Silicon ChipContents - September 1997 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Make the Internet free of sales tax
  4. Feature: Unravelling Saturn's Secrets by Sammy Isreb
  5. Feature: Hifi On A Budget by Owen Davies & Julian Edgar
  6. Project: Multi-Spark Capacitor Discharge Ignition System by John Clarke
  7. Serviceman's Log: The things I do for money by The TV Serviceman
  8. Order Form
  9. Book Store
  10. Project: Building The 500W Audio Power Amplifier; Pt.2 by Leo Simpson & Bob Flynn
  11. Project: A Video Security System For Your Home by Branco Justic
  12. Back Issues
  13. Feature: Computer Bits by Jason Cole
  14. Vintage Radio: The 5-valve Airking console receiver by John Hill
  15. Product Showcase
  16. Project: PC Card For Controlling Two Stepper Motors by Rick Walters
  17. Notes & Errata: Remote Controlled Gates for Your Home, August 1997
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Multi-Spark Capacitor Discharge Ignition System":
  • Multi-Spark Capacitor Discharge Ignition System PCB pattern (PDF download) [05309971] (Free)
Items relevant to "Building The 500W Audio Power Amplifier; Pt.2":
  • 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)
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)
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  • Computer Bits (November 1991)
  • Computer Bits (December 1991)
  • Computer Bits (January 1992)
  • Computer Bits (February 1992)
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  • Computer Bits (May 1992)
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  • Computer Bits (September 1992)
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  • Computer Bits (February 1993)
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  • Computer Bits (June 1993)
  • Computer Bits (October 1993)
  • Computer Bits (March 1994)
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  • Computer Bits (October 1994)
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  • Computer Bits (December 1994)
  • Computer Bits (January 1995)
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  • 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 "PC Card For Controlling Two Stepper Motors":
  • PC Stepper Motor Drivers DOS software (Free)
  • PC Card for Controlling Two Stepper Motors PCB pattern (PDF download) [07208971] (Free)
Contents Vol.10, No.9; September 1997 FEATURES   4  Unravelling Saturn’s Secrets NASA has a new spacecraft ready to probe Saturn & its moons. Learn about the spacecraft and its mission – by Sammy Isreb 12  Hifi On A Budget Don’t settle for an all in one sound system if have no money. You’ll get much better sound buying genuine hifi gear secondhand – by Julian Edgar PROJECTS TO BUILD Multi-Spark Capacitor Discharge Ignition System – Page 18 18  Multi-Spark Capacitor Discharge Ignition System New design provides a high-energy multi-spark discharge for 2-stroke engines, rotaries and high-performance 4-strokes – by John Clarke 54  Building The 500W Audio Power Amplifier; Pt.2 Add a rugged power supply, a large finned heatsink and fan cooling for really impressive performance – by Leo Simpson & Bob Flynn 62  A Video Security System For Your Home You build a simple controller and add a spare VCR, a miniature CCD camera, a PIR sensor or two and an IR illuminator – by Branco Justic 80  PC Card For Controlling Two Stepper Motors This addressable card plugs into your PC’s parallel port and lets you drive two stepper motors using software control – by Rick Walters Building The 500W Audio Power Amplifier – Page 54 Video Security System For Your Home – Page 62 SPECIAL COLUMNS 38  Serviceman’s Log The things I do for money – by the TV Serviceman 70  Computer Bits Win95, MSDOS.SYS & the Registry – by Jason Cole 74  Vintage Radio The 5-valve Airking console receiver – by John Hill DEPARTMENTS   2  Publisher’s Letter 32  Circuit Notebook 42 Mailbag 44  Order Form 78  Product Showcase 91  Ask Silicon Chip 93  Notes & Errata 94 Market Centre 96  Advertising Index PC Card For Controlling Two Stepper Motors – Page 80 September 1997  1