Silicon ChipContents - June 2016 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Small nuclear power stations are ideal for Australia
  4. Feature: Small Nuclear Reactors: Reliable Power At Low Risk by Dr David Maddison
  5. Feature: Bringing An HP ProBook Laptop Back From The Dead by Greg Swain
  6. Project: Stereo Audio Level/VU Meter: Add Bling To HiFi System by Nicholas Vinen
  7. Project: Arduino-Based Cooling System Monitor by Nicholas Vinen
  8. Serviceman's Log: Putting the wind up an anemometer by Dave Thompson
  9. Project: Hotel Safe Alarm For Travellers by John Clarke
  10. Review: Tecsun PL365 Radio Receiver by Andrew Mason
  11. Project: Budget Senator 2-Way Loudspeaker System, Pt.2 by Allan Linton-Smith
  12. PartShop
  13. Review: Rohde & Schwarz RTH1004 Scope Rider by Nicholas Vinen
  14. Vintage Radio: AWA 461 MA clock radio & Heathkit RF signal generator by Terry Gray
  15. Subscriptions
  16. Product Showcase
  17. PartShop
  18. Market Centre
  19. Notes & Errata: Ultra-LD Mk.2 Amplifier Module / Touch-Screen Boat Computer With GPS

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Items relevant to "Stereo Audio Level/VU Meter: Add Bling To HiFi System":
  • Stereo LED Audio Level Meter / VU Meter PCB [01104161] (AUD $15.00)
  • PIC32MX150F128D-I/PT programmed for the Stereo LED Audio Level Meter / VU Meter [0110416A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • Strip of ten ultra-bright YELLOW M3216/1206 SMD LEDs (Component, AUD $0.70)
  • Strip of ten ultra-bright AMBER M3216/1206 SMD LEDs (Component, AUD $0.70)
  • Strip of ten ultra-bright BLUE M3216/1206 SMD LEDs (Component, AUD $0.70)
  • Strip of ten ultra-bright GREEN M3216/1206 SMD LEDs (Component, AUD $0.70)
  • Strip of ten ultra-bright RED M3216/1206 SMD LEDs (Component, AUD $0.70)
  • Red & White PCB-mounting RCA sockets (Component, AUD $4.00)
  • SMD components for the 100dB Stereo Audio Level Meter/VU Meter (AUD $35.00)
  • Stereo LED Audio Level Meter / VU Meter clear acrylic case pieces (PCB, AUD $15.00)
  • Firmware (C and HEX) files for the Stereo LED Audio Level Meter / VU Meter [0110416A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • Stereo LED Audio Level Meter / VU Meter PCB pattern (PDF download) [01104161] (Free)
  • Laser cutting artwork and drilling diagram for the Stereo LED Audio Level Meter / VU Meter (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Stereo Audio Level/VU Meter: Add Bling To HiFi System (June 2016)
  • Stereo LED Audio Level/VU Meter, Pt.2 (July 2016)
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  • Arduino sketch for the Cooling System Monitor (Software, Free)
  • Laser cutting artwork for the Arduino-Based Cooling System Monitor (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, Free)
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  • Hotel Safe Alarm PCB [03106161] (AUD $5.00)
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  • Firmware (ASM and HEX) files for the Hotel Safe Alarm [0310616A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • Hotel Safe Alarm PCB pattern (PDF download) [03106161] (Free)
  • Hotel Safe Alarm lid panel artwork and drilling template (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Budget Senator 2-Way Loudspeaker System, Pt.2":
  • 2-Way Passive Crossover PCB [01205141] (AUD $20.00)
  • Acrylic pieces to make two inductor bobbins (Component, AUD $7.50)
  • 2-Way Passive Loudspeaker Crossover PCB pattern (PDF download) [01205141] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Budget Senator 2-Way Loudspeaker System (May 2016)
  • Budget Senator 2-Way Loudspeaker System, Pt.2 (June 2016)

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Contents Vol.29, No.6; June 2016 SILICON CHIP www.siliconchip.com.au Features 18 Small Nuclear Reactors: Reliable Power At Low Risk The trend is away from coal-fired power stations but Australia still needs reliable base-load power. Nuclear power stations are one alternative and they could be based on small, modular nuclear reactors – by Dr David Maddison 28 Bringing An HP ProBook Laptop Back From The Dead It’s hard to chuck out a faulty laptop, especially one with a 1.8GHz AMD quad core processor, 4GB of RAM, a 578GB HDD and 1GB of dedicated video memory. The solution: bring it back from the dead – by Greg Swain Bringing An HP Laptop Bringing Laptop Back From The Dead – Page 28. 70 Review: Tecsun PL365 Radio Receiver Want to listen to the HF bands and sample local radio stations when travelling overseas? This portable radio receiver with AM, FM, shortwave and SSB will do the job and won’t take up much room in your luggage – by Andrew Mason 80 Review: Rohde & Schwarz RTH1004 Scope Rider This 4-channel scope is portable, has a high bandwidth and four high-resolution, individually-isolated inputs. As a test instrument, it’s hard to think of any other unit that is more practical or flexible – by Nicholas Vinen Bling! Stereo Audio Level/VU Meter – Page 32. Pro jects To Build 32 Stereo Audio Level/VU Meter: Add Bling To HiFi System Give your hifi system the wow with this spectacular stereo VU meter. It uses 80 high-brightness SMD LEDs to give any stereo amplifier/mixer a highly colourful dual-bargraph display – by Nicholas Vinen 42 Arduino-Based Cooling System Monitor This Arduino-based module can monitor virtually any cooling system (in our case, in a laser cutter). It checks fan speed, water flow and temperature and sounds an alarm in the event of a malfunction – by Nicholas Vinen 64 Hotel Safe Alarm For Travellers How safe is the safe in your hotel room or cruise-ship cabin? This compact unit sounds an alarm if the safe is opened in your absence, so that an intruder thinks he is being monitored and will flee before pinching anything – by John Clarke 72 Budget Senator 2-Way Loudspeaker System, Pt.2 This version of the Senator is for the budget conscious. Pt.2 this month describes the crossover PCB and completes the assembly – by Leo Simpson Special Columns Arduino-Based Cooling System Monitor For a Laser Cutter – Page 42. 57 Serviceman’s Log Putting the wind up an anemometer – by Dave Thompson 84 Circuit Notebook (1) Wireless Rain Alarm; (2) Improved Amplitude Modulator For FM-To-AM Converter; (3) 12.5MHz Touch-Screen Function Generator; (4) Combined Timer, Counter & Frequency Meter 88 Vintage Radio AWA 461 MA clock radio & Heathkit RF signal generator – by Terry Gray Departments 2 Publisher’s Letter  96   4 Mailbag 103 siliconchip.com.au 78 SC Online Shop 104 95 Product Showcase 104 Ask Silicon Chip Market Centre Advertising Index Notes & Errata Hotel Safe Alarm For Travellers – Page 64. June 2016  1