Silicon ChipOuter Back Cover - January 2015 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Petrol power tools are anathema
  4. Feature: Interfacing To The Brain by Dr David Maddison
  5. Feature: The Micromite Mk.2 by Geoff Graham
  6. Project: Isolating High Voltage Probe for Oscilloscopes by Jim Rowe & Nicholas Vinen
  7. Project: High-Energy Multi-Spark CDI For Performance Cars, Pt.2 by John Clarke
  8. Product Showcase
  9. Project: The Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier, Pt.3 by Nicholas Vinen
  10. Beginner's Project: the PicoMiniCube by Design by Philip Tallents, article by Ross Tester
  11. Subscriptions
  12. Review: Tektronix RSA306 Real Time Spectrum Analyser by Jim Rowe
  13. Order Form
  14. Salvage It by Ken Kranz
  15. Vintage Radio: The Stromberg-Carlson 5A26 radio by Associate Professor Graham Parslow
  16. Market Centre
  17. Advertising Index
  18. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "The Micromite Mk.2":
  • 44-pin Micromite PCB [24108141] (AUD $5.00)
  • PIC32MX170F256B-50I/SP programmed for the Micromite Mk2 plus capacitor (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • PIC32MX170F256D-50I/PT programmed for the Micromite Mk2 (44-pin) (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • CP2102-based USB/TTL serial converter with 5-pin header and 30cm jumper cable (Component, AUD $5.00)
  • Firmware (HEX) file and documents for the Micromite Mk.2 and Micromite Plus (Software, Free)
Items relevant to "Isolating High Voltage Probe for Oscilloscopes":
  • Isolated High-Voltage Probe PCB [04108141] (AUD $10.00)
  • Hard-to-get parts for the Isolated High-Voltage Probe (Component, AUD $37.50)
  • Isolated High-Voltage Probe PCB pattern (PDF download) [04108141] (Free)
  • Isolated High-Voltage Probe panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
  • Isolated High-Voltage Probe drilling guide diagram (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, Free)
Items relevant to "High-Energy Multi-Spark CDI For Performance Cars, Pt.2":
  • Multispark CDI PCB [05112141] (AUD $10.00)
  • ETD29 transformer components (AUD $15.00)
  • Hard-to-get parts for the Multispark CDI (Component, AUD $45.00)
  • Multispark CDI PCB pattern (PDF download) [05112141] (Free)
  • Multispark CDI panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • High-Energy Multi-Spark CDI For Performance Cars (December 2014)
  • High-Energy Multi-Spark CDI For Performance Cars (December 2014)
  • High-Energy Multi-Spark CDI For Performance Cars, Pt.2 (January 2015)
  • High-Energy Multi-Spark CDI For Performance Cars, Pt.2 (January 2015)
Items relevant to "The Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier, Pt.3":
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier main PCB [01111141] (AUD $55.00)
  • Currawong Remote Control PCB [01111144] (AUD $5.00)
  • PIC16F88-I/P programmed for the Currawong Remote Volume Control [0111114A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • Front & rear panels for the Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier [01111142/3] (PCB, AUD $30.00)
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier acrylic top cover (PCB, AUD $30.00)
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier top cover cutting diagram (Software, Free)
  • Firmware and source code for the Currawong Remote Volume Control [0111114A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier main PCB pattern [01111141] (Free)
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Currawong Stereo Valve Amplifier: A Preview (October 2014)
  • Currawong Stereo Valve Amplifier: A Preview (October 2014)
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier, Pt.1 (November 2014)
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier, Pt.1 (November 2014)
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier, Pt.2 (December 2014)
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier, Pt.2 (December 2014)
  • The Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier, Pt.3 (January 2015)
  • The Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier, Pt.3 (January 2015)
  • Modifying the Currawong Amplifier: Is It Worthwhile? (March 2015)
  • Modifying the Currawong Amplifier: Is It Worthwhile? (March 2015)
  • A New Transformer For The Currawong Valve Amplifier (October 2016)
  • A New Transformer For The Currawong Valve Amplifier (October 2016)
Items relevant to "Salvage It":
  • SPICE simulations for Common Mode Chokes (Software, Free)
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