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Contents
Vol.11, No.7; July 1998
FEATURES
4 Troubleshooting Your PC; Pt.4
Installing a modem and sorting out the problems – by Bob Dyball
12 How To Hold A Garage Sale
Get rid of your junk and make some money – by Julian Edgar
40 Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.8
Metal halide lamps and their properties
88 Special Subscriptions Offer
Installing A Modem And Sorting
Out The Problems– Page 4
Buy a subscription before end of September 1998 and get a bonus wallchart
PROJECTS TO BUILD
18 Build A Heat Controller
Use it to adjust your electric radiator or electric blanket to a comfortable
level – by John Clarke
54 15-Watt Class-A Amplifier Module
New class-A design boasts ultra-low distortion and noise – by Leo Simpson
66 Simple Charger For 6V & 12V SLA Batteries
Easy to build unit features a 0-12 hour mechanical timer – by Branco Justic
Build A Heat Controller For
Electric Radiators – Page 18
80 An Automatic Semiconductor Analyser
It automatically identifies the device and the leads – by Andy Wood
SPECIAL COLUMNS
28 Serviceman’s Log
It was only a piece of broken plastic – by the TV Serviceman
44 Satellite Watch
What’s new on satellite TV – by Garry Cratt
69 Radio Control
Radio-controlled gliders; Pt.3 – by Bob Young
Low Distortion 15-Watt Class-A
Amplifier Module – Page 54
72 Computer Bits
Network cards and networking – by Greg Swain & Jason Cole
76 Vintage Radio
Australia’s last valve radios – by Rodney Champness
DEPARTMENTS
2 Publisher’s Letter
17 Mailbag
26 Circuit Notebook
32 Product Showcase
53 Order Form
90 Ask Silicon Chip
94 Market Centre
96 Advertising Index
Charger For 6V & 12V Sealed
Lead Acid Batteries – Page 66
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