Contents
Vol.11, No.3; March 1998
FEATURES
4 Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.5
The tricks and techniques behind floodlighting – by Julian Edgar
9 Labview Ver.5 Virtual Instrumentation Software
New version is easier to use than before and has lots of features
40 Special Subscriptions Offer
Buy a subscription before June 1998 and get a bonus data wallchart
42 Review: Norbiton Systems PC Bus Digital I/O Kit
Do-it-yourself data acquisition – by Rick Walters
62 Feedback On The 500W Power Amplifier
We take a look at the DSE kit – by Leo Simpson & Bob Flynn
Sustain Unit For Electric Guitars
– Page 18
83 Auto Detect & Hard Disc Drive Parameters
Find out why auto detect doesn’t always work – by Jason Cole
PROJECTS TO BUILD
18 Sustain Unit For Electric Guitars
Easy-to-build sustain unit features low distortion – by John Clarke
23 Nifty Inverter For Compact Fluorescent Lamps
It operates from a 12VDC power supply and can drive up to three CFLs
at full brightness – by Branco Justic
34 Build A 5-Element FM Antenna
Clean up your FM reception – by Leo Simpson & Bob Flynn
Nifty Inverter For Compact
Fluorescent Lamps – Page 23
46 Multi-Purpose Fast Battery Charger; Pt.2
Second article has all the construction details – by John Clarke
54 Command Control System For Model Railways; Pt.2
Power supply plus Command Station wiring – by Barry Grieger
66 PC-Controlled Liquid Crystal Display Board
Use your PC to produce moving messages on an LCD – by Rick Walters
SPECIAL COLUMNS
28 Serviceman’s Log
Those summertime lightning blues – by the TV Serviceman
74 Vintage Radio
A fault with a difference – by John Hill
Build A 5-Element FM Antenna –
Page 34
80 Computer Bits
Norton Utilities V2 for Win95; Pt.3 – by Jason Cole
84 Radio Control
Jet engines in model aircraft; Pt.3 – by Bob Young
DEPARTMENTS
2 Publisher’s Letter
44 Mailbag
60 Circuit Notebook
70 Product Showcase
88 Ask Silicon Chip
93 Order Form
94 Market Centre
96 Advertising Index
PC-Controlled Liquid Crystal
Display Board – Page 66
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