Silicon ChipPartShop - July 2012 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Australia has missed out on the Square Kilometre Array
  4. Feature: Peter Olsen & His Flashing School Lights by Ross Tester
  5. Feature: The Square Kilometre Array: Australia Misses Out by Geoff Graham
  6. Project: Soft Starter For Power Tools by Nicholas Vinen
  7. Project: Wideband Oxygen Sensor Controller Mk.2, Pt.2 by John Clarke
  8. Project: 10A DCC Booster For Model Railways by Jeff Monegal
  9. Feature: Modifying CD-ROM Motors For High Power Operation by Dave Thompson
  10. Project: 6-Decade Capacitance Substitution Box by Nicholas Vinen
  11. Vintage Radio: The AWA 157P 7-transistor portable radio by Rodney Champness
  12. PartShop
  13. Order Form
  14. Advertising Index
  15. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Soft Starter For Power Tools":
  • Soft Starter For Power Tools PCB [10107121] (AUD $7.50)
  • SL32 10015 NTC thermistor (Component, AUD $7.00)
  • Soft Starter For Power Tools PCB pattern (PDF download) [10107121] (Free)
  • Soft Starter for Power Tools panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Wideband Oxygen Sensor Controller Mk.2, Pt.2":
  • Wideband Oxygen Controller Mk.2 Display PCB [05106122] (AUD $7.50)
  • Wideband Oxygen Controller Mk.2 PCB [05106121] (AUD $15.00)
  • PIC16F1507-I/P programmed for the Wideband Oxygen Sensor Controller Mk2 [0510612A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F88-E/P programmed for the Wideband Oxygen Sensor Controller Mk2 Display [0510612B.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • Firmware (ASM and HEX) files for the Wideband Oxygen Sensor Controller Mk2 [0510612A/B] (Software, Free)
  • Wideband Oxygen Controller Mk.2 Display PCB pattern (PDF download) [05106122] (Free)
  • Wideband Oxygen Controller Mk.2 PCB pattern (PDF download) [05106121] (Free)
  • Wideband Oxygen Controller Mk.2 panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Wideband Oxygen Sensor Controller Mk.2, Pt.1 (June 2012)
  • Wideband Oxygen Sensor Controller Mk.2, Pt.2 (July 2012)
  • Wideband Oxygen Sensor Controller Mk.2, Pt.3 (August 2012)
Items relevant to "6-Decade Capacitance Substitution Box":
  • Capacitance Decade Box PCB [04106121] (AUD $12.50)
  • Capacitance Decade Box panel/lid [04106122] (PCB, AUD $15.00)
  • Capacitance Decade Box PCB pattern (PDF download) [04106121] (Free)
  • Capacitance Decade Box panel/lid artwork (PNG download) [04106122] (Panel Artwork, Free)
