Everyday Electronics 1978 12

Easy to build projects for everyone
DEC. 78
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AMPLIFIER
F[20211 TUNER AMPLIFIER
Australia 75c South Africa 70c New Zealand 85c Malaysia 52.25
Iron out the little problems...
4
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Model TCSU1 Soldering Station
Model CX 17 watts
a inin,ature ,ion with tne element enclosed lust In a ceramic

shall tnen Ina stainless steel Virtually leakfree Only 7'2
Antex
The ANTEX multi purpose range of soldering
long Fined with a 3/32' bit E4.15 inclusive 01 VAT and 000
The TCSUI soldering station with either the XTC 50watt-24;26
Flange el 5 other hits available from down to 3,,64
equipment is fast becoming a must for every
volt soldering iron or the OTC 35watt - soldenng iron for Model X25-25watts (illustrated)
pin point precision and exceptionally fast recovery time. home. Built with precision for long life, each
We have Out at least twice as much power into irons which are
already well known for good recovery time. The temperature iron is fully tested and guaranteed.
control stops them from over -heating: the lailsafe- electronic
circuit provides prOtection even it are thermocouple fails.
A general purpose iron also with a ceramic and steel snatt to
give you toughness combined with new -perfect insulation
ANTEX soldering irons are made in England
TCS111 soldering station £38.10 XTC and CTC irons £14.85
Fitted with 118" bit and priced at £4.15 inclusive of VAT and
inclusive of VAT and P & P
P & P Range 01 4 rimer bits available. to strict local and international standards
Model SK3 Kit Model SK4 Kit Model MLX Kit of safety.
Contains both With the
The soldenng iton-in this kit can be
operated from any cafireicycar battery.
Our name for reliability is spreading . -
the model model It is fitted with 15feet flexible cable
It 05230 5251240 from all over Europe to U.S.A.
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and the stand purpose von car. a boat or a caravan ready for to Japan and to many other
ST3 Priced and the ST3 soldenng in the held Price £4.83
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inclusiVe of
Stand this
Kit is a must
inclusive of VAT and P &P countries.
VAT and P&P for every Stocked by many wholesalers
Model SK1 Kit
It makes an
excellent
toolkit in the
home Priced This kit containsa 15watt miniature
and retailers or direct 4,e
present for the at £5.99 soldering kon.complete vital 2 spare from us If you are
radio amateur_ inclusive ol bits a coil of solder. a heat sink
model maker VAT and aryl a booklet; How to solder'. Pnced
desperate.
or hobbyist
40°
P 8P at £6.48 inclusive of VAT and P&P
AN Mayflower House. Armada Way,
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Telex: 45296 Antex Ltd. Freepost. Plymouth PL1 169 Pet. 0752 67377 EE
FOR THE BEST IN T.V. GAMES
Have a
Close
Encounter
of a
completely
different
kind
Go where no man has gone Become a gunslinger in the

before. Pilot your own star - Old West. Plan your strategy
ship. Trek for light years. before the big showdown, but
Penetrate the boundaries of make sure you do not run out
the galaxy, but beware the of bullets. Take cover behind
gravity of a strange sun. Blast a cactus or moving stagecoach,
alien spaceships before you or you will end up on your
run out of missiles or fuel. back.
OTHER GAMES AVAILABLE OTHER GAMES AVAILABLE
Educate yourself and your children by

Tank Battles, Stunt Cycle, Breakout, Car Racing,
Tennis, Football, Ice Hock-
solving basic maths quizzes set by the Shooting, Volleyball, Bas-
ey, Spitfire, Mastermind,
computer. Get the answer wrong and
ketball, Air and Sea Battle,
Robot War, Noughts and watch your T.V. screen become the school Space War, Blackjack, Drag
Crosses, Gridball, Nim. blackboard while the computer shows you Race, American Baseball.
the correct answer.
THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE OF THE GAMES THAT YOU CAN SEE AT

The First Specialist T.V. Game Shop - PRICES FROM £10 to £170
SILIED11 CHIP
The people that put respectability into TV Games
SILICON CHIP, 46 LONDON RD., KINGSTON, SURREY 01-549 6657
Er -el -Way Electronics, December 1978 841
SINCLAIR PRODUCTS. BATTERY ELIMINATORS
Microvision TV £172. POM35 £27.25. 3 -way models with switched output
Mains adaptor £3-24. Case £3.25. 30kv and 4 way multi-jack,-3Mil5V 100ma
probe £10-95. DM235 £47.50. Recharge- £2-71. 617i/9V 300ma £2- 95.100ma radio
able battery units £7-95. Adaptor!
charger £3-70. Case £13.50. 30kv probe models same size as a PP9 battery with
£18.95. Cambridge prog calculator press stud connectors. 9V £3-35. 6V
£1315. Prog library £2-95. Mains £335. 45V £3,35. 9V 9V £4.50. 6V
adaptor £3-20. Enterprise Programm- 6V £4-50. 4AV + 4iV £4 -SO. Cassette
able Calculator £21-95. recorder mains unit 71V 10Orna wily
S-DECS AND T-DECS. 5 pin din plug £3-35. Car convertors
S -Dec £3-39. T -Dec £4-44. u-DeCA
£4-52. u-DeCB £6-73. 16dil or 10705 12V dc input. Output .91/ 300rna £1-50.
adaptors with sockets £2-14. Output 73V 300ma £1-50. Output 3/4;; 61
CONTINENTAL SPECIALITIES 71;912V 800ma £2.50.
PRODUCTS.
SpArilia
EXP300 £6.21. EXP350 Z3-44. EXP600 BATTERY ELIMINATOR KITS
£6-80. EXP650 £3-89. EXP48 £2.48. Poe Send sae for free leaflet on range. 100ma
£9-94. PB100 £12-74. LM1 £30-99. LP1 radio types with press stud connectors.
£33-48. LP2 £19-44. 4p., £1 80. 6V £1.80. 9V £1-80. 4f + alv
TV GAMES £2-50. 6 4-- 6V £2-50. 9 + 9V £2-50.
send sae for data. AY -3-8500:- chip Cassette type 71_,V 100ma with din plug
£4.95, economy kit £4. Tank battles: - £1 -SO. Heavy-duty 13 way types 4p6;
AY -3-8710 chin £6-90, economy kit £7-05. 7;Ei.:11;13;14117/21125,28l34/42V. 1 amp
Stunt cycle:- AY -3-6760 chip £4-90. 1.4-65. 2 Amp £7-25. Transistor stabi-
economy kit £5-60. 10 game paddle 2 lized 8 -way types for low hum:7'4-00i/
chip AY -3-3600 econcrny kit £12 -50 - 9,12/15,18V 100rna £3.20.1 Amp £6.40.
