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PRODUCT SHOWCASE WIN A R&S DSO – IF YOU’RE QUICK! Damaged or broken thread? Fix it! Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse stock a range of thread repair kits starting from $27.50 and offer different thread sizes. These kits come complete with a HSS drill bit, HSS thread tap, stainless steel thread insert and installation tools. Although it’s not difficult to install, you do need a little care when attempting this type of repair and if it’s your first time doing so, simply practise on something else to get familiarised. Call into your nearest Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse store or log onto www.machineryhouse.com.au, Vandal-proof outside touch screens With the proliferation of walnut-sized brains around these days, kiosk and outside display developers will be interested in a series of open-frame touch screen displays that are claimed to be vandal and impact-proof. From UK-company Display Solutions, the capacitive touchscreens have an optically bonded layer of glass secured over the PCAP touch sensor. The edge-to-edge flush design enables easy cleaning and is well suited to outdoor environments. The screens are available from 15 to 19inch and are Windows 7 compatible. sign up to become a Machineryhouse mate to place order and have them shipped direct to you. Contact: Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse Easy way to make PCBs At SILICON CHIP, we’re often asked how to make printed circuit boards at home with a minimum of chemicals – and fuss! Jaycar Electronics have an answer: “Press’n’Peel” circuit board transfer film. It eliminates darkrooms, photochemicals, negatives and copy cameras. You simply print or copy a PCB pattern (eg, from siliconchip.com.au) onto Press’n’Peel film, iron it onto blank PCB, peel off and etch it in the normal way. Presto! A high quality, super-fine (<5mil) board ready to drill and solder. You get 5 sheets of 215 x 280mm transfer film in each pack, which retails for $35.00. Contact: 1 Osprey Ct, Huntingdon, Cambs. PE29 6FN, UK. Tel: +44 1480 411600 Fax: +44 1480 412266 Website: www.displaytouch.co.uk (All stores and resellers Australia-wide) Tel: 1800 022 888 Website: www.jaycar.com.au Looking for Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide       provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, has appointed Vicom as a Tektronix Full Portfolio Distributor in Australia, covering a range of Tektronix and Keithley instrumentation. Vicom is the largest independent and Australian-owned provider of telecommunications test and measurement instrumentation, equipment service and calibration within the Australian and South West Pacific region. siliconchip.com.au 4D Systems LCD & LED Displays 1/ 2 Windsor Rd Northmead NSW 2152 Tel: (02) 9890 9111 Website: www.machineryhouse.com.au Contact: Display Touch Solutions Did you see the Rohde & Schwarz advert in November SILICON CHIP? (p5)? If not, you almost missed the chance to WIN one of two R&S HMO1002 Digital Oscilloscopes! Entries close on December 8th, so you’ll have to hurry... Simply log onto www.customer.rohde-schwarz. com/live/rs/internet/campaigns/enter_to_win/ for all the details. Jaycar Electronics ? Go to ! Vicom’s expertise in such markets as wireless and cellular communications, fiber optics, data transmission, avionics, audio and broadcasting and general electronics design aligns closely with the Tektronix and Keithley portfolio. Contact: Vicom Australia Pty Ltd 1064 Centre Rd, Oakleigh South, Vic 3167 Tel: 1300 360 251 Website: www.vicom.com.au 4D Systems specialises in using OLED and LCD technology with embedded custom graphics processors, suiting the needs of anyone, from hobbyists to large scale companies, requiring an embedded solution. Ever wanted a display platform which you can develop with easily, maybe interface with Arduino, Raspberry Pi or the Intel Galileo? 4D produces a range of development kits which include either a 3.2” or 4.3” display module mounted on an aluminium stand with a display bezel, and feature breadboards on the back for prototyping circuits. If you want to develop with a host, 4D is also releasing versions with an Arduino or Raspberry Pi B+ mounted next to the breadboard. More variants will also become available over time. They have just released two primary displays for the A, B and B+ Raspberry Pi. The 4DPi-32 has a 3.2” 320x240 display and the 4DPi-35 has a 3.5” 480x320 display. Contact: 4D Systems Pty Ltd Unit 7, 103 Sargents Rd, Minchinbury NSW 2770 Tel: (02) 9625 9714 Fax: (02) 8834 0747 Website: www.4dsystems.com.au December 2014  99