GINORMOUS STOPWATCH - Part 1 - by Ned Stojadinovic 1009
Events timer with in-built LCD and remote big digit displays, plus radio-controlled gating
VIBRALARM - by Terry de Vaux Balbirnie 1015
Multi-purpose vibration-triggered alarm with remarkable sensitivity
INGENUITY UNLIMITED - hosted by Alan Winstanley 1022
One-volt LED
DEMISTER ONE STOT - by Terry de Vaux Balbirnie 1029
Save car battery use and fuel consumption by minimising rear-screen
ACOUSTIC PROBE - by Robert Penfold 1024
An audio “telescope” or stethoscope to investigate distant or low-level sounds (another starter project).
SERIES AND FEATURES
NEW TECHNOLOGY UPDATE - by Ian Poole 1036 Copper-based interconnections in ICs increase their operational speed
PRACTICAL OSCILLATOR DESIGN - Part 5
Crystal and crystal-controlled oscillators - by Raymond Haigh 1038
TEACH-IN 2000 - 1 Color Codes and Resistors - by John Becker 1047
Everything (well - nearly!) that a novice needs to learn about electronics. Including breadboard experiments and interactive computer simulations. First in a 10-part series.
Practically Speaking - by Robert Penfold 1065
A novice’s guide to identifying integrated circuits
CIRCUIT SURGERY - by Alan Winstanley and Ian Bell 1069
More Earthly Comments; Thermal Conductivity; Oscillator Feedback; Simulations; Asta Movistor;
NET WORK - THE INTERNET PAGE surfed by Alan Winstanley 1072
Happy Kris-mas; I Seek-You
REGULARS AND SERVICES
EDITORIAL 1007 NEWS - Barry Fox highlights technology’s leading edge. Plus everyday 1074 news from the world of electronics.
READOUT - John Becker addresses general points arising. 1081
SHOPTALK - with David Barrington The essential guide to component buying 1079 for EPE Online projects.
One Area Into Which A Vast Amount of Research Effort Is Being Placed Is That of Using Copper Interconnections in High-Speed Integrated Circuits, Reports Ian Poole