Silicon ChipContents - August 1997 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Australia can make those greenhouse reductions
  4. Feature: How Holden's Electronic Control Unit Works; Pt.2 by Julian Edgar
  5. Project: The Bass Barrel Subwoofer by Julian Edgar
  6. Feature: Computer Bits: The Ins & Outs Of Sound Cards by Jason Cole
  7. Project: A 500 Watt Audio Power Amplifier Module by Leo Simpson & Bob Flynn
  8. Order Form
  9. Project: Build A TENS Unit For Pain Relief by John Clarke
  10. Feature: Satellite Watch by Garry Cratt
  11. Project: PC Card For Stepper Motor Control by Rick Walters
  12. Serviceman's Log: Just give it a flamin' good thump by The TV Serviceman
  13. Project: Remote Controlled Gates For Your Home by Phung Mai
  14. Product Showcase
  15. Feature: Radio Control by Bob Young
  16. Vintage Radio: New life for an old Kriesler by John Hill
  17. Back Issues
  18. Notes & Errata: Audio/RF Signal Tracer / 12/24V Motor Speed Controller / Flexible Interface Card for PCs
  19. Book Store
  20. Market Centre

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Articles in this series:
  • How Holden's Electronic Control Unit Works; Pt.1 (July 1997)
  • How Holden's Electronic Control Unit Works; Pt.2 (August 1997)
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)
  • Computer Bits (April 1991)
  • Computer Bits (May 1991)
  • Computer Bits (June 1991)
  • Computer Bits (July 1991)
  • Computer Bits (August 1991)
  • Computer Bits (September 1991)
  • Computer Bits (October 1991)
  • Computer Bits (November 1991)
  • Computer Bits (December 1991)
  • Computer Bits (January 1992)
  • Computer Bits (February 1992)
  • Computer Bits (March 1992)
  • Computer Bits (May 1992)
  • Computer Bits (June 1992)
  • Computer Bits (July 1992)
  • Computer Bits (September 1992)
  • Computer Bits (October 1992)
  • Computer Bits (November 1992)
  • Computer Bits (December 1992)
  • Computer Bits (February 1993)
  • Computer Bits (April 1993)
  • Computer Bits (May 1993)
  • Computer Bits (June 1993)
  • Computer Bits (October 1993)
  • Computer Bits (March 1994)
  • Computer Bits (May 1994)
  • Computer Bits (June 1994)
  • Computer Bits (July 1994)
  • Computer Bits (October 1994)
  • Computer Bits (November 1994)
  • Computer Bits (December 1994)
  • 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)
  • Computer Bits (February 1996)
  • Computer Bits (March 1996)
  • Computer Bits (May 1996)
  • Computer Bits (June 1996)
  • Computer Bits (July 1996)
  • Computer Bits (August 1996)
  • 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)
  • Computer Bits (June 1998)
  • Computer Bits (July 1998)
  • Computer Bits (November 1998)
  • Computer Bits (December 1998)
  • Control Your World Using Linux (July 2011)
Items relevant to "A 500 Watt Audio Power Amplifier Module":
  • 500W Audio Power Amplifier PCB pattern (PDF download) [01208971] (Free)
  • 500W Audio Power Amplifier panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • A 500 Watt Audio Power Amplifier Module (August 1997)
  • Building The 500W Audio Power Amplifier; Pt.2 (September 1997)
  • Building The 500W Audio Power Amplifier; Pt.3 (October 1997)
Items relevant to "Build A TENS Unit For Pain Relief":
  • TENS Unit PCB pattern (PDF download) [04307971] (Free)
Items relevant to "PC Card For Stepper Motor Control":
  • PC Stepper Motor Drivers DOS software (Free)
  • PC Card for Stepper Motor Control PCB pattern (PDF download) [07108971] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Radio Control (August 1997)
  • Radio Control (October 1997)
Contents Vol.10, No.8; August 1997 FEATURES  3 How Holden’s Electronic Control Unit Works; Pt.2 Learn how the Commodore’s automatic transmission is electronically controlled – by Julian Edgar 22  Computer Bits: The Ins & Outs Of Sound Cards A brief look at sound card basics and what to do when the sound isn’t forthcoming – by Jason Cole PROJECTS TO BUILD 12  The Bass Barrel Subwoofer At last – a high-performance subwoofer that’s compact, cheap and easy to build. You can use it at home or in the car – by Julian Edgar The Bass Barrel Subwoofer – Page 12 24  A 500 Watt Audio Power Amplifier Module This rugged power amplifier module delivers 500W RMS into a 4-ohm load and 278W RMS into an 8-ohm load – by Leo Simpson & Bob Flynn 36  Build A TENs Unit For Pain Relief TENS stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Neural Stimulation. Our unit has all the necessary features and is easy to build – by John Clarke 54  PC Card For Stepper Motor Control This addressable card plugs into your PC’s parallel port and lets you drive a stepper motor under software control – by Rick Walters 500 Watt Audio Power Amplifier Module – Page 24 66  Remote Controlled Gates For Your Home It’s based on windscreen wiper motors and a pair of scissor jacks. We show you how to build the drive mechanism and the control circuit – by Phung Mai SPECIAL COLUMNS 53  Satellite Watch Changes to BMAC services from Optus B3 – by Garry Cratt 60  Serviceman’s Log Just give it a flamin’ good thump – by the TV Serviceman 76  Radio Control Easy-To-Build TENs Unit For Pain Relief – Page 36 The philosophy of R/C transmitter programming – by Bob Young 84  Vintage Radio New life for an old Kriesler – by John Hill DEPARTMENTS   2  Publisher’s Letter 20  Circuit Notebook 33  Order Form 72  Product Showcase 90  Ask Silicon Chip 92  Notes & Errata 94  Market Centre 96  Advertising Index Addressable PC Card For Stepper Motor Control – Page 54 August 1997  1