Silicon ChipContents - November 2000 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Anyone should be able to do their own house wiring
  4. Feature: Quick Circuit 5000 PC Board Prototyping System by Peter Smith
  5. Feature: ShockLog: Monitoring The Things That Go Bump by Silicon Chip
  6. Project: Santa & Rudolph Christmas Lights Display by John Clarke & Ross Tester
  7. Project: 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier by John Clarke
  8. Product Showcase
  9. Order Form
  10. Serviceman's Log: Most customers are reasonable by The TV Serviceman
  11. Project: Message Bank & Missed Call Alert by Leo Simpson & Rick Walters
  12. Project: Programmable Electronic Thermostat by Michael Jeffery
  13. Feature: Tektronix TDS7504 Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope by Leo Simpson
  14. Vintage Radio: The intriguing Philips "Philetta" by Rodney Champness
  15. Book Store
  16. Back Issues
  17. Project: Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.3 by Leo Simpson
  18. Notes & Errata
  19. Market Centre
  20. Advertising Index
  21. Outer Back Cover

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  • 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier (November 2000)
  • 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier (November 2000)
  • 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier, Pt.2: Digital Reverb (December 2000)
  • 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier, Pt.2: Digital Reverb (December 2000)
  • Digital Reverb - The Missing Pages (January 2001)
  • Digital Reverb - The Missing Pages (January 2001)
  • 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier, Pt.3 (January 2001)
  • 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier, Pt.3 (January 2001)
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  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.1 (September 2000)
  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.1 (September 2000)
  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.2 (October 2000)
  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.2 (October 2000)
  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.3 (November 2000)
  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.3 (November 2000)
  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.4 (December 2000)
  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.4 (December 2000)

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Contents Vol.13, No.11; November 2000 FEATURES 4 Quick Circuit 5000 PC Board Prototyping System It mills away the copper, drills the holes and makes the cutouts for fast PC board prototypes – by Peter Smith 10 ShockLog: Monitoring The Things That Go Bump It rides shotgun with your goods and records the shocks and bumps 72 Tektronix TDS7504 Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope It’s a computer and a digital oscilloscope all in one package. You can even plug in an external VGA monitor for a split-screen display – by Leo Simpson Santa & Rudolph Christmas Display – Page 13. PROJECTS TO BUILD 13 Santa & Rudolph Chrissie Display It’s huge, it’s colourful, it has lights, it has movement: your house will have the best decoration in the suburb – by John Clarke & TestaRossa 30 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier Each channel has bass, mid and treble controls and there’s an optional digital reverberation unit as well – by John Clarke 60 Message Bank & Missed Call Alert You’ll never miss another Message Bank call again – by Leo Simpson & Rick Walters 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier – Page 30. 66 Programmable Electronic Thermostat It’s programmed using a PC and has three relays to control external equipment – by Michael Jeffery 86 Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics More circuits based on the 555 timer and how to use the 555 as an audio amplifier – by Leo Simpson SPECIAL COLUMNS Message Bank & Missed Call Alert – Page 60. 54 Serviceman’s Log Most customers are reasonable – by the TV Serviceman 78 Vintage Radio The intriguing Philips “Philetta” – by Rodney Champness DEPARTMENTS 2 41 42 53 58 Publisher’s Letter Electronics Showcase Product Showcase Subscriptions Form Mailbag 76 91 93 94 96 Circuit Notebook Ask Silicon Chip Notes & Errata Market Centre Advertising Index Programmable Electronic Thermostat – Page 66. November 2000  1