Silicon ChipContents - March 1996 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Selling Telstra is the wrong move
  4. Feature: Traction Control: The Latest In Car Technology by Julian Edgar
  5. Feature: Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes; Pt.1 by Bryan Maher
  6. Project: Programmable Electronic Ignition System For Cars by Anthony Nixon
  7. Project: A Zener Diode Tester For Your DMM by John Clarke
  8. Project: Automatic Level Control For PA Systems by John Clarke
  9. Serviceman's Log: Sound reasons for confusion by The TV Serviceman
  10. Feature: Remote Control by Bob Young
  11. Project: A 20ms Delay For Surround Sound Decoders by John Clarke
  12. Order Form
  13. Back Issues
  14. Feature: Computer Bits by Geoff Cohen
  15. Product Showcase
  16. Project: Build A Simple Battery Tester For Around $5 by John Clarke
  17. Vintage Radio: A console with a difference by John Hill
  18. Book Store
  19. Market Centre
  20. Advertising Index
  21. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Traction Control: The Latest In Car Technology (March 1996)
  • Traction Control In Motor Racing; Pt.2 (April 1996)
Articles in this series:
  • Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes; Pt.1 (March 1996)
  • Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes; Pt.2 (April 1996)
  • Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes; Pt.3 (May 1996)
  • Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes; Pt.4 (August 1996)
  • Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes; Pt.5 (September 1996)
  • Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes; Pt.6 (February 1997)
  • Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes; Pt.7 (March 1997)
  • Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes; Pt.8 (April 1997)
  • Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes; Pt.9 (May 1997)
  • Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes; Pt.10 (June 1997)
Items relevant to "Programmable Electronic Ignition System For Cars":
  • Programmable Electronic Ignition System PCB pattern (PDF download) [05103961] (Free)
Items relevant to "Automatic Level Control For PA Systems":
  • Automatic Level Control PCB pattern (PDF download) [01303961] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Remote Control (June 1995)
  • Remote Control (March 1996)
  • Radio Control (April 1996)
  • Radio Control (May 1996)
  • Radio Control (June 1996)
  • Radio Control (July 1996)
  • Radio Control (August 1996)
  • Radio Control (October 1996)
Items relevant to "A 20ms Delay For Surround Sound Decoders":
  • 20ms Delay PCB pattern (PDF download) [01401961] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Computer Bits (July 1989)
  • Computer Bits (August 1989)
  • Computer Bits (September 1989)
  • Computer Bits (October 1989)
  • Computer Bits (November 1989)
  • Computer Bits (January 1990)
  • Computer Bits (April 1990)
  • Computer Bits (October 1990)
  • Computer Bits (November 1990)
  • Computer Bits (December 1990)
  • Computer Bits (January 1991)
  • Computer Bits (February 1991)
  • Computer Bits (March 1991)
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  • Computer Bits (December 1991)
  • Computer Bits (January 1992)
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  • Computer Bits (September 1992)
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  • Computer Bits (February 1993)
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  • Computer Bits (October 1993)
  • Computer Bits (March 1994)
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  • Computer Bits (January 1995)
  • Computer Bits (February 1995)
  • Computer Bits (March 1995)
  • Computer Bits (April 1995)
  • CMOS Memory Settings - What To Do When The Battery Goes Flat (May 1995)
  • Computer Bits (July 1995)
  • Computer Bits (September 1995)
  • Computer Bits: Connecting To The Internet With WIndows 95 (October 1995)
  • Computer Bits (December 1995)
  • Computer Bits (January 1996)
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  • Computer Bits (January 1997)
  • Computer Bits (April 1997)
  • Windows 95: The Hardware That's Required (May 1997)
  • Turning Up Your Hard Disc Drive (June 1997)
  • Computer Bits (July 1997)
  • Computer Bits: The Ins & Outs Of Sound Cards (August 1997)
  • Computer Bits (September 1997)
  • Computer Bits (October 1997)
  • Computer Bits (November 1997)
  • Computer Bits (April 1998)
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  • Computer Bits (November 1998)
  • Computer Bits (December 1998)
  • Control Your World Using Linux (July 2011)
Vol.9, No.3; March 1996 Contents DISCOVER HOW THESE IMPORTANT TEST INSTRUMENTS WORK – PAGE 12 FEATURES 4 Traction Control: The Latest In Car Technology Traction control offers important new advances in vehicle safety and dynamics and some manufacturers already have systems that work in conjunction with ABS. We take a look at how it works – by Julian Edgar 12 Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes, Pt.1 Learn how these important items of test equipment work! This first article in the series looks at analog oscilloscopes and describes how they operate – by Bryan Maher PROJECTS TO BUILD 22 Programmable Electronic Ignition System For Cars Program your own ignition advance curve with this simple system. It can be easily added to the “Silicon Chip” High Energy Ignition System – by Anthony Nixon 32 A Zener Diode Tester For Your DMM Plug this simple adapter into your DMM to directly read the values of zener diodes. It covers the range from 2.2V to 100V – by John Clarke 42 Automatic Level Control For PA Systems Keep the volume from your PA system at a constant level with this easy-to-build system and forget about riding the gain control – by John Clarke 60 A 20ms Delay For Surround Sound Decoders Add this to your surround sound decoder for more realistic rear channel sound. It uses just one IC and a handful of other parts – by John Clarke 84 Build A Simple Battery Tester For Around $5 The recipe is simple: take one green tester strip from a Mallory® battery pack, add a battery clip, a case, and a sprinkling of nuts and bolts – by John Clarke PROGRAMMABLE IGNITION SYSTEM FOR CARS – PAGE 22 ZENER DIODE TESTER PLUGS INTO YOUR DMM – PAGE 32 SPECIAL COLUMNS 48 Serviceman’s Log Sound reasons for confusion – by the TV Serviceman 54 Remote Control Multi-channel radio control transmitter; Pt.2 – by Bob Young 74 Computer Bits Electronic organisers & your PC – by Geoff Cohen 77 Satellite Watch The latest in satellite TV reception – by Garry Cratt 86 Vintage Radio A console with a difference – by John Hill AUTOMATIC LEVEL CONTROL FOR PA SYSTEMS – PAGE 42 DEPARTMENTS 2 Publisher’s Letter 3 Mailbag 40 Circuit Notebook 63 Order Form 64 Bookshelf 80 Product Showcase 92 Ask Silicon Chip 95 Market Centre 96 Advertising Index March 1996  1