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Contents
Vol.17, No.2; February 2004
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FEATURES
8 Hands-On PC Board Design For Beginners; Pt.1
A practical guide to downloading, installing and configuring the free Autotrax
PC board design software – by Peter Smith
36 Twenty-Five Years Of Automotive ABS
Anti-Lock Braking Systems have now been around for 25 years and have
saved many lives. Here’s a brief look at their development – by Julian Edgar
76 Breaking The Gigapixel Barrier
It’s claimed to be the biggest digital photo ever but it’s not done by simply
pointing and clicking a camera – by Max Lyons
Supply Rail Monitor
For PCs – Page 12.
PROJECTS TO BUILD
12 Simple Supply Rail Monitor For PCs
It clips into your PC and has three LED bargraphs to indicate the health of the
PC’s supply rails – by Jim Rowe
22 Studio 350 Power Amplifier Module; Pt.2
The construction details for this new high-power audio amplifier plus the circuit
and wiring details for a matching power supply – by Leo Simpson & Peter Smith
32 Using The Valve Preamp In A Hifi System
Here’s how to add a volume control and modify the November 2003 Valve Audio
Preamplifier for use with line level signals – by Jim Rowe
56 Our Fantastic Human-Powered LED Torches
Sure you’ve seen LED torches before but not like these. There are no batteries;
you just crank the handle to generate light – by Julian Edgar
63 Shorted Turns Tester For Line Output Transformers
No TV or monitor technician should be without this unit. Build it and you’ll
wonder how you ever got along without it – by Bob Parker
73 PICAXE-18X 4-Channel Datalogger; Pt.2
Building The Studio 350 Power
Amplifier Module – Page 22.
Fantastic HumanPowered LED
Torches – Page 56.
Adding a real-time clock (RTC) to the datalogger and putting it to use – by Clive
Seager
SPECIAL COLUMNS
40 Serviceman’s Log
A tale of four Philips TVs – by the TV Serviceman
70 Circuit Notebook
(1) Cable Tester Uses A Quad Latch; (2) Phantom Supply For Lapel Microphone
Adaptor; (3) Frequency Multiplier For LF Measurements; (4) LED Chaser
Provides Three Game Functions
80 Vintage Radio
The HMV 660 console of 1940 – by Rodney Champness
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Publisher’s Letter
Mailbag
Book Review
Product Showcase
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Shorted Turns
Tester For
Line Output
Transformers
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