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PRODUCT SHOWCASE
Dick Smith Electronics opens
new Powerhouse retail store
Dick Smith Electronics has opened a vast
new electronics retail store in Bankstown,
Sydney. It is six to eight times larger than
the average DSE store, with a floor space of
2000 square metres.
Since it represents a new concept
for Dick Smith Electronics, it has been
named the "PowerHouse". It has been
designed to focus on the convergence
of electronics technology.
Not only does the new store devote
a much larger area to conventional
electronics parts and semiconductors, the PowerHouse new store has
a much wider range of products than
ever before.
As well as a large area devoted to
computers and software, printers,
multimedia sound systems and other
peripherals, it has a large display of
TV sets, a car radio and amplifier
display and a range of camcorders,
each working with a standard monitor.
This camcorder display alone is better
than virtually any electronics retailer
in Australia.
There is also an amateur radio
shack, a hifi sound lounge, a theatre
surround sound lounge, and a Telstra
kiosk selling mobile phones and other
services such as Easycall and Foxtel.
You can have mobile hands-free kits
and car radios fitted at the store as
well.
For those curious about the Internet
and the World Wide Web, there is an
Internet bar with several machines
permanently connected. And if you
are upgrading your computer with
memory, drives or new cards, there
is an on-site technical service centre
where this can be done while you
wait.
The PowerHouse will also have regular clinics for electronics enthusiasts
and this will demonstrate the building
of current kits and also trouble-shoot
kits which have been built by customers. This could be a great service to
constructors.
A really impressive aspect of the
PowerHouse is the large number of
working product displays. For example, they have a large selection of multimedia sound systems, all of which
can be demonstrated and selected by
a touch screen.
Anything else? Well, they have a
large range of audio CDs in stock, a big
BassBox
®
Design low frequency loudspeaker enclosures
fast and accurately with BassBox® software.
Uses both Thiele-Small and Electro-Mechanical
parameters with equal ease. Includes X. Over
2.03 passive crossover design program.
$299.00
Plus $6.00 postage.
Pay by cheque, Bankcard, Mastercard, Visacard.
EARTHQUAKE AUDIO
PH: (02) 9948 3771 FAX: (02) 9948 8040
PO BOX 226 BALGOWLAH NSW 2093
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Harbuch Electronics Pty Ltd
9/40 Leighton Pl. HORNSBY 2077
Ph (02) 9476-5854 Fx (02) 9476-3231
range of printer consumables such as
paper and ribbons.
We visited the PowerHouse just after
it had opened and it was difficult to
comprehend the range and scale of
products on display. It is certain to establish a benchmark for all electronics
retailing in Australia.
Dick Smith Electronics' PowerHouse is located at the Christies Home
KITS-R-US
RF Products
FMTX1 Kit $49
Single transistor 2.5 Watt Tx free
running 12v-24V DC. FM band
88-108MHz. 500mV RMS audio
sensitivity.
FMTX2A Kit $49
A digital stereo coder using
discrete components. XTAL
locked subcarrier. Compatible
with all our transmitters.
FMTX2B Kit $49
3 stage XTAL locked 100MHz
FM band 30mW output. Aust
pre-emphasis. Quality specs.
Optional 50mW upgrade $5.
FMTX5 Kit $98
Both a FMTX2A & FMTX2B on 1
PCB. Pwt & audio routed.
FME500 Kit $499
Broadcast specs. PLL 0.5 to 1
watt output narrowcast TX kit.
Frequency set with Dip Switch.
220 Linear Amp Kit $499
2-15 watt output linear amp
for FM band 50mW input.
Simple design uses hybrid.
SG1 Kit $399
Broadcast quality FM stereo
coder. Uses op amps with
selectable pre-emphasis.
Other linear amps and kits
available for broadcasters.
80 Silicon Chip
Centre, Cnr Chapel Street & Canterbury
Road, Bankstown, NSW 2200. It is
open seven days a week.
Meters for light &
colour measurements
800V Mosfets have
low on-resistance
Emona Instruments have available
the Tektronix LumaColor photometers. Two photometers and their
eight interchangeable heads form the
TekLumaColor family.
Each head transforms the handheld
into a different precision photometer,
radiometer or colourimeter. Each combination automatically displays the
appropriate units on a large, backlit
LCD screen.
Designed for on site as well as production use, the TekLumaColors are
manufactured with a rugged exterior
to protect from shock and vibration.
They can operate for 30 hours on a 9V
battery or connect to an optional AC
power supply. An RS-232 port allows
the user to automate testing and data
recording.
The J18 TekLumaColor II is designed primarily for testing, calibrating and adjusting colour displays.
With Its J1810 chromaticity head,
the TekLumaColor II updates colour
and comparison readings twice each
second.
