Silicon ChipContents - June 1998 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Saving greenhouse gases
  4. Feature: Troubleshooting Your PC; Pt.2 by Bob Dyball
  5. Feature: Vantis Synario Starter Software by Rick Walters
  6. Project: Universal High-Energy Ignition System by John Clarke
  7. Serviceman's Log: Variety: the spice of life? by The TV Serviceman
  8. Order Form
  9. Book Store
  10. Feature: Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.7 by Julian Edgar
  11. Feature: Radio Control by Bob Young
  12. Feature: Computer Bits by Jason Cole
  13. Project: The Roadies' Friend Cable Tester by Paul Hoad
  14. Vintage Radio: Look Ma, no tuning gang! by John Hill
  15. Project: Universal Stepper Motor Controller by Rick Walters
  16. Project: Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.5 by Barry Grieger
  17. Subscriptions
  18. Back Issues
  19. Market Centre
  20. Advertising Index
  21. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Troubleshooting Your PC; Pt.1 (May 1998)
  • Troubleshooting Your PC; Pt.2 (June 1998)
  • Troubleshooting Your PC; Pt.3 (July 1998)
  • Troubleshooting Your PC; Pt.4 (August 1998)
  • Troubleshooting Your PC; Pt.5 (September 1998)
Items relevant to "Universal High-Energy Ignition System":
  • Silicon Chip article scan, June 1998 - Universal High Energy Ignition System (AUD $10.00)
  • Universal High-Energy Ignition System PCB pattern (PDF download) [05305981] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Universal High-Energy Ignition System (June 1998)
  • Programmable Ignition Timing Module For Cars (June 1999)
  • Programmable Ignition Timing Module For Cars; Pt.2 (July 1999)
Articles in this series:
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.1 (November 1997)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.2 (December 1997)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.3 (January 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.4 (February 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.5 (March 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.6 (April 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.7 (June 1998)
  • Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.8 (July 1998)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.9 (November 1998)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.10 (January 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.11 (February 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.12 (March 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.13 (April 1999)
  • Electric Lighting, Pt.14 (August 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.15 (November 1999)
  • Electric Lighting; Pt.16 (December 1999)
Articles in this series:
  • Radio Control (May 1998)
  • Radio Control (June 1998)
  • Radio Control (July 1998)
  • Radio-controlled gliders; pt.3 (August 1998)
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 "Universal Stepper Motor Controller":
  • Universal Stepper Motor Controller PCB pattern (PDF download) [10106981] (Free)
  • Universal Stepper Motor Controller panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.5":
  • Model Railway Receiver/Decoder Module PCB patterns (PDF download) [09105981/2] (Free)
  • Model Railway Command Control PCB patterns (PDF download) [09102981/09103981] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Computer Bits (December 1989)
  • Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.1 (January 1998)
  • Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.2 (February 1998)
  • Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.3 (March 1998)
  • Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.4 (May 1998)
  • Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.5 (June 1998)

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Contents Vol.11, No.6; June 1998 FEATURES 4 Troubleshooting Your PC; Pt.2 Avoiding conflicts when installing internal cards – by Bob Dyball 12 Vantis Synario Starter Software Designing programmable logic devices – by Rick Walters 40 Understanding Electric Lighting; Pt.7 The high-pressure sodium vapour lamp 86 Special Subscriptions Offer Troubleshooting Your PC – Page 4 Buy a subscription before end of June 1998 and get a bonus data wallchart PROJECTS TO BUILD 18 Universal High-Energy Ignition System Versatile design accepts inputs from points, Hall effect and reluctor distributors – by John Clarke 60 The Roadies’ Friend Cable Tester Easy-to-use unit tests male-to-female XLR cables and female XLR-to6.5mm jack cables – by Paul Hoad 74 Universal Stepper Motor Controller Use it to drive stepper motors forwards or backwards for a preset number of revs A front-panel pot. lets you vary the speed – by Rick Walters Universal High-Energy Ignition System – Page 18 82 Command Control For Model Railways; Pt.5 Final article lets you choose between five throttle circuits – by Barry Grieger SPECIAL COLUMNS 28 Serviceman’s Log Variety: the spice of life? – by the TV Serviceman 53 Radio Control Radio-controlled gliders; Pt.2 – by Bob Young 58 Computer Bits The Roadies Friend Cable Tester – Page 60 Should you buy the very latest PC – by Jason Cole 68 Vintage Radio Look Ma, no tuning gang! – by Rodney Champness DEPARTMENTS 2 Publisher’s Letter 33 Order Form 38 Circuit Notebook 90 Ask Silicon Chip 94 Market Centre 96 Advertising Index Universal Stepper Motor Controller – Page 74 June 1998  1