Racing car chip AY -3-3603 -i- economy Variable voltage stabilized models.
kit £19-95. Modified shoot kit £4-96. 2-13V 100ma £3.60. 2-30V IA £6.95.
Rifle kit £4.95. Colour aenerator kit 2-30V 2A £10-95. Car convertors 12V
£7-50. dc input. Output 9171/5V I Amp stabi-
MAINS TRANSFORMERS lized £1.95.
6-Ce6V rOOma 79p, 1-5a £2.35. 6 3V 11a
£1-89. 9-0--9V 75rna 79p, la £1,99, 2a BULK BUY OFFERS
£2-60. 12-0.12V 5Orna 79p, 100ma 90p. Minimum purchase £3 any mix from this
1 a £2-49. 13V la 95p. 15-0-15V la £2-79. section. IN414.8 I.4p. IN4002 3.6p.
30-030V la £3,59. BC212 Op. 741 8dil I5p. NE555 8dil 23p.
JCI2, JC20 AND JC40 AMPLIFIERS 723 14dil 43p. AC76023N exact equiv. of
A range of integrated circuit audio SN76023N with improved heat sink 85p.
arninfifiers supplied with free data and Plastic eguivs. of popular transistors.-
Printed circuits. JC12 6 watts £1.60. BC107 4-7p. BC109 4-7p, BCY 71 4-9p,
JC2010 watts £2- 95...IC4020 watts £2-95. ECY 72 4.7p, fuses 20mm x 5mm cart-
Send sae for free data on our range of ridge -25, -5, 1, 2, 3, 5 Amp. Quickblow
matching power and preamp typo 19- Antisurge type 3-4p. Resistors
FERRANTI ZN414 5% E12 10 ohm to 10M. 5W 0-9p. 1W
IC radio chip £1 -05. Extra parts and pcb 1-9p. Polyester capacitors 250V .01,
for radio £3-85. Case £.1. Send sae for -022, .033, 047mf 2-7p. -015rnf 1-5p,
free data. oesmf 1.5p, 0.1 rnf 1.5p, O'22mf 3p,
PRINTED CIRCUIT MATERIALS 0-33mf 2-5p. 0-47mf 4-8p, Polystyrene
the quickest fitting PC etching kits: -economy £1-70,
standard £3-82. 50 so ins p.c.b. 40p.
1 lb Pea £1 -OS. Etch resist pens: -
capacitors Et2 63V 15 to 10.000pf 33p.
Ceramic capacitors 50V E12 22pf to
1000p( 1-79. E6 1500 to 33000pf 1-711.
CLIP ON economy 45p, daio 73p. Small drill bits

Ins or 1mm 20p each. Etching dish
83p. Laminate cutter 75p.
BI-PAK AUDIO MODULES
470C-Oof 2p. Electrolytics 50V -47, 1,
1, 2mf 5p. 25V 5rnf, 10mf, 5p. 16V 22mf
5a. 33, 47, 100mf Op. 220, 330mf 3P.
470mf 11p. 1000mf 10p. Zeners 400rnW
capacitive discharge Send sae for data. 5450 tuner £23-51.
AL60 £4 -Se. PA100 £10.71. SPM80
£4,47. 51,11-80 55-95. MK60 £3874.
E24 2V7 to 33V 6-Ip. Preset pots sub
miniature 0.1W horiz or ;eft 100 to 4M7
6.8p. Potentiometers -.1.W 4K7 to 2M2
electronic ignition Stereo 30 £20 '12. log or lin. Single 26p. Duai 76p.
in KIT FORM SWAN LEY ELECTRONICS
Smoother running
Instant all-weather starting
/7 DEPT. EE. 32 Goldsel Rd., Swanley, Kent BR3 SEZ
Mail order only. Please add 30p to the total cost of order for postage. Prices
include VAT. Overseas customers deduct 7% on items marked and 11% on
others. Official credit orders welcome.
Continual peak performance

Longer coil /battery/plug life
Improved acceleration/top speeds TECHNICAL TRAINING
Optimum fuel consumption
Sparkrite X4 is a high performance, high quality capacitive discharge, electronic IN ELECTRONICS AND
ignition system in kit form. Tned, tested. proven, reliable and complete. It car. be
assembled in two or three hours and fitted in 1/3 mins.
Because of the superb design of the Sparkrite circuit it completely eliminates
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
problems of the contact breaker. There is no misfire due to contact breaker ICS can provide the technical knowledge that is so essential to your success:
bounce which is eliminated electronically by a pulse suppression circuit which knowledge that will enable YOU to take advantage of the many opportunities
prevents the unit firing if the points bounce open at high R.P.M. Contact breaker open to you. Study in your own home. in your oven time and at your own
burn is eliminated by reducing the current to about 1 /50th of the norm. It will Dace and if you are studying for an examination ICS guarantee coaching
perform equally well with new, old, or even badly pitted points and is not until you arc successful.
dependent upon the dwell time of the contact breakers for recharging the system.
Sparkrite incorporates a short circuit protected inverter which eliminates the City and Guilds Certificates:
problems of SCR lock on and, therefore, eliminates the possibility of blowing the
transistors or the SCR. (Most capacitive discharge ignitions are not completely Telecommunications Technicians
foolproof in this respect). The Circuit incorporates a voltage regulated output for Radio, TV, Electronics Technicians
greatly improved cola starting. The circuit includes built in static timing light,
systems function light, and security changeover switch. All kits fit vehicles with Technical Communications
coilfdistributor ignition us to 8 cylinders. Radio Servicing Theory
THE KIT COMPRISES EVERYTHING NEEDED
Die pressed epoxy coated case. Ready drilled, aluminium extruded base and heat
Radio Amateurs
sink, coil mounting clips, and accessories. Top quality 5 year guaranteed Electrical Installation Work
transformer and components, cables. connectors. P.C.B.. nuts, bolts and silicon MPT Radio Communications Certificate
grease. Full instructions to assemble kit neg. or pos. earth and fully illustrated
installation instructions.
NOTE -Vehicles with current impulse tachometers (Smiths code on dial RV1) Diploma Courses:
will require a tachometer pulse slave unit. Price £3.35 inc: VAT. post & packing.
