Silicon ChipContents - August 1992 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: The Pay TV farce: where to from here?
  4. Vintage Radio: Troubleshooting vintage radio receivers by John Hill
  5. Feature: The Musical Instrument Digital Interface by Michael Hawkins
  6. Project: Build An Automatic SLA Battery Charger by Darren Yates
  7. Project: Miniature 1.5V To 9V DC Converter by Darren Yates
  8. Feature: Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt, VK2YBX
  9. Serviceman's Log: How I ended up in the sync by The TV Serviceman
  10. Feature: Remote Control by Bob Young
  11. Project: Dummy Load Box For Large Audio Amplifiers by Leo Simpson
  12. Project: The Interphone Digital Telephone Exchange; Pt.1 by Jeff Monegal
  13. Feature: The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.19 by Bryan Maher
  14. Back Issues
  15. Order Form
  16. Market Centre
  17. Advertising Index
  18. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Build An Automatic SLA Battery Charger":
  • Silicon Chip article scan, August 1992 - 6/12V SLA Battery Charger (AUD $10.00)
Articles in this series:
  • Amateur Radio (November 1987)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1987)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1990)
  • The "Tube" vs. The Microchip (August 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1993)
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  • Amateur Radio (May 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1993)
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  • Amateur Radio (September 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1993)
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  • Amateur Radio (February 1994)
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  • Amateur Radio (December 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1995)
  • CB Radio Can Now Transmit Data (March 2001)
  • What's On Offer In "Walkie Talkies" (March 2001)
  • Stressless Wireless (October 2004)
  • “Degen” Synthesised HF Communications Receiver (January 2007)
  • WiNRADiO: Marrying A Radio Receiver To A PC (January 2007)
  • PICAXE-08M 433MHz Data Transceiver (October 2008)
  • Half-Duplex With HopeRF’s HM-TR UHF Transceivers (April 2009)
  • Dorji 433MHz Wireless Data Modules (January 2012)
Articles in this series:
  • Remote Control (August 1992)
  • Remote Control (September 1992)
  • Remote Control (October 1992)
Items relevant to "Dummy Load Box For Large Audio Amplifiers":
  • Silicon Chip article scan, August 1992 - Dummy Load Box For Large Audio Amplifiers (AUD $10.00)
Articles in this series:
  • The Technology Letters, Pt.2 (January 1989)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy (July 1990)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.2 (August 1990)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.3 (September 1990)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.4 (October 1990)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.5 (November 1990)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.6 (December 1990)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.7 (January 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.8 (February 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.9 (March 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.10 (May 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.11 (July 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.12 (August 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.13 (September 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.14 (October 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.15 (November 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.16 (December 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.17 (January 1992)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.18 (March 1992)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.19 (August 1992)
  • The Story of Electrical Energy; Pt.20 (September 1992)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.21 (November 1992)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.22 (January 1993)
  • The Story of Electrical Energy (April 1993)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.24 (May 1993)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.24 (June 1993)
Vo/.5, No.8. August 1992 FEATURES THIS SLA BATTERY charger automatically charges either 6V or 12V SLA butteries at any one of six current settings. Find out how to build it by turning to page 22. 16 The Musical Instrument Digital Interface by Michael Hawkins Linking electronic musical instruments together 82 The Story Of Electrical Energy, Pt.19 by Bryan Maher Electric traction schemes in Sydney ' PRO~CTSTOBUliD 22 Build An Automatic SLA Battery Charger by Darren Yates Charges 6V or 12V batteries & has six current settings 36 Miniature 1.5V To 9V DC Converter by Darren Yates Build this & save on those expensive 9V batteries 62 Dummy Load Box For Large Audio Amplifiers by Leo Simpson Handles up to lOOOW per channel into 4-ohms 68 The lnterphone Digital Telephone Exchange by Jeff Monegal It operates automatically & handles up to 10 stations SPECIAL COLUMNS SMALLER THAN a 9V battery, . this 1.5V to 9V converter project uses just three electronic components. Build it & save money by replacing those 9V batteries with more cost-efficient 1.5V cells. Details page 36. 6 Vintage Radio by John Hill Troubleshooting vintage radio receivers 38 Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt Review: Kenwood's TS-450S HF transceiver 40 Serviceman's Log by the TV Serviceman How I ended up in the sync 58 Remote Control by Bob Young Internal combustion engines for model aircraft DEPARTMENTS 2 Publisher's Letter 5 Mailbag 14 Circuit Notebook 53 Product Showcase 88 Back Issues 90 Ask Silicon Chip 93 Order Form 94 Market Centre 96 Advertising Index FANCY AN AUTOMATIC telephone exchange for your home? This unit can handle up to 10 stations & allows calls to be transferred or put on hold. It also functions as a multi-station intercom with full duplex communications. See page 68. AUGUST 1992 1