Silicon ChipOuter Back Cover - December 2004 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Human RFID tags for medical records
  4. Feature: Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.1 by Glenn Littleford
  5. Project: Schoolies 20W Amplifier Module by Peter Smith
  6. Project: A Charger For Deep-Cycle 12V Batteries, Pt.2 by John Clarke
  7. Project: Solar-Powered Wireless Weather Station by Nenad Stojadinovic
  8. Project: Bidirectional Motor Speed Controller by Frank Crivelli
  9. Feature: Satellite C-Band TV Reception: Death By Overload by Garry Cratt
  10. Feature: Picaxus Interruptus by Stan Swan
  11. Vintage Radio: The AWA B79 transistor mantel radio by Rodney Champness
  12. Book Store
  13. Back Issues
  14. Advertising Index
  15. Outer Back Cover

This is only a preview of the December 2004 issue of Silicon Chip.

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Articles in this series:
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.1 (December 2004)
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.1 (December 2004)
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.2 (January 2005)
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.2 (January 2005)
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.3 (February 2005)
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.3 (February 2005)
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.4 (March 2005)
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.4 (March 2005)
Items relevant to "Schoolies 20W Amplifier Module":
  • Schoolies' 20W Amplifier Module PCB [01112041] (AUD $5.00)
  • Schoolies' Amp PCB pattern (PDF download) [01112041] (Free)
  • Schoolies' Amp Power Supply PCB pattern (PDF download) [01201033] (Free)
Items relevant to "A Charger For Deep-Cycle 12V Batteries, Pt.2":
  • PIC16F628A-I/P programmed for the Deep-cycle 12V Battery Charger [battchrg.hex] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F628A firmware and source code for the Deep-cycle 12V Battery Charger [battchrg.hex] (Software, Free)
  • Deep-Cycle 12V Battery Charger PCB patterns (PDF download) [14111041/2/3] (Free)
  • Deep-cycle 12V Battery Charger front panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • A Charger For Deep-Cycle 12V Batteries, Pt.1 (November 2004)
  • A Charger For Deep-Cycle 12V Batteries, Pt.1 (November 2004)
  • A Charger For Deep-Cycle 12V Batteries, Pt.2 (December 2004)
  • A Charger For Deep-Cycle 12V Batteries, Pt.2 (December 2004)
Items relevant to "Solar-Powered Wireless Weather Station":
  • Solar-powered Wireless Weather Station PCB pattern (PDF download) [07112041] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Satellite C-Band TV Reception: Death By Overload (December 2004)
  • Satellite C-Band TV Reception: Death By Overload (December 2004)
  • Satellite C-Band TV: Death By Overload, Pt.2 (February 2005)
  • Satellite C-Band TV: Death By Overload, Pt.2 (February 2005)

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