Electronics Design Associates. Dept. EE 7 (U.K. only). Colour TV Servicing
82 Bath Street, Walsall, W51 SDE. Phone: CB 614791 Electronic Engineering and Maintenance
Computer Engineering and Programming
Radio, TV, Audio Engineering and Servicing
Electronics Design Associates, Dept. EE{2. Electrical Engineering, Installation
82 Bath Street, Walsall, WS1 3DE. Phone: (9) 614791 and Contracting
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TTL 74* 7494 78 74193 105 4056 134 LINEAR IC's MC1310 149
74194 MC1312P
WATFORD ELECTRONICS 7400 13 7495 65 105 4057 2570 702 75 195
7401 13 7496 57 74195 95 4059 480 709C 14 pin 35 MC1488* RS
7402 14 7497 1139 74196 99 4060 115 710* 48 MC1489* 90
74197 85 2380 723* 45 MC1495* 395
35 CARDIFF ROAD, WATFORD, HERTS., ENGLAND 7403
7404
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74105
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MAIL ORDER, CALLERS WELCOME. Tel. Watford 40588/9 7405
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75491
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8 Pin 22
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MC1710
MC3401
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38 74109 4066
7407 38 74110 54 75492 80 4067 380 748C* 36 MC3340P* 150
7408 17 74111 68 CMOS* 4068 22 753 150 MC3360P 120
DEVICES BRAND NEW, FULL SPEC. AND FULLY GUARANTEED ORDERS 7409 17 74112 88 4000 15 40698E 20 810 159 MC724* 175
DESPATCHED BY RETURN OF POST. TERMS OF BUSINESS: CASH,,CHEQUE, 7410 15 74116 198 4001 17 4070 32 8.1338CC* 335 MFC40006 85
P.O_s OR BANKERS DRAFT WITH ORDER. GOVERNMENT AND EDUCATIONAL 7411 20 74118 83 6092 17 4071 21 AY -1,0212 580 MFC6040* 97
INSTITUTIONS' OFFICIAL ORDERS ACCEPTED. TRADE AND EXPORT INQUIRY 7412 17 74119 119 4006 105 4072 -21 AY -1-1313 660 MK50398* 635
WELCOME. P&P ADD 308 TO ALL ORDERS UNDER £10.00. OVERSEAS ORDERS 7413 30 74120 115 4907 18 4073 21 AY -1-1320 305 M650362* 650
POSTAGE AT COST. AIR,'SURFACE. Send 50p for our catalogue. 7414 51 74121 25 4008 87 0475 23 AY -1-5050 208 MM2102-2* 170
7416 30 74122 06 4009 50 4076 85 AY -1-5051 145 MM2112* 310
VATExport orders no VAT. Applicable to U.K. Customers only. Unless stated otherwise. AY -1-672116 195 MM2112-2* 295
all prices are exclusive of VAT. Please add 8% to devices marked .. To the rest add 7417 30 74123 48 4010 50 4077 40
7420 16 74125 38 4011 18 4078 21 AY -3-8500* 385 MM57160* 620
125%. AY -3-8710* 850 NE518A* 210
7421 29 74126 57 4012 18 4081 20
We stock many more items. It pays to visit us. We are situated behind Watford Football 7422 24 74128 74 4013 42 4082 21 AY -5-1224A* 260 NE555* 29
Ground. Nearest UndergroundIBR Station: Watforo High Street. Open Monday to 7423 27 74132 73 4014 86 4085 74 AY -5-1230* 450 NE55608* 60
Saturday 9.00 are -6A0 pm. Ample Free Car Parking space available. 7425 27 74136 73 4015 89 acee 73 CA3011* 82 NE560* 325
7426 36 74141 56 4016 45 4089 150 CA3018* 68 HE561* 395
POLYESTER CAPACITORS: Axial lead type (Values are in pF) 7427 27 74142 269 4017 89 4093 05 CA3020 170 NE562* 410
400V: 0-001. 0.0015, 0-0022. 0.0033 7p; 0-0047, 0-0068, 0-01, 0-015, 0-018 9p; 0.022, 0-033, 100; 7428 35 74143 314 4018 89 4094 190 CA3023 170 NE564* 425
D47, 0-068 14p; 0.10 15p; 0-15. 0-22 22p; 0-33, 0-47 39p; 0-68 45p. 7430 17 74144 314 4019 48 4095 105 CA3028A* 80 NE565A* 185
150V: 0-039, 0-15, 0-22, 11p; 0-33, 0.4719p: 0.68, 1.0 22p; 1 5 290; 2.2 32p; 4.7 48p. 7432 25 74145 65 4020 99 4096 105 CA3035 240 NE566* 160
DUBILIER: 1000V: 0 01. 0.015 20p; 0-022 22p; 0.047 26p: 0-1 38p; 0-47 480; 1'01750. 7433 40 74147 175 4021 91 4097 372 CA3043 190 NE567* 155
POLYESTER RADIAL LEAD (Values in oF) 250V: FEED THROUGH 7437 30 74148 109 4022 88 4098 110 CA3046 71 NE571* 450
41, 0.015, 0-022, 0-027 5p; 0-033, 0-047. 0-068, 0-1 7p; 0-15 11p; CAPACITORS 7438 33 74150 99 4023 20 4099 145 CA3048 200 RAM2102-2* 170
0-22, 0-3313p; 0-47 15p: 0-68 18p; 1-0 24p; 1-5 27p; 2-2 318. 100uF 350V 8p 7440 17 74151 64 4024 66 4160 105 CA3075 175 RC4136D* 120
7441 74 74153 64 4025 19 4161 109 CA3080E* 70 ROM2513* 595
ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS: Axial lead type (Values are in SF) 500V: 10 40p: 47 60p; 7442 68 74154 96 4026 180 4152 109 CA3081 190 SFF96364E* 1150
