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Issue 278
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Publisher's Letter
1 Nov, 2011
Mains surge suppressors are not a
condition of electronic product warranties
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Power Your Pedal Pushie (or Building an eBike)
3 Nov, 2011
Riding a pushbike is great exercise - until you come to hills!
Unless your name is Evans or Armstrong et al, unless you're one of the lycra brigade who keep super fit by pedaling everywhere and anywhere, even if your pushie has 150 gears and weighs about a hundred grams, you often wish that you could have just that little bit of assistance when the going gets tough!
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Steadicam: Taking The Bumps Out Of Movies, Pt. 1
5 Nov, 2011
For more than 30 years Steadicam®, a system to stabilise the camera in film and video production has been a mainstay of the industry. But Garrett Brown, inventor of the
device has not stood still. So, today there is Steadicam, son of Steadicam, son of son of Steadicam...
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Build A G-Force Meter
7 Nov, 2011
Just what are the g forces involved in a balls-to-the-wall lap of Mt Panorama? This little beauty will tell you: instantaneous acceleration, braking, cornering; forwards, backwards, sideways... and it's battery operated and completely portable, so you can swap it from car to car!
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The MiniMaximite Computer
9 Nov, 2011
We now add to the Maximite family with the miniMaximite; a small, low-cost version designed for use as an intelligent controller to plug into your creation. It is fully software compatible with the original Maximite so you can develop and test your program on the larger version, then transfer it to the
miniMaximite when you are ready
to screw the covers down.
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Ultra-LD Stereo Preamplifier & Input Selector, Pt.1
15 Nov, 2011
Designed for use with the Ultra-LD Mk.3 amplifier modules, this high-quality stereo preamplifier features a motorised volume control potentiometer. It is teamed with a 3-Input Selector board and both are controlled by the same infrared remote.
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Ask Silicon Chip
23 Nov, 2011
Got a technical problem? Can't understand a piece of jargon or some technical principle? Drop us a line
and we'll answer your question. Write to: Ask Silicon Chip, PO Box 139, Collaroy Beach, NSW 2097 or
send an email to silicon@siliconchip.com.au
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Mailbag
25 Nov, 2011
Letters and emails should contain complete name, address and daytime phone number. Letters to the Editor are submitted on the condition that Silicon Chip Publications Pty Ltd may edit and has the right to reproduce in electronic form and communicate these letters. This also applies to submissions to "Ask SILICON CHIP" and "Circuit Notebook".
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Vintage Radio
27 Nov, 2011
The Astor P7G 8-Transistor AM Portable Radio
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Circuit Notebook - 13 Nov, 2011
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