Silicon ChipSubscriptions - April 2014 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Green energy schemes are too costly for Australia
  4. Feature: Autonomous Ground Vehicle Competition by Dr David Maddison
  5. Feature: So You Think You Can Solder? by Nicholas Vinen
  6. Review: Thermaltronics TMT-2000S-K Soldering Station by Nicholas Vinen
  7. Project: 40V Switchmode Bench Power Supply, Pt.1 by Nicholas Vinen
  8. Salvage It: Harvesting old printers for parts by Bruce Pierson
  9. Project: USB-To-RS232C Serial Interface by Jim Rowe
  10. Project: A Rubidium Frequency Standard For A Song by Jim Rowe
  11. Subscriptions
  12. Product Showcase
  13. Vintage Radio: Made in New Zealand: the 1957-60 Pacemaker radio by Dr Hugo Holden
  14. PartShop
  15. Market Centre
  16. Advertising Index
  17. Notes & Errata: Soft Starter for Power Tools, July 2012
  18. Outer Back Cover

This is only a preview of the April 2014 issue of Silicon Chip.

You can view 27 of the 96 pages in the full issue, including the advertisments.

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Items relevant to "40V Switchmode Bench Power Supply, Pt.1":
  • 40V/5A Hybrid Switchmode/Linear Bench Supply PCB [18104141] (AUD $20.00)
  • SMD parts for the 40V/5A Hybrid Switchmode/Linear Bench Supply (Component, AUD $50.00)
  • 40V/5A Hybrid Switchmode/Linear Bench Supply PCB pattern (PDF download) [18104141] (Free)
  • 40V/5A Hybrid Switchmode/Linear Bench Supply panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • 40V Switchmode Bench Power Supply, Pt.1 (April 2014)
  • 40V Switchmode Bench Power Supply, Pt.1 (April 2014)
  • 40V Switchmode/Linear Bench Power Supply, Pt.2 (May 2014)
  • 40V Switchmode/Linear Bench Power Supply, Pt.2 (May 2014)
  • 40V Switchmode/Linear Bench Power Supply, Pt.3 (June 2014)
  • 40V Switchmode/Linear Bench Power Supply, Pt.3 (June 2014)
Items relevant to "USB-To-RS232C Serial Interface":
  • USB/RS-232C Serial Interface PCB [07103141] (AUD $5.00)
  • USB/RS-232C Serial Interface PCB pattern (PDF download) [07103141] (Free)
  • USB/RS-232C Serial Interface panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "A Rubidium Frequency Standard For A Song":
  • Rubidium Frequency Standard Breakout Board PCB [04105141] (AUD $7.50)
  • Rubidium Frequency Standard Breakout Board PCB pattern (PDF download) [04105141] (Free)

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