The unit stores ten reference settings
IXYS Corporation have expanded
their line of power Mosfets with the
introduction of five new high voltage
devices. They have a minimum blocking voltage (BVdss) of 800V and are
fabricated using the company's HiPerFET process. This process guarantees
a high avalanche energy rating and
a faster switching intrinsic rectifier,
providing higher reliability while
reducing component cost in power
switching circuits.
The new devices range in current
from 8A to 27A and offer some of
the industry's lowest on-resistance
(Rds(on)) and highest current ratings
in their respective packages. For example, the 15A IXFH15N80 offers the
industry's lowest Rds(on) in a TO-247
package at 0.6#.
For further information, contact
GEC Electronics Division, Unit 1, 38
South Street, Rydalmere NSW 2116.
Phone (02) 9638 1888; fax (02) 9638
1798.
PO Box 314 Blackwood SA 5051
Ph 0414 323099 Fax 088 270 3175
AWA FM721 FM-Tx board $19
Modify them as a 1 watt op
Narrowcast Tx. Lots of good RF
bits on PCB.
AWA FM721 FM-Rx board $10
The complementary receiver
for the above Tx. Full circuits
provided for Rx or Tx. Xtals
have been disabled.
MAX Kit for PCs $169
Talk to the real world from a
PC. 7 relays, ADC, DAC 8 TTL
inputs & stepper driver with
sample basic programs.
ETI 1623 kit for PCs $69
24 lines as inputs or outputs
DS-PTH-PCB and all parts. Easy
to build, low cost.
ETI DIGI-200 Watt Amp Kit $39
200W/2 125W/4 70W/8 from
±33 volt supply. 27,000 built
since 1987. Easy to build.
ROLA Digital Audio Software
Call for full information about
our range of digital cart players & multitrack recorders.
ALL POSTAGE $6.80 Per Order
FREE Steam Boat
For every order over $100 receive
FREE a PUTT-PUTT steam boat kit.
Available separately for $19.95,
this is one of the greatest educational toys ever sold.
Portable data acquisition system
National Instruments
has announced a high-resolution, portable data
acquisition box that communicates through the
parallel port with PC
compatible computers.
The DAQPad-MIO16XE-50 features a 16-bit
ADC with a 20ks/s sampling rate, 16 single-ended or eight differential
inputs and enhanced timing and triggering capabilities,
programmable gain up to 100, two 12-bit DACs with voltage outputs, one constant current source for powering
resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), eight lines of
TTL-compatible I/O and two 24-bit up/down counter/
timers for timing I/O.
It is compatible with the Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)
standard defined by IEEE 1284 as well as the original
Centronics or standard parallel ports (SPP). As well, it
has a second parallel port connector for a pass-through
connection to a printer.
It can be powered from an AC plugpack, an optional
BP-1 rechargeable battery pack or any 9-42VDC source.
For more information, contact National Instruments
Australia, PO Box 466, Ringwood Vic 3134. Phone (03)
9879 5166; fax (03) 9879 6277.
and is calibrated at D6500 for accurate
white light readings. It offers RS-232
control, analog output capabilities and
RGB bar graphs for easy calibration.
For applications where real-time
colour isn't critical, the J17 TekLumaColor is a unit that shares many of
the family's features, including auto-range, auto-zero, hold, colour coordinate conversions and US to Metric
conversions.
The family of eight heads provides
measurements for luminance, illuminance, chromaticity, irradiance,
luminous intensity and radiant intensity. Measurement applications range
through CRT displays, flat panel and
projection displays, photographic
equipment, infrared LEDs and lasers
and coloured LEDs.
For more information, contact Emona Instruments on (02) 9519 3933 or
fax on (02) 9550 1378.
PC board
touch-up pen
Now available is a range of marker
pens intended for touching up PCBs
before they are etched. Available in
blue or red, the ink resists etchants
such as ferric chloride and ammoniated alkali (eg, ammonium persulphate).
Ink marks can be erased with a cloth
or Q-tip moistened with napthas or
chlorinated solvents.
For further information, contact
Australian Warehouse Solutions Pty
Ltd, PO Box 146, Roseville 2069.
Phone (02) 9417 7550; fax (02) 9417
7953.
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Stop and direction
arrow kits for cars
Oatley Electronics has two simple
kits for cars. One is a Stop sign while
the other is a direction arrow, both
made using an array of high intensity LEDs on a PC board. These are
connected in parallel with the brake
and direction indicator lamps of your
car and would normally be mounted
inside the rear window, on the parcel
shelf.
The complete Stop sign kit is $30
while the direction arrow kits are $15
each. For further information, contact
Oatley Electronics, PO Box 89, Oatley,
NSW 2223. Phone (02) 9579 4985; fax
(02) 9570 7910.
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