This circuit was found in an 80's EDN. The circuit uses a current common CMOS, the 4093 powering an LED. Trigger adjustment is done in a trimpot.
This fast trigger circuit allows the counting of up to 300 pulses per minute. The circuit is from...
This intercom uses transistors from the 60s. It was found in a Japanese publication at the time....
This circuit is from an old publication from the 90s, but it can be adapted to operate with LEDs....