Silicon ChipMarket Centre - December 2019 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Toyota deserves praise for innovation
  4. Feature: The Electrical House of Horrors by Dr David Maddison
  5. Project: Have you got a dumb battery charger in your garage? by John Clarke
  6. Project: Altronics New MegaBox V2 Arduino prototyping system by Tim Blythman
  7. Feature: Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive: it’s brilliant! by Roderick Wall
  8. Project: The Super-9 FM Radio Receiver, Part 2 by John Clarke
  9. Review: The new Altium Designer 20 by Tim Blythman
  10. Serviceman's Log: Two devices what failed th'idiot test by Dave Thompson
  11. Product Showcase
  12. Project: High performance linear power supply – part three by Tim Blythman
  13. Review: Ausdom ANC7S Noise Cancelling Headphones by Nicholas Vinen
  14. Vintage Radio: Ferris 106 “portable”/car/home radio by Associate Professor Graham Parslow
  15. Feature: A Christmas Light Display for less than $20.00 by Ross Tester
  16. PartShop
  17. Market Centre
  18. Advertising Index
  19. Notes & Errata: Super-9 FM Radio, November 2019; Shunt regulator for wind turbines, Circuit Notebook, November 2019; Audio Millivoltmeter, October 2019; Micromite Explore-28, September 2019; Full Wave 230V 10A Universal Motor Speed Controller, March 2018; Stationmaster, March 2017
  20. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Have you got a dumb battery charger in your garage?":
  • Universal Battery Charge Controller PCB [14107191] (AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F88-I/P programmed for the Universal Battery Charge Controller [1410719A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • Si8751AB 2.5kV isolated Mosfet driver with integral power supply (Component, AUD $10.00)
  • Firmware and source code for the Universal Battery Charge Controller [1410719A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • Modified source code for the Universal Battery Charge Controller [1410719A.ASM] (Software, Free)
  • Universal Battery Charge Controller PCB pattern (PDF download) [14107191] (Free)
  • Universal Battery Charge Controller front panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
  • 12/24V Battery Charge Controller front panel artwork and drilling template (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Have you got a dumb battery charger in your garage? (December 2019)
  • Revised Battery Charge Controller (June 2022)
Items relevant to "Altronics New MegaBox V2 Arduino prototyping system":
  • Firmware (Arduino sketch) for the LC Meter (Mega Box) (Software, Free)
  • Firmware (Arduino sketch) for the VS1053 Music Player (Mega Box) (Software, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • The Arduino MegaBox from Altronics (December 2017)
  • Arduino LC Meter Shield Kit (January 2018)
  • The Arduino Mega Box Music Player revisited (February 2018)
  • Altronics New MegaBox V2 Arduino prototyping system (December 2019)
Items relevant to "The Super-9 FM Radio Receiver, Part 2":
  • Super-9 Stereo FM Radio PCB set (AUD $25.00)
  • MC1310P FM Stereo Demodulator IC (DIP-14) (Component, AUD $5.00)
  • 75cm telescopic FM antenna (Component, AUD $7.50)
  • BF992 dual-gate depletion-mode Mosfet (SOT-143B) (Component, AUD $4.00)
  • Neosid M99-073-96 K3 Assembly pack for Super-9 Stereo FM Radio (Component, AUD $6.00)
  • CA3089E FM IF amplifier and demodulator IC (DIP-16) (Component, AUD $3.00)
  • Case pieces for the Super-9 Stereo FM Radio (PCB, AUD $25.00)
  • Super-9 FM Radio PCB pattern (PDF download) [06109181] (Free)
  • Super-9 FM Radio case laser cutting artwork (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • The Super-9: a stereo FM Radio Receiver to build (November 2019)
  • The Super-9 FM Radio Receiver, Part 2 (December 2019)
  • A simple 10.7MHz IF Alignment Oscillator (December 2019)
Items relevant to "High performance linear power supply – part three":
  • 45V/8A Linear Bench Supply PCB [18111181] (AUD $10.00)
  • FJA4313OTU 15A NPN transistor (Source component, AUD $10.00)
  • LM317HVT regulator and INA282AIDR shunt monitor IC for 45V 8A Linear Bench Supply (Component, AUD $15.00)
  • 3mm acrylic heatsink spacer for High-power Linear Bench Supply (PCB, AUD $2.50)
  • High Power Linear Bench Supply PCB pattern (PDF download) [18111181] (Free)
  • High Power Linear Bench Supply panel artwork and drilling/cutting diagrams (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • 45V, 8A Bench Power Supply to build (October 2019)
  • Digital Panel Meter/USB Display suits a range of projects (November 2019)
  • High performance linear power supply – part two (November 2019)
  • High performance linear power supply – part three (December 2019)

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