250V:10065p:63V 047,1 -0, 1 5, 2 2, 2 5,3 3,4-7, 6 8, 8 10, 15, 228p; 47,32,50110;63,100270 7443 115 74155 45 4163 109 CA3089E 210 SG3402 295
50;1 070;50,100,22025p:47050p; 1000;40V:22,33.90;100110;2200680;3300 62p; 4700640; 7444 112 74156 80 4023 81 4174 110 CA3090AQ 375 SN76003N 175
35V: 10. 33 7p; 330, 470 32811000 /19p; 25V: 10, 22, 47 6p; 80,100,160 8p; 220. 250 13p; 470, 640 7445 94 74157 67 4029 95 4175 99 CA3123E 200 SN76013N 140
258; 100027p; 150030p; 220041p; 3300520; 4700548; 16V:10, 46 47, 68 7p; 100, 1258p; 220, 7446 94 74159 210 4030 50 4194 108 CA3130* 85 SN6023N 140
47014p; 1000, 1500 20p; 2200 34p; 10V: 100 60: 640108; 100014p - 7447 82 74160 82 4031 205 4408 720 CA3140* 70 SN76033N 175
TAG -END TYPE: 70V: 2000 98p; 4700 121p; 50V:10,000 255p; 40V: 2500 659; 3300, 4700 709; 7448 56 74161 92 4032 100 4409 720 1CL7106E* 950 SN76115N 215
15,000 450p; 25V: 4700 480; 2200 37p; 325V: 200-100+50+100 190p. 7450 17 74162 92 4033 145 4410 720 ICM7205* 1150 SN76227 115
7451 17 74163 92 4034 19614411 995 1-0130* 452 SN76477* 225
TANTALUM BEAD CAPACI- POTENTIOMETERS OPTO 7453 17 74164 105 4035 111 ' 4412F 1650 LM3001H 170 TAA621AX1 228
TORS 35V : O 1aF, 0.22, 0-33, 0.47, (AB or EGEN) ELECTRONICS* 7454 17 74165 105 4035 325 4415F 795 LM301A* 30 TAA960 300
0 68, 1 0, 2 2fiF, 3-3, 4.7, 6.8 25V: Carbon Track. OW Log b. 6W LEDs plus clips 7460 17 74165 161 4037 100 4415V 795 LM308 110 TBA120S 70
1-5, 10 20V: 1.5 16V:10uF 13p each TIL209 Red 13
7470 74167 4030 108 4419 289 LM318* 195 TBA540Q 215
T1L211 Grn 28 198
47, 100 40p. 10V: 22uF, 33 ,6V: 47, won. 1 K 5 2K (110 only) Single 27p 18
7472 25 74170 230 4039 320 4422 545 LM324* 79 TBA550Q 330
68, 100, 3V: 68. 1009F. 20p each 58 0-2MO single gang 27p TIL212 Yellow 22
74172 4040 105 4433 1180 LM339* 80 TBA64113X11 259
7473 32 625
5K0 -2M03 single gang DT switch 2" Red 15
7474 27 74173 170 4041 80 4435 825 LM348* 95 TBA651 180
MYLAR FILM CAPACITORS - 609 2"Yellow Green 19 7475 38 74174 87 4042 75 4440 1275 LM379* 375 TBA800 90
100V:0-001, 0-002. 0005, 0 CrluF 6p SK O-2MS) dual gang stereo 709 Spare Clips 2
7476 36 74175 87 4043 94 4450 295 LM380 95 TBA8105 99
0015, 0.02, 0-04, 0.05, 0 0560F 7p Lao() 211
7480 48 74176 75 4044 88 4451 295 LM381 145 TBA820 70
0 luF, 0.2 Op 50V: 0.47 Ilp SLIDER POTENTIOMETER ORP12 7481 06 74177 78 4045 145 4490F 695 LM381AN 241 TBA920 260
0-25W log and linear values 60mm 2145777 45
7482 69 74178 102 4046 128' 4490V 525 LM382 125 TCA270 220
MINIATURE TYPE TRIMMERS 5K 0-500652 single gang 70p 7 Sep Displays 7483 72 74180 85 4047 4501 17 unless* 50 TDA1022* 575
TIL312 C An 3" 105 87
2-5 6pF, 3-10pF, 10-40pF 22p 10K 0-sooK 0 dual gang 80p 7484 95 74181 165 4048 58 4502 120 LM3900* 60 TDA2020 320
5-25pF, 5-45pF, 60oF, 58pF 300 Self Stick Graduated Bezels 22p TIL313 C Cth 3" 105 TL071 CP* 70
TIL321 C An 5"115 7485 106 74182 90 4045 de 4503 69 LAA3900N* 70
COMPRESSION TRIMMERS PRESET POTENTIOMETERS 7486 31 74184 135 4050 48 4506 LM3911* 125 TLOSICP* 52
TIL322 C Cth 5"115 7489 135 TL082CP* 96
Vertical & Horizontal 210 74185 4051 72 450 51
3-400F, 10-800F, 25-190pF 25p 01704 C Cth -3" 99
7490 33 74188 275 0052 72 4508 290
M252AA* 750
TL084CP* 130
100-500pF 380 0-1W 50 (2-5m0 Miniature 8p 01.707 C.A. -3" 99 mM2c53, 3A03A * 795 UAA170 198
0-25W 1000-3.3M n Horiz 10p FND357 120 7491 75 74150 115 4053
POLYSTYRENE CAPACITORS 7492 38 74191 105 4054 88 ZN414 90
0-25W 2000-4-7MS) Vert 10p MAN3640 175
7493 32 74192 105 4055
1172o
128
44551110
4512 96 MC1304P 260 ZN424 130

10pF to 1 nF 8p; 1 -5nF to 47nF 1015. LCD 35 digit 915
RESISTORS-Erie make 5% TIL307 675
SILVER MICA (Values in pF) 3-3, Carbon Miniature High Stability, TRANS STORS 13F182* 30 0C28* 99 ZTX109 11 2143108 39
4-7, 6-8, 10. 12, 18, 22, 33, 47, 50. 68, Low noise SWITCHES* 160 ZTX300
75, 82. 85, 100, 120. 150, 220 9p each RANGE VAL AC117* 35 BC169C 10 BF133* 30 0C29* 13 2143121 40
1 99 100 TOGGLE 2A 250V AC125* 20 BC170 17' 13E184* 30 0C35* 80 ZTX301 16 2143133 43
250, 300, 330, 360, 390, 5W 2-232- 4 7M E24 1-5p 1p SPST 28p AC126* 20 BC171 11 8E194 10 0C36* 99 ZTX302 18 2143135 :3
600, 820 16p each OW 2-20- 47M E12 2p 1 -Sp DPDT 38p AC127* 20 BC172 10 BF195 10 0C41* ea Ermoz 21 2143250 30
