Silicon ChipBook Store - January 2014 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Parcel deliveries by octocopter may be some time off
  4. Feature: Arduino-Controlled Fuel Injection For Small Engines by Nenad Stojadinovic
  5. Subscriptions
  6. Project: Bass Extender Mk2 For HiFi Systems by Nicholas Vinen
  7. Project: PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.2 by John Clarke
  8. Salvage It: Wrecking a dead PC power supply for parts by Bruce Pierson
  9. Product Showcase
  10. Project: Build A LED Party Strobe by Ross Tester & Nicholas Vinen
  11. PartShop
  12. Project: Li'l Pulser Mk2: Fixing The Switch-Off Lurch by Nicholas Vinen & Leo Simpson
  13. Book Store
  14. Review: Rigol DS1104Z-S Digital Storage Oscilloscope by Nicholas Vinen
  15. Feature: The Sydney Mini Maker Faire by Nicholas Vinen
  16. Project: "Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.3 by Nicholas Vinen & Leo Simpson
  17. Vintage Radio: Philco Safari: the first transistor portable projection TV set by Ian Batty
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Arduino-Controlled Fuel Injection For Small Engines":
  • Arduino software source code for fuel injection for small engines (Free)
Items relevant to "Bass Extender Mk2 For HiFi Systems":
  • Bass Extender Mk2 PCB [01112131] (AUD $10.00)
  • Bass Extender Mk2 PCB pattern (PDF download) [01112131] (Free)
  • Bass Extender Mk2 panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.2":
  • PortaPAL-D PCBs [01111131-3] (AUD $35.00)
  • Panel folding and drilling diagrams for the PortaPAL-D (Software, Free)
  • PortaPAL-D PCB patterns (PDF download) [01111131-3] (Free)
  • PortaPAL-D panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.1 (December 2013)
  • PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.1 (December 2013)
  • PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.2 (January 2014)
  • PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.2 (January 2014)
  • PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.3 (February 2014)
  • PortaPAL-D: A Powerful, Portable PA System, Pt.3 (February 2014)
Items relevant to "Build A LED Party Strobe":
  • LED Party Strobe PCB [16101141] (AUD $7.50)
  • LED Party Strobe PCB pattern (PDF download) [16101141] (Free)
Items relevant to "Li'l Pulser Mk2: Fixing The Switch-Off Lurch":
  • Li'l Pulser Mk2 Revised PCB [09107134] (AUD $15.00)
  • Li'l Pulser Mk2 front & rear panels [09107132/3] (PCB, AUD $20.00)
  • Li'l Pulser Mk2 Revised PCB pattern (PDF download) [09107134] (Free)
  • Li'l Pulser Mk2 panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Li'l Pulser Model Train Controller, Mk.2 (July 2013)
  • Li'l Pulser Model Train Controller, Mk.2 (July 2013)
  • Li'l Pulser Mk2: Fixing The Switch-Off Lurch (January 2014)
  • Li'l Pulser Mk2: Fixing The Switch-Off Lurch (January 2014)
Items relevant to ""Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.3":
  • Mini Regulator PCB (MiniReg) [18112111] (AUD $5.00)
  • Tiny Tim Power Supply PCB [18110131] (AUD $10.00)
  • Hifi Stereo Headphone Amplifier PCB [01309111] (AUD $17.50)
  • "Tiny Tim" Amplifier Power Supply PCB pattern (PDF download) [18110131] (Free)
  • Hifi Stereo Headphone Amplifier PCB pattern (PDF download) [01309111] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • "Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.1 (October 2013)
  • "Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.1 (October 2013)
  • "Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.2 (December 2013)
  • "Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.2 (December 2013)
  • "Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.3 (January 2014)
  • "Tiny Tim" 10W/Channel Stereo Amplifier, Pt.3 (January 2014)
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