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Contents
Vol.20, No.11; November 2007
www.siliconchip.com.au
SILICON
CHIP
Your Own
Home
Recording
Studio –
Page 10.
Features
10 Your Own Home Recording Studio
Learn how to produce audio CDs for musicians at a fraction of the cost of a
recording studio – by Michael Goebel
22 The Electricity-Saving Box – Does It Work?
Is this a clever gimmick or what? You just plug it in and it supposedly saves
you money . . . or does it? – by Mauro Grassi
48 Siemens’ Electronic Wedge Brake
Revolutionary new electronically-controlled braking system has no hydraulics
Pro jects To Build
28 PIC-Based Water-Tank Level Meter; Pt.1
It’s easy to install, doesn’t use a complicated in-tank sensor and has an
optional radio telemetry feature that lets you remotely monitor up to 10 tanks
and automatically control pumps – by John Clarke
40 Playback Adaptor For CD-ROM Drives
Ever wanted to use a CD-ROM drive as a CD player? This nifty adaptor can
control two CD-ROM drives and has IR remote control – by Mauro Grassi
62 Rolling Code Security System; Pt.2
PIC-Based Water-Tank
Level Meter – Page 28.
Second article covers the installation and setting-up procedures and describes
the optional SOIC adaptor board – by John Clarke
67 PIC Programmer SOIC Converter
This simple adaptor PC board accepts 18-pin SOIC PIC micros and plugs
directly into a conventional PIC programmer – by John Clarke
69 A UV Light Box For Making PC Boards
Build your own exposure light box with an electronic timer – by Robert Scott
Special Columns
Playback Adaptor For
CD-ROM Drives – Page
40.
57 Serviceman’s Log
Fire, foam and computer hard drives – by the TV Serviceman
82 Circuit Notebook
(1) PIC-Controlled SLA Battery Capacity Meter; (2) Audio Link Via Cat.5
Cable; (3) Simple Model Train Controller; (4) R/C Servo Exerciser; (5)
Animation For Mobiles; (6) Discrete Component Low Dropout Regulator
90 Vintage Radio
Light Box
For Making
PC Boards –
Page 69.
Pocket-sized valve portable radios – by Rodney Champness
Departments
2
4
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Publisher’s Letter
Mailbag
Order Form
Product Showcase
siliconchip.com.au
96 Ask Silicon Chip
99 Notes & errata
102 Market Centre
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