1000, 1800, 2000, 2200 20P each 1W 2-2 0 10M E12 5p dp 4 pole on;off 54p AC128* 20 BC177* 17 BF196 19 0C42* 32 ZTX304 24 2N3252 38
2% Metal Film 10 C2-1MO 6p 4p SUB -MIN AC141* 24 BC178* 17 BF197 10 0C43* 55 ZTX311 17 2143302 35
CERAMIC TRIMMER 1% Metal Film 51 52-1M 10p Sp TOGGLE
CAPACITORS 100+ price applies to Resistors of SP changeover 590
AC141K* 38 BC179* 17 BF198 18 0C44* 31 ZTX314 24 2143442* 131
2-7oF, 4-15pF, 6-250F, 8-30pF
AC142* 24 BC182 9 BF200* 28 0C45* 20 ZTX326 40 2142563 20
20p each type not mixed values. SPST on/off 54p AC142K* 38 BC182L 10 BF224A 18 0C46* 28 ZTX341 20 25/3614* 169
SOLDERCON PINS. SPECIAL OFFER °PDT 6 tags 70p AC176* 18 BC183 9 BF244 24 OC70* 19 ZTX500 13 2143615* 135
DPDT cloff 79p AC187* 20 BC183L 10 BF256* 50 0071* 25 ZTX501 14 2143663 24
100 50p ; 1000 395p NE555 228'l; 741 17p.. DPDT Biased 115p AC188* ZO BC784 9 8F257* 26 0072* 30 ZTX502 19 2N3702 10
JACK PLUGS SOCKETS SLIDE 250V: AC`r17. 35 BC184L 10 8E258* 26 0076* 36 ZTX503 15 2N3703 11
1A DPDT 149 ACY18* 40 BC186 21 BF259* 32 0077* 76 ZTX504 25 2513704 10
Screened Plastic open m oulded S -DEC 335p0 IA DP cioff. 15p ACY19* 40 BC187* 28 13F394 22 0079* 76 ZTX531 25 2142705 11
chrome body metal with T -D EC 425p. 5A DPDT 13p ACY20* 40 BC212 9 BF594 40 0081* 20 ZTX550 25 2N3706 10
2 -5mrp 12p 13p 13p break U -DEC 4 pole c,,over 24p ACY21. 35 BC212L 10 B. 595 38 0082* 45 2N526* 58 2143707 10
3-5mm 15p 10p 8p contacts 450p. PUSH BUTTON ACY22* 40 BC213 9 BER39 25 0083* 48 2N696* 36 2143708 10
MONO 23p 15p 139 209 U -DEC Spring Loaded
1
ACY28* 40 BC213L 11 BER40 25 0084* 44 2N697* 21 2N3709 10

STEREO 31p 18p f5p 24p 6558* SPOT on/off 600 ACY39 78 BC214 9 BFR79 28 0C122* 48 217698* 39 2N371 16
SPOT clover 65p ACY40* 48 BC214L 10 BFR80 28 0C123* 443 2N09* 39 21437110 10
DPDT 6 Tag 85p A CY44 39 BC307B 14 BFX29* 26 0C139* 85 2N706A* 19 2N3715* 250
AD140* 70 BC308 13 BFX81* 130 0C140* 85 214707* 50 2143772* 170
DIN Plugs Sockets In Line SWITCHES * Miniature Non -Locking AD149* 60 BC328 13 BFX84* 24 0C141* 85 2N708* 19 2143773* 288
2 PIN Loudspkr. 11p 7p 113p Push to Make 15p Push to Break 25p AD161* 42 6C338 12 BFX85* 24 0C170* 40 214914* 32 2143819 22
3 4 5 Pin Audio 138 Op 209 ROCKER (white) 10A 250V AD162* 42 B 41* 30 BFX86* 28 0C171* 40 214916* 27 2143820 32
SP changeover centre off 30p AF114* 25 BC461* 30 13FX87* 23 0C201* 75 2N918* 30 2N3323* 65
CO -AXIAL (TV) 14p lap 14p ROCKER: (black) on,,off 10A 250V 230 AF115* 25 BC477* 18 BFX88* 24 0C202* 85 254920* 51 2N3824* 70
PHONO
assorted colours 9p
5p single
Op double 15p
ROCKER: Illuminated
Lights when on: 3A 240V -
(white)
ROTARY: (ADJUSTABLE STOP) 1 pole,'
52p
AF116*
AF117*
A F118*
25
25
55
BC547
BC548
BC549
11 BEVIS*
11
11
BFY50*
BFY51*
50
20
20
0C203*
0C204*
TIP29
85 214930*
85
43
214961*
2741131*
18
61
22
2113866*
2N3903
2N3904
91
18
18
Metal Screened 12p 10p 3 -way 20p 2-12 way 2P/2 -6W 3p/2 -4W 49,2-3W 419 A F121* 48 BC557 13 BFY52* 20 TIP29A 44 2141132* 22 2143905 18
ROTARY: Mains 250V AC. 4 Amp 45P AF124* 55 BC558 20 TIP29C 60 2011302* 35 2N3906 17
BANANA 4mm 11p 12p AF125* 35 BC`r 30* 57 BSX20* TIP3018 47 2N1303* 50 2N4037* 52
2mm 10pOIL SOCKETS * (Low P oile - Texas)
10p A F127* 35 BCY34* 75 BSY65* TIF 30A
30 47 2N1304* 50 2044058 17
1mm 7p 7p 8 pin 10p; 14 pin 120:16 pin 3p; 18 Pin 208; AF139* 35 BCY39* 80 BSY95* T1P308
25 64 2141305* 28 2N4061 17
WANDER 3mm 8p 8o 20 pin 27p; 24 pin 30p; 28 pind2p; 40 pin 55p. AF178* 70 BCY40* 78 BSY95A* 25 T1P30C 65 2141306* 35 2144064* 120
JACKSONS VARIABLE DIODES ZENERS SCRs* AF180* 70 BCY43 75 Bt1105 140 TIP31* 40 2141307* 60 2014236* 145
CAPACITORS AA119 15 Range 2V7 to Thyristors AF186* 50 BCY58* 22 331.1205* 190 TIP31A* 40 2141308* 46 2N4289 29
Dielectric 0 2 365pF with 39V 400mW AF239* 42 BCY59* 22 BU2J8* 225 TIP31B* 40 2141613* 23 2144859 65
slow motion AAZ115 15 ASY26* 40 BCY70* 15 E5567 65 T1P31C* 66 2N1671* 190 2N5135 42
1001300oF 1409 9p each 1A100V 42
165p Drive 3258 BY100 24
Range 3V3 to 1A200V 47
ASY27* 45 BCY71* 21 M08001* 158 TIP32* 45 214167115* 195 2145130 42
500pF BY126 14 BC107* 9 BCY72* 21 ME4102 10 TIP32A* 2141893*
49 28 2145138 20
61 Ball Drive 00 208/176 2850, 33V. 1-3W 1A400V 52
