Silicon ChipOuter Back Cover - February 2015 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Electronics affects every area of society - why not debate it?
  4. Feature: Look Mum, No Hands: It’s The AirWheel by Ross Tester
  5. Feature: Reach For The Sky . . . And Way, Way Beyond, Pt.1 by Dr David Maddison
  6. Project: 6-Digit Retro Nixie Clock Mk.2, Pt.1 by Nicholas Vinen
  7. Feature: What’s In A Spark? – Measuring The Energy by Dr Hugo Holden
  8. Project: Spark Energy Meter For Ignition Checks, Pt.1 by Dr Hugo Holden
  9. PartShop
  10. Review: 3-Way USB Scope Shoot-out by Jim Rowe
  11. Project: CGA-To-VGA Video Converter by Ewan Wordsworth
  12. Subscriptions
  13. Vintage Radio: The Philco T7 transistor portable radio by Ian Batty
  14. Market Centre
  15. Advertising Index
  16. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Reach For The Sky . . . And Way, Way Beyond, Pt.1 (February 2015)
  • Reach For The Sky... And Way, Way Beyond, Pt.2 (March 2015)
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Articles in this series:
  • 6-Digit Retro Nixie Clock Mk.2, Pt.1 (February 2015)
  • 6-Digit Retro Nixie Clock Mk.2, Pt.2 (March 2015)
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Articles in this series:
  • What’s In A Spark? – Measuring The Energy (February 2015)
  • Spark Energy Meter For Ignition Checks, Pt.1 (February 2015)
  • Spark Energy Meter For Ignition Checks, Pt.2 (March 2015)
Items relevant to "Spark Energy Meter For Ignition Checks, Pt.1":
  • Spark Energy Meter PCBs [05101151/2] (AUD $20.00)
  • Spark Energy Meter calibrator PCB [05101153] (AUD $5.00)
  • Spark Energy Meter PCB patterns (PDF download) [05101151/2] (Free)
  • Spark Energy Meter panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • What’s In A Spark? – Measuring The Energy (February 2015)
  • Spark Energy Meter For Ignition Checks, Pt.1 (February 2015)
  • Spark Energy Meter For Ignition Checks, Pt.2 (March 2015)

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