NE555 bypassing

[Kyo]

http://benheck.com/book/support/Stupid_IC.htm

here it says "4.7k uF", that means "4.7 µF", right?

As far as I'm concerned, there is no such thing as kilo micro farad

[DK]

At the end of the article he says

"Note 2: I have only tried this with the exact resistor/capacitor values mentioned (4.7 uf and 24k)"

So I think it's a 4.7 uF capacitor

[Kyo]

Ah yes, I didn't see that. Thanks.