Silicon ChipContents - February 2000 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Use those Safety Switches for extra protection
  4. Review: Marantz SR-18 Home Theatre Receiver by Leo Simpson
  5. Review: The "Hot Chip" Starter Kit by Peter Smith
  6. Project: Build A Multi-Sector Sprinkler Controller by Ned Stojadinovic
  7. Project: A Digital Voltmeter For Your Car by John Clarke
  8. Project: An Ultrasonic Parking Radar by Branco Justic
  9. Feature: Light Emitting Polymers For Flat-Screen Displays by Julian Edgar
  10. Project: Build A Safety Switch Checker by John Clarke
  11. Project: A Sine/Square Wave Oscillator For Your Workbench by Rick Walters
  12. Order Form
  13. Product Showcase
  14. Serviceman's Log: Projection TV from many angles by The TV Serviceman
  15. Vintage Radio: The Hellier Award; Pt.1 by Rodney Champness
  16. Book Store
  17. Back Issues
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Outer Back Cover

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Contents Vol.13, Vol.13, No.2; No.2; February February 2000 FEATURES 4 HiFi Review: Marantz SR-18 Home Theatre Receiver 5.1 channels plus Dolby Digital plus THX. And we love the gold finish – by Leo Simpson 10 Review: The “Hot Chip” Starter Kit “Hot Chip” Start Kit – Page 10. An easy way to get started with microcontrollers – by Peter Smith 42 Light Emitting Polymers For Flat-Screen Displays Imagine a flat-screen display that’s flexible and made out of plastic. That’s the promise of semiconducting polymers – by Julian Edgar PROJECTS TO BUILD 14 Build A Multi-Sector Sprinkler Controller At last: a multi-sector sprinkler controller that’s easy to program – by Ned Stojadinovic 24 A Digital Voltmeter For Your Car A PIC microcontroller makes it a snack to build – by John Clarke Multi-Sector Sprinkler Controller – Page 14. 38 An Ultrasonic Parking Radar Build it and avoid those parking mishaps – design by Branco Justic 53 Build A Safety Switch Checker Simple unit lets you check that each power point is covered. It also verifies the Earth connection – by John Clarke 58 A Sine/Square Wave Oscillator For Your Workbench It uses a switched capacitor filter IC to give very good envelope stability – by Rick Walters Digital Voltmeter For Cars – Page 24. SPECIAL COLUMNS 75 Serviceman’s Log Projection TV from many angles – by the TV Serviceman 82 Vintage Radio The Hellier Award; Pt.1 – by Rodney Champness DEPARTMENTS 2 9 68 70 71 Publisher’s Letter Mailbag Circuit Notebook Subscriptions Form Product Showcase 80 91 93 94 96 Electronics Showcase Ask Silicon Chip Notes & Errata Market Centre Advertising Index Build A Safety Switch Checker – Page 53. FEBRUARY 2000  1