 changes into the OFF condition. The electric charge is stored up through R1 in Cy
and the preparation of the reverse bias of TR2 is done.
The electric charge stores up in Cx through Rx Cx TR2 and the X point rises gradually.
This condition continues until the X point becomes 0.6 V.
Output's turning-over operation (3)

TR1 changes into the ON condition when the X point

becomes 0.6 V.
The Y point is done in the reverse bias by the electric
charge of Cy when TR1 becomes the ON condition and
TR2 changes into the OFF condition. The electric charge is
stored up through R2 in Cx and the preparation of the
reverse bias of TR1 is done.
The electric charge stores up in Cy through Ry Cy
TR1 and the Y point rises gradually.
This condition continues until the Y point becomes 0.6 V.

It became the condition which was explained above in

"Output's turning-over operation (1)".

After that, it repeats this operation.