Silicon Chip Articles

Milling Prototype PC Boards With The Roland EGX-350

Fri Nov 6 00:00:00 2009

Need a PC board in a hurry? The EGX-350 can route, drill and cut out a complete board without the need for messy chemicals

Circuit Notebook

Thu Nov 5 00:00:00 2009

(1) Solar-Powered Garden Lighting System; (2) Relay Switcher For Testing Diodes & Transistors; (3) Power Supply With Balanced Rails; (4) Modulated Oscillator For AM Radio Alignment

Mailbag

Tue Nov 3 00:00:00 2009

LCD panel meter reads to 30V In the “Ask SILICON CHIP” pages of the August 2009 issue P. W. was enquiring about an LCD panel meter that could read to 30V. Jaycar have a clock/voltmeter which is supposed to handle 24V systems. It is on all the time with...

Review: Quantumdata 780 HDMI Tester

Sun Nov 1 00:00:00 2009

It tests HDMI cables, generates test patterns and provides digital audio test signals for DACs and home-theatre receivers

A Universal I/O Board With USB Interface

Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 2009

This easy-to-build board connects to a USB port on your laptop or desktop computer and will let you connect a host of digital and analog inputs/outputs. It works with Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems

Vintage Radio

Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 2009

The development of AC mains power supplies, Pt.1

Using A Wideband O₂ Sensor In Your Car, Pt.2

Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 2009

Pt.2 this month describes the construction and gives the installation and test details. There's also an FAQ panel to make the job easy

Review: The FLIR i5 Infrared Camera

Sat Oct 17 00:00:00 2009

Just aim and shoot to get a false-colour pictureshowing the temperature gradients of a building, machinery, a human body or whatever. And it can function as a precise non-contact thermometer

Circuit Notebook

Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 2009

(1)RS232 To IrDA Transmitter; (2) Replacement For A Power Transformer In A Valve Radio; (3) Audio Power Meter With Programmable Load; (4) Electronic Tank Gauge/Pump Control For Caravans & Boats; (5) Ultra-Low Power Flasher

Digital Megohm & Leakage Current Meter

Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 2009

Looking for an electronic megohm & leakage current tester with LCD readout? This unit allows testing at either 500V or 1000V and can measure insulation resistances up to 999MΩ and leakage currents to below 1μA

Serviceman's Log

Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 2009

Weird faults from car electronics

High-Quality Stereo Digital-To-Analog Converter, Pt.2

Thu Oct 8 00:00:00 2009

Second article shows you how to assemble the PC board modules and make the connecting cables. Kits will be supplied with the SMDs soldered in place, to make assembly easy

The Secret World Of Oscilloscope Probes

Tue Oct 6 00:00:00 2009

Ever wondered what's inside a scope probe? There's more to them than just a resistive divider in combination with some capacitors. Here's a look at how they really work

Ask Silicon Chip

Sun Oct 4 00:00:00 2009

Speed control for a 110V movie projector Would either of the universal motor speed controller circuits published this year (February or May 2009) be suitable for running a 110V AC motor. Could they be easily adapted? The application is a French Pathe 9.5mm film projector, circa 1950, that...

Mailbag

Sat Oct 3 00:00:00 2009

Human-induced global warming: a load of hot air The government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme has the potential to ruin Australia’s productive economies and to build an even greater bureaucracy. Even the name of this bill should ring warning bells as carbon is the foundation of life and is not...

Silicon Chip Articles

Milling Prototype PC Boards With The Roland EGX-350

Circuit Notebook

Mailbag

Review: Quantumdata 780 HDMI Tester

A Universal I/O Board With USB Interface

Vintage Radio

Using A Wideband O2 Sensor In Your Car, Pt.2

Review: The FLIR i5 Infrared Camera

Circuit Notebook

Digital Megohm & Leakage Current Meter

Serviceman's Log

High-Quality Stereo Digital-To-Analog Converter, Pt.2

The Secret World Of Oscilloscope Probes

Ask Silicon Chip

Mailbag

Using A Wideband O₂ Sensor In Your Car, Pt.2