with slow BY127 14 5C10715* 10 BCY78* 20 M66002 14 T1P3213* 2141986*
70 60 2145179* 60
4511IDAF 115p. 17p each 1A600V 70 BC108* 62 M.400* TiP32C* 2512160* 105 2N5180*
motion drive 325p CRO 157
9 BD115* 90 70 60
Dial Drive 4103 NOISE 5A100V 32 BC108B* 12 130121* 95 MJ491 160 TIP33* 80 2142217* 48 2015191* 65
6 1:36 1 650p' C804 -59F 10 15 0A9 75 5A300V as
25 50 pF 175p. 25J 150 BC108C* 12 80123* 98 MJ2955* 95 TIP33,4* 80 2N2218A* 31 2145305* 24
Drum 54mm 30p. 0A47 12 SA600V 43 BC109* 9 BD124* 115 MJE340* 45 TIP33B* 100 2142219A* 22 2N5457 32
100, 150pF 2159. *BRIDGE 8A300V 48
0-1-3650F 245p 'L' 3 x 310pF 4959 0A70 12 BC109B* 12 BD131* 38 M76370* 55 TIP33C* 105 2142220A* 26 2145458 32
RECTIFIERS 8A501)V 58 BC109C* 12 130132* 38 MJE371* 60 TIP34* 85 2142221* 23 2145459 32
00 2 365pF 275p 00.3 x 25pF 430p 0A79 12 8A600V
0A81 15
(plastic case) 85 BC113 17 80133* 43 MJE520* 45 TIP34A* 85 2/42222* 20 2145485 32
12A300V 59 BC114 19 80135* 36 MJE521*
T1P34B* 110 2N2297
65 45 2145777* 45
DENCO COILS RDT2 92p 04k85 12 12A500V 92 B C115 19 80136* MJ 62955* 99 TIP34C* 110 2142303*
37 45 2146027 40
'DP' VALVE TYPE RFC 5 chokes 910 1,41100V 22 BT106 150
0A90 BC116 19 80137* 36 MJE3055* 70 TIP35* 219 2142358* 21 40311* SO
Range 1 to 5 131., RFC 7 (19mH) 96p 0A91 1A/200V 25 C106D 38 BCII7 15 60138* 36 MPF102 30 TIP35A* 225 2N2369* 15 40313* 125
Rd., Yl. Wht, 86p 1 FT 13; 14; 15; 0A95 1A/400V 29 TIC44 25 BC118 19 130139* 45 MPF103 36 TIP35C* 270 2512476* 125 40316* 86
6-7 B.Y.R. 75p 16; 17 86p 0A200 1A/600V 34
T1C45 40 BC119* 26 B0140* 36 MPF104 TIP36A* 265 2/42483* 28 40317* 52
1.5 Green 92p 1 FT 18/1 -8 99P 0A202 BC134 19 130142* 59 MPF105 36 TIP36C* 325 2142434* 30 40324. 85
'T' 1 to 5 131., YI., 1 FT 18/465 1059 2A/50V 35
Rd., Wht. 039 TOC 1 86p
IN914
oA/loov 44 TRIACS* BC135 20 80145* 198 MPF106 50 T1P41A* 63 2142646* 48 40326* 52
IN910 3A190V 48 80136 18 130242* 50 MP1-10I 50 TIP41 a* 73 2512784* 55 40327* 62
89A Valve Holder MW5FR 82p 1144001/2* 2A/200V 46 BC137 20 BD659A* 75 MPSA05* 24 TIP42A* 64 2172946* 140 40347* 80
259 MW/LW 5FR103p 3A200V 49
IN4003* 2A/400V 53 3A400V 50 BC140* 28 80696A* 75 MPSA36* 24 TIP42B* 82 2142894* 30 40348* 101
1144004/5* 2A/600V 65 8A100V 54 BC142* 25 BDY17* 195 MPSA12 42 TIP2955* 63 2N2904A* 22 40360* 43
VEROBOARD* 0.1 0-15 0.15 1144006/7* 4A,100V 72 8A400V 64 BC143* 2S 130Y60* 110 MPSA55 24 TIP3055* 65 2N2905A* 20 40361* 45
(copper clad) (plain) 114d148
4A/200V 8A800V 108 BC147 7 BDY61* 165 MPSA56 24 TIS43 38 2142906* 18 40382* 48
2i x 31 41p 75 BF115* 46107*
33p 22p 1S44 2 12A100V 60 BC148 7 22 MPSA70 34 TIS44 45 r 2512907* 20 50
21 x 5 49p 45p 280 3A/100V* 4A/400V 79 BC149 8 8F154* 25 MPSUO2* 58 TIS46 45 2N2907A* 22 40411* 289
12A400V 70
35 w 31 49p 45p 1 4A/600V 105 16A100V 95 BC153 14 BF156* 29 MPSU05 08 TIS50 47 2 N2926G 10 40412* 83
35 x 5 58p 600 ii113 3A/400V* 4A/800V 120 16A500V 150 BC154 14 ElF167 25 MPSUO6 54 T1S60 45 2142980 8 40467. 95
Ts . 17 152p 1219 75p 2
6A/100V 73 25A800V 295 BC157 10 BF173* 25 MPSU52* 65 TIS62 45 2142926R 8 40576* 190
35. ,./ 17 1 1638 1475pp 3A/800V* 40669 95
BC158 11 BF177* 24 MPSU55* 53 11574 47 2N2926Y 8 40594* 80
44 x 17 252p9p 2 6A/200V 78 5C159 11 BF178* 25 MPSU56* 56 TIS90 18 2N3011* 24 Matched
Pict Of 35 pins 30p 3A/1000V* 6A/400V 85 BC160 27 BF179* 30 MPU131* 39 TIS91 22 2143053* 20 pair
Spot face cutter 85p 3 BY164 56 OIAC* BC167A 11 BF180* 20 0C25-* 120 ZTX107 11 2143054* 49 add 10p
Pm insertion tool 99p 6A/600V 5 VM18 DIL 40 ST2 25 BC168C 12 8E181* 30 0C26* 150 ZTX1013 11 2N3055* 55 per pair
lik
Everyday Electronics, December 1978 843
121 Dawes Road, London SW6
DAWES ELECTRONIC Tel 01 381 3975
All prices are inclusive V.A.T. please add 20p. P & P. Minimum £300 orders.
Transistors BC338 9p 80650 93p 2N2221 20p

4013
4017
39p
70p
New Style Elegant Instrument -
5C107 11p BC413 Hp 130677 75p 282221A 22p 4018 42p Cases in anodised aluminium
8C107B 12p BC414 Bp 80678 75p 282222 22p 4020 80p black vinyl top and bottoms. Gives
BC' 08A 1113 BC 415 8p 50679 78p 282368 24p 4022 70p
BC103E3 11p BC416 Bp 130660 7Sp 282222A 23p 4023 16p
a professional finish to your
BC108C 11p BC516 23p 8F167 24p 282369 24p 4024 54p assemblies.
