20 January 2007

Here's a cheap and simple battery charger which you can leave connected without risk of overcharge.

19 January 2007

Today's hospitals are full of electronics

16 January 2007

Now considered to be relics of a bygone era, stereo radiograms (or stereograms) were common during the 1960s. The Philips RF5 stereogram was typical of this new breed of entertainment systems.

14 January 2007

Old tape-based answering machines can now be picked up for next to nothing or perhaps you've got one stashed away in the cupboard. Here are few ideas to put it to use.

12 January 2007

Interesting circuit ideas which we have checked but not built and tested. Contributions from readers are welcome

08 January 2007

It stops your car's air condiotioner from sapping engine power when going up hills or during over taking. It could even save on fuel costs.

05 January 2007

Elsewhere in this issue we feature "WinRadio": a very high performance, computer-based radio receiver. As that review was being written, this tiny communications receiver also arrived at SILICON CHIP. It's very significantly cheaper, covers the complete 100kHz to 30MHz MF/HF band (with 88-108MHz broadcast band into the bargain) and offers a wide range of user controls. We thought it apposite to put this review in the same issue so readers can get make their own comparisons...

27 December 2006

Get your electronic speedo reading accurately

23 December 2006

Protect your investment and extend the life of your power tool rechargable batteries. Add this power tool charge controller and never cook a nicad again!

21 December 2006

TV takes to ... The Holden AirShip