Silicon ChipMarket Centre - November 2025 SILICON CHIP
  1. Contents
  2. Publisher's Letter: Many SSDs have a limited lifespan no matter what
  3. Project: Capacitor Discharger by Andrew Levido
  4. Feature: Teach-In 12.1 by Mike Tooley
  5. Project: 5MHz 40A Current Probe by Andrew Levido
  6. Feature: Max’s Cool Beans by Max the Magnificent
  7. Project: 3D Printer Filament Drying Chamber, Part 2 by Phil Prosser
  8. Feature: Techno Talk by Max the Magnificent
  9. Feature: Circuit Surgery by Ian Bell
  10. Feature: Net Work by Alan Winstanley
  11. Feature: Nikola Tesla, the original ‘mad scientist’, Part 2 by Tim Blythman
  12. Subscriptions
  13. Feature: Audio Out by Jake Rothman
  14. PartShop
  15. Advertising Index
  16. Market Centre
  17. Back Issues

This is only a preview of the November 2025 issue of Practical Electronics.

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Articles in this series:
  • Max’s Cool Beans (January 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (February 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (March 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (April 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (May 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (June 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (July 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (August 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (September 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans: Weird & Wonderful Arduino Projects (October 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (November 2025)
Items relevant to "3D Printer Filament Drying Chamber, Part 2":
  • Filament Dryer Control PCB [28110241] (AUD $7.50)
  • PIC16F15214-I/P programmed for the 3D Printer Filament Dryer [2811024A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • Firmware and 3D printing (STL) files for the 3D Printer Filament Dryer (Software, Free)
  • Filament Dryer Control PCB pattern (PDF download) [28110241] (Free)
  • 3D Printer Filament Dryer drilling templates (Panel Artwork, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • 3D Printer Filament Dryer, Part 1 (October 2024)
  • 3D Printer Filament Dryer, Part 2 (November 2024)
  • 3D Printer Filament Drying Chamber, Part 1 (October 2025)
  • 3D Printer Filament Drying Chamber, Part 2 (November 2025)
Articles in this series:
  • Techno Talk (February 2020)
  • Techno Talk (March 2020)
  • (April 2020)
  • Techno Talk (May 2020)
  • Techno Talk (June 2020)
  • Techno Talk (July 2020)
  • Techno Talk (August 2020)
  • Techno Talk (September 2020)
  • Techno Talk (October 2020)
  • (November 2020)
  • Techno Talk (December 2020)
  • Techno Talk (January 2021)
  • Techno Talk (February 2021)
  • Techno Talk (March 2021)
  • Techno Talk (April 2021)
  • Techno Talk (May 2021)
  • Techno Talk (June 2021)
  • Techno Talk (July 2021)
  • Techno Talk (August 2021)
  • Techno Talk (September 2021)
  • Techno Talk (October 2021)
  • Techno Talk (November 2021)
  • Techno Talk (December 2021)
  • Communing with nature (January 2022)
  • Should we be worried? (February 2022)
  • How resilient is your lifeline? (March 2022)
  • Go eco, get ethical! (April 2022)
  • From nano to bio (May 2022)
  • Positivity follows the gloom (June 2022)
  • Mixed menu (July 2022)
  • Time for a total rethink? (August 2022)
  • What’s in a name? (September 2022)
  • Forget leaves on the line! (October 2022)
  • Giant Boost for Batteries (December 2022)
  • Raudive Voices Revisited (January 2023)
  • A thousand words (February 2023)
  • It’s handover time (March 2023)
  • AI, Robots, Horticulture and Agriculture (April 2023)
  • Prophecy can be perplexing (May 2023)
  • Technology comes in different shapes and sizes (June 2023)
  • AI and robots – what could possibly go wrong? (July 2023)
  • How long until we’re all out of work? (August 2023)
  • We both have truths, are mine the same as yours? (September 2023)
  • Holy Spheres, Batman! (October 2023)
  • Where’s my pneumatic car? (November 2023)
  • Good grief! (December 2023)
  • Cheeky chiplets (January 2024)
  • Cheeky chiplets (February 2024)
  • The Wibbly-Wobbly World of Quantum (March 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Wait! What? Really? (April 2024)
  • Techno Talk - One step closer to a dystopian abyss? (May 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Program that! (June 2024)
  • Techno Talk (July 2024)
  • Techno Talk - That makes so much sense! (August 2024)
  • Techno Talk - I don’t want to be a Norbert... (September 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Sticking the landing (October 2024)
  • Techno Talk (November 2024)
  • Techno Talk (December 2024)
  • Techno Talk (January 2025)
  • Techno Talk (February 2025)
  • Techno Talk (March 2025)
  • Techno Talk (April 2025)
  • Techno Talk (May 2025)
  • Techno Talk (June 2025)
  • Techno Talk (July 2025)
  • Techno Talk (August 2025)
  • Techno Talk (October 2025)
  • Techno Talk (November 2025)
Articles in this series:
  • Circuit Surgery (April 2024)
  • STEWART OF READING (April 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (May 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (June 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (July 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (August 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (September 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (October 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (November 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (December 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (January 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (February 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (March 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (April 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (May 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (June 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (July 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (August 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (September 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (October 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (November 2025)
Articles in this series:
  • Win a Microchip Explorer 8 Development Kit (April 2024)
  • Net Work (May 2024)
  • Net Work (June 2024)
  • Net Work (July 2024)
  • Net Work (August 2024)
  • Net Work (September 2024)
  • Net Work (October 2024)
  • Net Work (November 2024)
  • Net Work (December 2024)
  • Net Work (January 2025)
  • Net Work (February 2025)
  • Net Work (March 2025)
  • Net Work (April 2025)
  • Net Work (September 2025)
  • Net Work (November 2025)
Articles in this series:
  • The life of Nikola Tesla, Part 1 (October 2024)
  • Nikola Tesla, Part 2 (November 2024)
  • Nikola Tesla, the original ‘mad scientist’, Part 1 (October 2025)
  • Nikola Tesla, the original ‘mad scientist’, Part 2 (November 2025)
Articles in this series:
  • Audio Out (January 2024)
  • Audio Out (February 2024)
  • AUDIO OUT (April 2024)
  • Audio Out (May 2024)
  • Audio Out (June 2024)
  • Audio Out (July 2024)
  • Audio Out (August 2024)
  • Audio Out (September 2024)
  • Audio Out (October 2024)
  • Audio Out (March 2025)
  • Audio Out (April 2025)
  • Audio Out (May 2025)
  • Audio Out (June 2025)
  • Audio Out (July 2025)
  • Audio Out (August 2025)
  • Audio Out (September 2025)
  • Audio Out (October 2025)
  • Audio Out (November 2025)
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