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  7. Feature: The Fox Report by Barry Fox
  8. Feature: Techno Talk by Mark Nelson
  9. Feature: Net Work by Alan Winstanley
  10. Project: Clever Controller for a Dumb Battery Charger by JOHN CLARKE
  11. Project: LFSR Random Number Generator Using Logic ICs by Tim Blythman
  12. Project: HIGH-POWER 45V/8A VARIABLE LINEAR SUPPLY by Tim Blythman
  13. Feature: Building a Hi-Fi amp on the cheap by Julian Edgar
  14. Feature: AUDIO OUT by Jake Rothman
  15. Feature: Make it with Micromite by Phil Boyce
  16. Feature: Circuit Surgery by IAN BELL
  17. Feature: Max’s Cool Beans by Max the Magnificent
  18. PCB Order Form: Max’s Cool Beans by Max the Magnificent
  19. Advertising Index: Electronic Building Blocks by Julian Edgar

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  • Communing with nature (January 2022)
  • Should we be worried? (February 2022)
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  • Go eco, get ethical! (April 2022)
  • From nano to bio (May 2022)
  • Positivity follows the gloom (June 2022)
  • Mixed menu (July 2022)
  • Time for a total rethink? (August 2022)
  • What’s in a name? (September 2022)
  • Forget leaves on the line! (October 2022)
  • Giant Boost for Batteries (December 2022)
  • Raudive Voices Revisited (January 2023)
  • A thousand words (February 2023)
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  • AI, Robots, Horticulture and Agriculture (April 2023)
  • Prophecy can be perplexing (May 2023)
  • Technology comes in different shapes and sizes (June 2023)
  • AI and robots – what could possibly go wrong? (July 2023)
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  • We both have truths, are mine the same as yours? (September 2023)
  • Holy Spheres, Batman! (October 2023)
  • Where’s my pneumatic car? (November 2023)
  • Good grief! (December 2023)
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  • Techno Talk - Wait! What? Really? (April 2024)
  • Techno Talk - One step closer to a dystopian abyss? (May 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Program that! (June 2024)
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  • Techno Talk - That makes so much sense! (August 2024)
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Practical Electronics Volume 49. No. 12 December 2020 ISSN 2632 573X Contents Projects and Circuits Clever Controller for a Dumb Battery Charger by John Clarke Most cheap battery chargers are pretty dumb! Upgrade them with this clever controller for ooded lead acid, or even i e 4 rechargeable batteries. 16 LFSR Random Number Generator by Tim Blythman 28 sing a handful of logic s you can digitally generate a pseudo random number sequence. handy circuit to have it even or s ith our hristmas ree. High-Power 45V/8A Variable Linear Supply – Part 3 by Tim Blythman 34 o it s time to finish off your supply s case, mount the components inside, attach the front panel controls, ire it up and perform the final calibration/testing. Series, Features and Columns The Fox Report by Barry Fox mart meters for hose benefit 8 Techno Talk by Mark Nelson riumph or travesty 10 Net Work by Alan Winstanley he rise of the most lucrative of all electronic products the car. rom o e to must have purchase, the electric car is a revolution happening right no . 12 Building a Hi-Fi amp on the cheap by Julian Edgar sing a salvaged amplifier is a great starting point for assembling lo 41 Audio Out by Jake Rothman heremin udio mplifier art 46 Make it with Micromite by Phil Boyce art nalogue inputs and servos 50 Circuit Surgery by Ian Bell icro ap simulator 54 a s ool eans by Max The Magnificent lashing s and drooling engineers art 58 Regulars and Services Made in the UK. Written in Britain, Australia, the US and Ireland. Read everywhere. © Electron Publishing Limited 2020 Copyright in all drawings, photographs, articles, technical designs, software and intellectual property published in Practical Electronics is fully protected, and reproduction or imitation in whole or in part are expressly forbidden. The January 2021 issue of Practical Electronics will be published on Thursday, 3 December 2020 – see page 72. Practical Electronics | December | 2020 cost i i. Wireless for the Warrior Subscribe to Practical Electronics and save money NEW! Practical Electronics back issues DOWNLOADS – great 20-year deal! Reader services – Editorial and Advertising Departments Editorial Getting the balance right Exclusive Microchip reader offer Win a icrochip tarter it for erial emory roducts PE Teach-In 9 PE Teach-In 8 LED Christmas Tree offer Teach-In bundle – what a bargain! Practical Electronics PCB Service s for ractical lectronics pro ects lassified ads and Advertiser inde Direct Book Service uild your library of carefully chosen technical boo s Practical Electronics CD-ROMS for electronics superb range of s for hobbyists, students and engineers Next month! – highlights of our next issue of Practical Electronics 2 4 6 7 7 11 27 33 33 63 64 67 70 72 1