Silicon ChipOuter Back Cover - August 2010 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Big business is driving the push for a carbon price
  4. Feature: Solar Power When The Sun Doesn’t Shine by Richard Keech & Matthew Wright
  5. Feature: Flat-Panel TV 42 Years Ago by Electronics Australia
  6. Review: Quad HiFi Gear: How It Stacks Up 30 Years On by Nicholas Vinen
  7. Project: High-Power Reversible DC Motor Speed Controller by Branko Justic
  8. Project: Remote-Controlled Digital Up/Down Timer by Nicholas Vinen
  9. Project: Build A Large Ultrasonic Cleaner by John Clarke
  10. Review: Hameg HMF2550 Arbitrary Function Generator by Nicholas Vinen
  11. Project: Electrolytic Capacitor Reformer & Tester by Jim Rowe
  12. Vintage Radio: The Airzone 612 6-valve battery-powered console by Rodney Champness
  13. Vintage Radio: The Fifth National Radio & Phono Fest by Kevin Poulter
  14. Book Store
  15. Advertising Index
  16. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Remote-Controlled Digital Up/Down Timer":
  • Remote-Controlled Digital Up/Down Timer PCB [19108101] (AUD $10.00)
  • ATtiny2313 programmed for the Remote-Controlled Digital Up/Down Timer [1910810B.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
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  • ETD29 transformer components (AUD $15.00)
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  • Ultrasonic Cleaner front panel design (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, Free)
Items relevant to "Electrolytic Capacitor Reformer & Tester":
  • Electrolytic Capacitor Reformer & Tester PCB [04108101] (AUD $20.00)
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  • Electrolytic Capacitor Reformer PCB pattern (PDF download) [04108101] (Free)
  • Electrolytic Capacitor Reformer front panel design (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Electrolytic Capacitor Reformer & Tester (August 2010)
  • Electrolytic Capacitor Reformer & Tester (August 2010)
  • Electrolytic Capacitor Reformer & Tester, Pt.2 (September 2010)
  • Electrolytic Capacitor Reformer & Tester, Pt.2 (September 2010)

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