Silicon ChipContents - August 2008 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Electrical wiring in older houses can be dangerous
  4. Feature: Printing In The Third Dimension by Ross Tester
  5. Review: TekTronix DPO3034 Digital Oscilloscope by Mauro Grassi
  6. Project: Ultra-LD Mk.2 200W Power Amplifier Module by Leo Simpson & John Clarke
  7. Project: Planet Jupiter Receiver by Jim Rowe
  8. Project: LED Strobe & Contactless Tachometer by John Clarke
  9. Project: DSP Musicolour Light Show; Pt.3 by Mauro Grassi
  10. Vintage Radio: The Incredible 1925 RCA 26 Portable Superhet by Rodney Champness
  11. Book Store
  12. Outer Back Cover

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Contents Vol.21, No.8; August 2008 SILICON CHIP www.siliconchip.com.au Features 12 Printing In The Third Dimension Imagine an inkjet colour printer that outputs images not just in two dimensions (ie, width and depth) but adds the third dimension, height, as well to give 3D objects. The technology is here now – by Ross Tester Printing In The Third Dimension – Page 12. 18 Review: TekTronix DPO3034 Digital Oscilloscope The new 300MHz DPO3034 features a wide “digital phosphor” LCD screen, has an excellent user interface and boasts an impressive list of features – by Mauro Grassi Pro jects To Build 24 Ultra-LD Mk.2 200W Power Amplifier Module It uses On Semiconductor’s new ThermalTrak power transistors for superlative performance and delivers 200W into 4-ohms or 135W into 8-ohms with ultralow distortion. It’s also very easy to build – by Leo Simpson & John Clarke 32 Planet Jupiter Receiver Like to try some basic radio astronomy by listening to noise bursts originating from the planet Jupiter? This AM shortwave receiver lets you join in NASA’s world-wide Radio Jove project – by Jim Rowe 62 LED Strobe & Contactless Tachometer This LED strobe & tachometer project is ideal for measuring the speed of rotating machinery. It can do strobe measurements or you can trigger the tachometer using an optical pickup or photo-interruptor – by John Clarke Ultra-LD Mk.2 200W Power Amplifier Module – Page 24. 78 DSP Musicolour Light Show; Pt.3 Third article gives the final testing, troubleshooting and operating details and describes the firmware operation – by Mauro Grassi Special Columns 44 Serviceman’s Log She was just what I’d always fancied – by the TV Serviceman 57 Circuit Notebook (1) Charging Controller For 12V Lead-Acid Batteries; (2) Random Direction Control For A Model Railway Layout; (3) Antenna Resonance Indicator; (4) Balanced Supply Rails From A 12V Battery; (5) Universal IR Remote Control Repeater Planet Jupiter Receiver– Page 32. 88 Vintage Radio The incredible 1925 RCA 26 portable superhet – by Rodney Champness Departments   2   4 17 96 Publisher’s Letter Mailbag Order Form Product Showcase siliconchip.com.au 97 Ask Silicon Chip 100 Notes & Errata 101 Market Centre LED Strobe & Tachometer – Page 62. August 2008  1