Silicon ChipMarket Centre - January 1998 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: The millennium bug - a lot of fuss over nothing
  4. Feature: Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.3 by Julian Edgar
  5. Feature: Compasses: From Magnetite To Digital by Silicon Chip
  6. Project: Build Your Own 4-Channel Lightshow; Pt.1 by Leo Simpson & Rick Walters
  7. Project: Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.1 by Barry Grieger
  8. Order Form
  9. Serviceman's Log: A clear case of sabotage by The TV Serviceman
  10. Product Showcase
  11. Vintage Radio: A simple regenerative receiver by John Hill
  12. Book Store
  13. Project: Pan Controller For CCD Video Cameras by Branco Justic
  14. Project: Build A One Or Two-Lamp Flasher by John Clarke
  15. Feature: Radio Control by Bob Young
  16. Feature: Norton Utilities V2: hard disc maintenance for your PCs by Jason Cole
  17. Back Issues
  18. Notes & Errata: Stepper Motor Driver With Onboard Buffer, Dec 1997; 240VAC 10A Motor Speed Controller, Nov 1997
  19. Market Centre
  20. Advertising Index
  21. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.1 (November 1997)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.1 (November 1997)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.2 (December 1997)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.2 (December 1997)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.3 (January 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.3 (January 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.4 (February 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.4 (February 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.5 (March 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.5 (March 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.6 (April 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.6 (April 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.7 (June 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.7 (June 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.8 (July 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.8 (July 1998)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.9 (November 1998)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.9 (November 1998)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.10 (January 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.10 (January 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.11 (February 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.11 (February 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.12 (March 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.12 (March 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.13 (April 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.13 (April 1999)
  • Electric Lighting, Pt.14 (August 1999)
  • Electric Lighting, Pt.14 (August 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.15 (November 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.15 (November 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.16 (December 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.16 (December 1999)
Items relevant to "Build Your Own 4-Channel Lightshow; Pt.1":
  • 4-Channel Lightshow PCB patterns (PDF download) [01112971/2] (Free)
  • 4-Channel Lightshow panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Build Your Own 4-Channel Lightshow; Pt.1 (January 1998)
  • Build Your Own 4-Channel Lightshow; Pt.1 (January 1998)
  • Build Your Own 4-Channel Lightshow; Pt.2 (February 1998)
  • Build Your Own 4-Channel Lightshow; Pt.2 (February 1998)
Items relevant to "Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.1":
  • Model Railway Receiver/Decoder Module PCB patterns (PDF download) [09105981/2] (Free)
  • Model Railway Command Control PCB patterns (PDF download) [09102981/09103981] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Computer Bits (December 1989)
  • Computer Bits (December 1989)
  • Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.1 (January 1998)
  • Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.1 (January 1998)
  • Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.2 (February 1998)
  • Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.2 (February 1998)
  • Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.3 (March 1998)
  • Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.3 (March 1998)
  • Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.4 (May 1998)
  • Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.4 (May 1998)
  • Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.5 (June 1998)
  • Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.5 (June 1998)
Items relevant to "Build A One Or Two-Lamp Flasher":
  • One or Two Lamp Flaher PCB pattern (PDF download) [16301981] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Radio Control (January 1998)
  • Radio Control (January 1998)
  • Radio Control (February 1998)
  • Radio Control (February 1998)
  • Radio Control (March 1998)
  • Radio Control (March 1998)
  • Radio Control (April 1998)
  • Radio Control (April 1998)
Articles in this series:
  • Norton Utilities V2: hard disc maintenance for your PCs (January 1998)
  • Norton Utilities V2: hard disc maintenance for your PCs (January 1998)
  • Computer Bits (February 1998)
  • Computer Bits (February 1998)
  • Computer Bits (March 1998)
  • Computer Bits (March 1998)

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DONTRONICS can be found at: http://www.dontronics.com PARALLAX PIC programmers, professional and hobby versions (the best ones) are available from Microzed. SILICON CHIP FLOPPY INDEX WITH FILE VIEWER Now available: the complete index to all SILICON CHIP articles since the first issue in November 1987. The Floppy Index comes with a handy file viewer that lets you look at the index line by line or page by page for quick browsing, or you can use the search function. All commands are listed on the screen, so you’ll always know what to do next. Notes & Errata also now available: this file lets you quickly check out the Notes & Errata (if any) for all articles published in SILICON CHIP. Not an index but a complete copy of all Notes & Errata text (diagrams not included). The file viewer is included in the price, so that you can quickly locate the item of interest. 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