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AUDIO M’VOLTMETER MAY 2009 04205091 $10.00 MINIMAXIMITE NOV 2011 07111111 $10.00 6-DIGIT GPS CLOCK MAY 2009 04105091 $35.00 ADJUSTABLE REGULATED POWER SUPPLY DEC 2011 18112111 $5.00 6-DIGIT GPS CLOCK DRIVER JUNE 2009 07106091 $25.00 DIGITAL AUDIO DELAY DEC 2011 01212111 $30.00 UHF ROLLING CODE TX AUG 2009 15008091 $10.00 DIGITAL AUDIO DELAY FRONT & REAR PANELS DEC 2011 0121211P2/3 $20 per set UHF ROLLING CODE RECEIVER AUG 2009 15008092 $45.00 AM RADIO JAN 2012 06101121 $10.00 6-DIGIT GPS CLOCK AUTODIM ADD-ON SEPT 2009 04208091 $10.00 STEREO AUDIO COMPRESSOR JAN 2012 01201121 $30.00 STEREO DAC BALANCED OUTPUT BOARD JAN 2010 01101101 $25.00 STEREO AUDIO COMPRESSOR FRONT & REAR PANELS JAN 2012 0120112P1/2 $20.00 DIGITAL INSULATION METER JUN 2010 04106101 $25.00 3-INPUT AUDIO SELECTOR (SET OF 2 BOARDS) JAN 2012 01101121/2 $30 per set ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR REFORMER AUG 2010 04108101 $55.00 CRYSTAL DAC FEB 2012 01102121 ULTRASONIC ANTI-FOULING FOR BOATS SEP 2010 04109101 $25.00 SWITCHING REGULATOR FEB 2012 18102121 $5.00 HEARING LOOP RECEIVER SEP 2010 01209101 $25.00 SEMTEST LOWER BOARD MAR 2012 04103121 $40.00 S/PDIF/COAX TO TOSLINK CONVERTER OCT 2010 01210101 $10.00 SEMTEST UPPER BOARD MAR 2012 04103122 $40.00 TOSLINK TO S/PDIF/COAX CONVERTER OCT 2010 01210102 $10.00 SEMTEST FRONT PANEL MAR 2012 04103123 $75.00 DIGITAL LIGHTING CONTROLLER SLAVE UNIT OCT 2010 16110102 $45.00 INTERPLANETARY VOICE MAR 2012 08102121 $10.00 HEARING LOOP TESTER/LEVEL METER NOV 2010 01111101 $25.00 12/24V 3-STAGE MPPT SOLAR CHARGER REV.A MAR 2012 14102112 $20.00 UNIVERSAL USB DATA LOGGER DEC 2010 04112101 $25.00 SOFT START SUPPRESSOR APR 2012 10104121 $10.00 HOT WIRE CUTTER CONTROLLER DEC 2010 18112101 $25.00 RESISTANCE DECADE BOX APR 2012 04105121 $20.00 433MHZ SNIFFER JAN 2011 06101111 $10.00 RESISTANCE DECADE BOX PANEL/LID APR 2012 04105122 $20.00 CRANIAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION JAN 2011 99101111 $30.00 1.5kW INDUCTION MOTOR SPEED CONTROLLER APR 2012 10105121 $35.00 HEARING LOOP SIGNAL CONDITIONER JAN 2011 01101111 $30.00 HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMOMETER MAIN PCB MAY 2012 21105121 $30.00 LED DAZZLER FEB 2011 16102111 $25.00 HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMOMETER F&R PANELS MAY 2012 21105122/3 $20 per set 12/24V 3-STAGE MPPT SOLAR CHARGER FEB 2011 14102111 $15.00 MIX-IT! 4 CHANNEL MIXER JUNE 2012 01106121 $20.00 SIMPLE CHEAP 433MHZ LOCATOR FEB 2011 06102111 $5.00 PIC/AVR PROGRAMMING ADAPTOR BOARD JUNE 2012 24105121 $30.00 THE MAXIMITE MAR 2011 06103111 $25.00 CRAZY CRICKET/FREAKY FROG JUNE 2012 08109121 $10.00 UNIVERSAL VOLTAGE REGULATOR MAR 2011 18103111 $15.00 CAPACITANCE DECADE BOX JULY 2012 04106121 $20.00 12V 20-120W SOLAR PANEL SIMULATOR MAR 2011 04103111 $25.00 CAPACITANCE DECADE BOX PANEL/LID JULY 2012 04106122 $20.00 MICROPHONE NECK LOOP COUPLER MAR 2011 01209101 $25.00 WIDEBAND OXYGEN CONTROLLER MK2 JULY 2012 05106121 $20.00 PORTABLE STEREO HEADPHONE AMP APRIL 2011 01104111 $25.00 WIDEBAND OXYGEN CONTROLLER MK2 DISPLAY BOARD JULY 2012 05106122 $10.00 CHEAP 100V SPEAKER/LINE CHECKER APRIL 2011 04104111 $25.00 SOFT STARTER FOR POWER TOOLS JULY 2012 10107121 $10.00 $20.00