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AUDIO POWER AMP DESIGN HANDBOOK
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INDUSTRIAL BRUSHLESS SERVOMOTORS
By Douglas Self. 2nd Edition Published 2000
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By Peter Moreton. Publ. 2000
From one of the world’s most respected audio
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VIDEO SCRAMBLING AND DESCRAMBLING for
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AUDIO ELECTRONICS
Satellite & Cable TV by Graf & Sheets
Edition 1998
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By John Linsley Hood. First published 1995.
Second edition 1999.
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This book is for anyone involved in designing,
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technology and digital audio, test and measurement, loudspeaker crossover systems,
power supplies and noise reduction systems.
375 pages in soft cover.
By Philip Miller. Published 1997.
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By Tim Williams. First published 1991
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LOCAL AREA NETWORKS:
An Introduction to the Technology
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Includes grounding, printed circuit design and
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ELECTRIC MOTORS AND DRIVES
By John E. McNamara. 2nd edition 1996.
By Austin Hughes. Second edition
published 1993 (reprinted 1997).
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For non-specialist users – explores most of
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ESSENTIAL LINUX
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Widely regarded as the standard text on EMC,
this book provides all the information necessary to meet the requirements of the EMC
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including layout and grounding, digital and
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interference sources. The four appendices give
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data and formulae. 299 pages, in soft cover.
65
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By Steve Heath. Published 1997.
By Tim Williams.
First published 1992. 2nd edition 1996.
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85
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THE CIRCUIT DESIGNER’S COMPANION
Assumes no prior knowledge of TCP/IP, only a
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Examples of network designs and implementations are given. 518 pages, in paperback.
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Designed as a guide for professionals and
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UNDERSTANDING TELEPHONE ELECTRONICS
THE ART OF LINEAR ELECTRONICS
By Stephen J. Bigelow.
Third edition published 1997 by Butterworth-Heinemann.
$
59
A very useful text for anyone wanting to
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By John Linsley Hood. First published
1993. NEW SECOND EDITION 1998.
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This practical handbook from one of the
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DIGITAL ELECTRONICS – A PRACTICAL APPROACH
By Richard Monk. Published 1998.
GUIDE TO TV & VIDEO TECHNOLOGY
By Eugene Trundle. First published 1988.
Second edition 1996.
Eugene Trundle has written for many years in
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SETTING UP A WEB SERVER
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