Silicon ChipContents - December 2006 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Cheap battery drills are very wasteful
  4. Feature: The Holden Lightship & Its 2321cm Video Screen by Ross Tester
  5. Feature: What’s Happened To Electronic Advances In Cars? by Julian Edgar
  6. Feature: Excellence In Education Technology Awards by Silicon Chip
  7. Feature: Bringing A Dead Cordless Drill Back To Life by Ross Tester
  8. Project: Cordless Power Tool Charger Controller by John Clarke
  9. Project: Build A Radar Speed Gun, Pt.2 by Jim Rowe
  10. Project: A Heartbeat CPR Training Beeper by Jim Rowe & Ross Tester
  11. Project: Super Speedo Corrector by John Clarke & Julian Edgar
  12. Project: 12/24V Auxiliary Battery Controller by Branko Justic & Ross Tester
  13. Project: PICAXE Net Server, Pt.4 by Clive Seager
  14. Salvage It: The good bits in microwave ovens by Julian Edgar
  15. Vintage Radio: The AWA 976A Hybrid Car Radio by Rodney Champness
  16. Book Store
  17. Advertising Index
  18. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Cordless Power Tool Charger Controller":
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  • Build A Radar Speed Gun, Pt.1 (November 2006)
  • Build A Radar Speed Gun, Pt.1 (November 2006)
  • Build A Radar Speed Gun, Pt.2 (December 2006)
  • Build A Radar Speed Gun, Pt.2 (December 2006)
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  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.1 (September 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.2 (October 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.2 (October 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.3 (November 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.3 (November 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.4 (December 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.4 (December 2006)

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Contents Vol.19, No.12; December 2006 SILICON CHIP www.siliconchip.com.au Features    8 The Holden Lightship & Its 2321cm Video Screen It’s huge and it’s flying to a sky near you – by Ross Tester 12 What’s Happened To Electronic Advances In Cars? It’s gadgets instead of efficiency and innovative engineering – by Julian Edgar 17 Excellence In Education Technology Awards And the winners are . . . Cordless Power Tool Charger Controller – Page 32. 24 Bringing A Dead Cordless Drill Back To Life Don’t throw that dead cordless drill in the bin. Here’s how to repack the battery with fresh cells – by Ross Tester Pro jects To Build Heartbeat CPR Training Beeper – Page 66. 32 Cordless Power Tool Charger Controller Just repacked your cordless drill battery? Build this Charger Controller & never cook a Nicad battery pack again – by John Clarke 44 Build A Radar Speed Gun, Pt.2 Second article has all the construction details & gives the check-out procedure – by Jim Rowe 66 A Heartbeat CPR Training Beeper It fits in the palm of your hand and provides audible timing beats for correct CPR – by Jim Rowe & Ross Tester 72 Super Speedo Corrector Swapped out the diff or changed gearbox ratios? This easy-to-build circuit will get your speedo reading accurately again – by John Clarke & Julian Edgar 80 12/24V Auxiliary Battery Controller An auxiliary battery is a great idea for a campervan or 4WD if you’re going bush. Build this device & avoid flattening your main battery – by Branko Justic 88 PICAXE Net Server, Pt.4 Environmental temperature control via the Internet – by Clive Seager Special Columns 39 Circuit Notebook (1) Mains Zero-Crossing Recovery; (2) Improved Vibrating Battery Tester; (3) CB Radio Beeper With Selectable Tones; (4) Remote Watering System 61 Serviceman’s Log The 50-year-old AWA TV set – by the TV Serviceman Calibrate Your Speedo With This Speedo Corrector – Page 72. 93 Salvage It! The good bits in microwave ovens – by Julian Edgar 98 Vintage Radio The AWA 976A hybrid car radio – by Rodney Champness Departments 2   4 78 103 Publisher’s Letter Mailbag Product Showcase Order Form siliconchip.com.au 104 Ask Silicon Chip 107 Notes & Errata 110 Market Centre 12/24V Auxiliary Battery Controller – Page 80. December 2006  1