BC109B 11p BC517 20p BF173 25p 282369A 24p 4025 lPp
BC109C 12P BC546 6p BF177 36P 2142484 22pp
BC114 Sp B C547 5p BF184 33p 282904 22
4027
4030
39p
39p
Type Width Height Price Type Width Height Price
80140 O7p BC548 6p BF185 33p 282904A 24p 4042 60p A- 8,1" 3" 4.72 F 161" 41-;-" 889
BC141 48p BC549 6p BF194 23p 282905 280
BC147 lop BC550 a BF195 23p 282905A 28p
4049 38p B 12" 3" 5.97 G 84" 6" 6.85
4069 18p
BC148 lip BC557 Bp 13F196 10p 282906 C 161" 3" 7.68 H 12" 6" 8-38
BC149 9p B C558 69 BF197
BF198
10p
17p
282907
282907A
g:
22p
4071
-,1040
16p
55p D 81" 4k" 5-62 I 16-i" 6" 10-42
BC157 11p BC559 6p
80158 11 p 80560 9p BF199 17p 2N3019 30p I.C.'s
E 12" 4+" 7.00 all cases depth 9" please add 80p
BC159 11p BC635 14p BF240 17p
17p
283904 6p 301 25p for P & P of cases
BC160 21p BC636 15p 13F241 283906 6p 308 75p
BC161 21p BC637 15p BF245 47p 284402 Bp
BC167
BC168
BC169
BC170
9p
8p
9p
8p
80638
BC639
BC640
50106
15p
169
17p
76p
13E254
BF255
I3F256
BF383
11P
19p
479
47p
284404
MJE2355
MJE3055
043054
6p
68p
68p
77p
3118
312H
324
3406
44p
225P
134p
45p
/t. - jibilikk.,
380 40p
BC171 PO BD115 43p BF440 29p 283055 50p 387 35p
BC172 Flp 130127 68p BF441 29p 2N3055P 77p 709C 13p
BC173 Sp 80128 52p BF450 19p MJ2501 142p 38p
723
BC174 9D B 0135 35p 13F451 15p MJ3001 135p 727 38p
BC177 12p BD136 36p BF457 p MJ4031 281p 733 429
BC178 129 80137 379 13E458 43p MJ4034 284p 739 46p
BC179 12p 50138 37p BF459 51p 282906A 22P 741 23p
BC181 13p B 0139 37p BFW11 90p 474 359
BC182 8p B D140 35p BFW12 90P Diodes 7812 60p
BC183 Ilp BD142 62p BFW16 147p BV12,7 19p 7815 40p
80184 8p 130175 48p BFW30 147p BY133 23p 7912
639 60p
BC209 19p 130176 46p BFW92 BY187 150P
7918 45p
BC212 lip 130179 47p BFX139 75p BY2O9 125p 75p
L129
BC213 8p 130180 54p BFY90 132p BY255 23p 120p
3501
BC214 9p 80235 51p BRY39 639
BC237 6p 80236 51p BRY56 63p Zen ers 4w
BC238 6p BD237 519 BU105 - 120p 3-3139V 10p
BC239 Bp 50238 51p BU114 154p IN914X10 40p
80251 Ilp BD433 45p BU126 135p 18915 7 10 50p
8C252 Bp 00434 45p EIL1205 144p 18441487 10 25p
I3C257 Ilp 130435 51p BU208 199p 184001 3p
8C261 23p 60436 519 BUSGS 212p 184004 4p
BC284
BC301
40p
359
00437
BD438
54p
57p
BU310
BU31 1
145p
145p
184007 5p 515Nlhz 2 Channel OSCILLOSCOPE Kit
BC302 32p 80439 58p BU526 220p CMOS Build this kit for £.85.00 later you can take the unit up to 25Mhz
50303 37p 80440 58p 2N1613 21p 4000 14p complete kit or parts S.A.E. for list. (assembled £150)
BC304 38p B0441 99p 281711 22p 4001 14p
BC307 6p 80442 105p 281893 25p 4002 149
BC308 Pp B0512 399p 282102 25p 4006 SOp +Ghz Counter Kit.
BC309 6p 50522 475p 2N2218 22p 4009 16p Build this kit for £120 or less a professional 250Mhz counter
BC327 Ilp B0645 89p 2142218A 25p 4010 280
BC328 lip B D646 89p 282219 22p 4011 14p send S.A.E. for list. (assembled £180)
BC337 9p B0649 93p 282219A 23p 4012 14p
rborachime.The 8 -Tun Door Chime Kit REMINDER
£a50
The Doom Electronic Hobbies
Catalogue is now available.
at +P&P FREE
Sounds Simply Blends with arty decor
Many ordinary door chimes are bulky, even
Wonderful
(Offer closes 31st January 1979)
unsightly. The Dorachime [wares a trim
5'A" 3V," s 74" and its smart white lines
will blend sweetly with any colour scheme. Easily
assembled in a couple of hours using a soldering
If you'are the sort -of person who delights in iron. well screwdriver, pliers and wire cutters.
novel possessions, this Will appeal to you_
Order now. Guarantee of Satisfaction.
Ready to surprise your visitors as their
lingers press the bell -push are 8 tunes, stored in Send the coupon immediately. Your Dorachime
Dorachime's micro -circuitry. You can switch will be delivered within 21-28 days. If you are not
between them as you like, merely with a completely satisfied ycv may return your purchase
movement to the 'Tune Select control. Tempo within 30 days far a full refuryi
control speeds or slows the music to suit your Doram Electronics Ltd., PO Box Tn, Wellington
Road Estate, Wellington Bridge, Leeds LS12 2UF
mood. Ranging from Greensleeves' to 'Sailors
lirmig An Electrocomponents Group Company
Hornpipe', the selection has been carefully made
to ensure you have something appropriate for To Doram Electronics Ltd.. PO Box TR8, Wellington Road Estate,
Al Greensleeves Wellington Bridge. Leeds LS12 2UF.
every visitor.
B1 God Save The Queen Please Cn,me 14t(s) at 1.12.90 ea (81250 + 45p p&p)
The effect on your guests is both stunning Please send_..____..___8-Chime(s) Ready -Built at £15.95 ea (£75.50 + 45p P&P)
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Please send a Hobbes Catalogue L_I
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Technologically advanced
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press of the research effort currently devoted to
micro computer chips. The Dorachime is a musical MADE IN ENGLAND Stgnature
revelation of its progress - You can connect the Chime in seconds to your Name
OCK t Erit.,45
It produces. from its powerful little existing bell circuitry; the only things needed to
Addre56-
loudspeaker. notes similar in value to a miniature complete are two standard FP3 (P) batteries,
electric organ. wiring and bell push. EE.1.1.1
Loram Bectrcnics Ltd. Reg 1155856

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Mullard
EMI SPEAKER BARGAIN
Stereo pair 350 kit. System consists of 13"x
8" approx. woofer with rolled surround: 215"
approx. Audax twester,:crossover components
and circuit diagram. Frequency response 20 Hz
to 20 KHz. Power handling 15 watts RMS. 20
watts max. 8 ohm impedance.
