Silicon ChipContents - May 2000 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Do-it-yourself amplifiers: a new approach / The Dolby Heaphone story
  4. Feature: What's Inside A Furby? by Julian Edgar
  5. Project: Building The Ultra-LD 100W Stereo Amplifier; Pt.2 by Leo Simpson
  6. Order Form
  7. Feature: Dolby Headphone: Five Channels Of Surround Sound by Leo Simpson
  8. Back Issues
  9. Product Showcase
  10. Project: Build A LED Dice by Doug Jackson
  11. Vintage Radio: Making the obsolete useful again by Rodney Champness
  12. Project: Low-Cost AT Keyboard Translator by Steve Carroll & Bob Nicol
  13. Project: 50A Motor Speed Controller For Models by Ross Tester & Branco Justic
  14. Book Store
  15. Market Centre
  16. Advertising Index
  17. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Building The Ultra-LD 100W Stereo Amplifier; Pt.2":
  • Ultra-LD 100W RMS Stereo Amplifier PCB patterns (PDF download) [01112011-5] (Free)
  • Ultra-LD 100W Stereo Amplifier PCB patterns (PDF download) [01105001-2] (Free)
  • Panel artwork for the Ultra-LD 100W RMS Stereo Amplifier (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Ultra-LD 100W Stereo Amplifier; Pt.1 (March 2000)
  • Ultra-LD 100W Stereo Amplifier; Pt.1 (March 2000)
  • Building The Ultra-LD 100W Stereo Amplifier; Pt.2 (May 2000)
  • Building The Ultra-LD 100W Stereo Amplifier; Pt.2 (May 2000)
  • 100W RMS/Channel Stereo Amplifier; Pt.1 (November 2001)
  • 100W RMS/Channel Stereo Amplifier; Pt.1 (November 2001)
  • 100W RMS/Channel Stereo Amplifier; Pt.2 (December 2001)
  • 100W RMS/Channel Stereo Amplifier; Pt.2 (December 2001)
  • 100W RMS/Channel Stereo Amplifier; Pt.3 (January 2002)
  • 100W RMS/Channel Stereo Amplifier; Pt.3 (January 2002)
  • Remote Volume Control For Stereo Amplifiers (June 2002)
  • Remote Volume Control For Stereo Amplifiers (June 2002)
  • Remote Volume Control For The Ultra-LD Amplifier (July 2002)
  • Remote Volume Control For The Ultra-LD Amplifier (July 2002)
Items relevant to "Build A LED Dice":
  • PIC16F84(A)-04/P programmed for the LED Dice [Dice.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F84 firmware and source code for the LED Dice [Dice.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • LED Dice PCB pattern (PDF download) [08105001] (Free)
  • LED Dice panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Low-Cost AT Keyboard Translator":
  • AT Keyboard Translator PCB pattern (PDF download) (Free)

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Contents Vol.13, No.5; May 2000 FEATURES 4 What’s Inside A Furby? A lot of smart electronics, that’s what. We peel back the fur and take a peek inside. And if you want to start hacking, there’s lots of web sites to look at – by Julian Edgar 34 Dolby Headphone: Five Channels Of Surround Sound Just how do you get five channels from normal stereo headphones? An Australian company, Lake Technology Ltd, made it happen – by Leo Simpson Building The Ultra-LD Stereo Amplifier – Page 16. PROJECTS TO BUILD 16 Building The Ultra-LD Stereo Amplifier; Pt.2 It fits nicely inside an ATX computer tower case, complete with a fan-cooled tunnel heatsink plus selector switch and volume control – by Leo Simpson 56 Build A LED Dice A PIC microcontroller makes the circuit really simple. We tell you how it was designed and show you how to build it – by Doug Jackson 72 A Low-Cost AT Keyboard Translator This low-cost project takes the complex scan codes from a PC keyboard and spits out standard ASCII codes. It’s just the shot for use with the BASIC Stamp and PIC series of microcontrollers but has lots of other uses as well – by Steve Carroll & Bob Nicol LED Dice – Page 56. 78 50A Motor Speed Controller For Models It fits in a tiny plastic case, can handle motor currents up to 50A and is compatible with existing radio control gear – by Ross Tester & Branco Justic SPECIAL COLUMNS 40 Serviceman’s Log When is a fault not a fault – by the TV Serviceman 64 Vintage Radio Keyboard Translator – Page 72. Making the obsolete useful again – by Rodney Champness DEPARTMENTS 2 10 33 53 Publisher’s Letter Mailbag Subscriptions Form Product Showcase 85 90 94 96 Electronics Showcase Ask Silicon Chip Market Centre Advertising Index 50A Motor Speed Controller – Page 78. May 2000  1