Per stereo pair
f14.95 f3.40 p&p.
As above but complete with all woodwork in kit EOM, finished in
lk simulated teak veneer with instructions.
AUDIO MODULES IN
Per stereo pair
Size approx 20"x 11"x9°::" £28.00 + £5.00 p&p
BARGAIN PACKS
EASY BUILD RECORD PLAYER KIT.
CURRENT CATALOGUE
PRICE 2
for the 0.14 man who requires a stereo unit at a budget price,
AT OVER
comprising ready assembled stereo amp. module. Garrard auto/
manual deck with cueing device. pre -cur and finished cabinet work.
PER PACK
Output 4 watts per channel, phones socket and record/replay socket
including 2 SPHERICAL HIFI Speakers. 19.95 p&p f4.05
SEE OUR PRICES
geleMEINmek
PACK 1.2 x LP1173 lOw. RMS output power audio
BARGAINS FOR PERSONAL SHOPPERS amp modules. + 1 LP1182/2 Stereo pre amp for
ceramic and auxiliary input.
PORTABLE
STEREO
RADIO
OUR PRICE
p -p £1.00 £4.95 Recommended set of
ACCESSORIES
2
CASSETTE
PACK 2. 2 x LPI 173 1 Ow. RMS output power audio rotary stereo controls
RECORDER
amp modules + 1 LP1184/2. Stereo pre amp for Suitable power supply parts including comprising BASS. TREBLE,
UNREPEATABLE
magnetic. ceramic and auxiliary inputs mains transformer, rectifier. smoothing VOLUME and BALANCE
MW, LW, SW and Stereo VHF.
and output capacitors.
6 watts outpur Battery/Mains operation. f69.95 -
L1 95
16o 16 VOLT MAINS TRANSFOFMER. Them.
f2.50
IllUS. Opu-MIgt, £7.45 £1.00 pup . VP SOP 95p
3
BUR Record auto deck on plinth with
Sestets cartridge ready' ired £11.95 PACK 3. 1 xLP1179/2 FMTuning head with AM gang. 1 xLP1165/1
OFFER
LEO 5 function men's digital watch
stainless steel finish f5.95
AM/ FM IF module. 2 x LP1173/10w. RMS output power audio
amp modules + 1 LP1182/2 Stereo pre amp for ceramic
MONTHS
THISadded bargain packs
to our together with a mains
LSO 5 function men's digital watch and auxiliary input_
f6.95 Pack 3 at ES 95. 95p
5
stainless steel finish When you buy of controls for
fl 95 and a set p &p f2.50
LCD 8 Function CHRONOGRAPH men's digital
watch, stainless steel finish. f13.95
OUR PRICE
p+p fl 00 £9.95 transtormei at
you reserve
FREE a Mullard
match
0") cf.
POCKET CALCULATOR. Nth LED display. memory VP1400 Decoderlo arm LP
and percentage key. f2.95
AM/FM DIGITAL CLOCK
TRADE ENQUIRIES INVITED Listed at E11.90
RADIO Accurate 4 Digit

Electronic Clock with "u" LED 50 WATT MONO
DISCO AMP
display. Buzzer and
snooze timer.
20 x 20 WATT STEREO AMPLIFIER
Viscount IV unit in teak finished cabinet. Silver fascia with aluminium £29.95
rotary controls/pushbuttons. red mains indicator and stereo jack P&P f 2 50
£11.95 'lc.. socket. Functions switch for ntic_ magnetic and crystal pickups, Size approx
tape tuner and auxiliary. Rear panel features two mans outlets
125 Watt Power Amp Module
SIN speaker and input sockets plus fuse 20x20 watts RMS 50 watts rms 100 watts peak Output 13m features include two disc
40x40 watts peak. For use with 8 to 15 ohm
Mains power supply for above unit. f3.50 speakers. f29.90 inputs. bath for ceramic cartridges, tape input and microphone input
Level mixing controls fitted with integral pushpull switches Independent
MUSIC CENTRE CABINET with hinged smoke + £2 50 p&p
acrylic top, finished in natural teak veneers. OFFER bass and treble controls and master volume.
size 30I4": 14K" x 71/4" approx. f 5.95 sPEW't SPECIAL OFFER. The above 50 wart amp plus 4 Goodmans Type BP 8"
FOR PERSONAL SHOPPERS ONLY speakers Package once f45 00 14.00 P&P.
MILLARD Built power supply
FREE 4 dimensional stereo sound adaptor, when purchasing the
DECCA OC 1000 Stereo Cassette P.C.B. f 1.50 20x20 Viscount amplifier. 70 & 100 WATT
complete with switch oscillator coils and MONO DISCO AMP
rape.heads. £2.95 30x30 WATT AMPLIFIER IN KIT FORM Size approx. 4*
OECCA 20w Stereo speaker kit comonsing For the experienced constructor complete in every detail, same 14- 4" x 101"
2 8" approx_ bass units - 2 3I5" approx. facilities as Viscount IV, but with 30x30 output 6040 watts Brushed aluminium a0
tweeter inc. crossovers f 20.00 peak. For use with 4-15 ohms speakers. £23.00 without cabinet_
£29.00 complete with cabinet. p&p £2.50 in each case.
fascia and rotary controls 5
vi0E0MASTER Super Sane Pi Game Five vertical slide controls master volume.
with pistol mains operation f14.95 £23.00 E2-50 1NOTE Cabinet not
£29.00 f2.50
p&P
tape level, mrs level, deck level. PLUS INTER DECK FADER
PORTABLE RADIO/CASSETTE RECORDER. AM/FM with clock. without cabinet. P&P available separatety.l complete with cabinet. for perfect graduated change from record deck Nu I to
LW. MW, SW. VHF mains/battery operation JO watt £57
7" TAP E TRANSPORT Mechanism -e selection
f41.95 sPE41 OFFER No. 2. or wee versa. Pre fade level control
(PHI lets YOU hear next disc before fading 14G .55 5,ak
Of models from f8.95 co,,,,evii.th30x30 WATT AMPLIFIER IN KIT it in. VU meter monitors output level. p & p E4.00
Cabinet WITH SPEAKERS Output 100 watts RMS 200 watts peak. 100 watt £65
2 Goodman compact 12" bass woofers with cropped srze 14,000
SANYO Nic/cad battery. with
mains charger equivalent in Gauss magnet 30 watt RMS handling + 3Ii" approx lorr IIBDS 95 TYPE Belt drive chassis turntable
4
sue and replaces 4 SP11 tweeters and crossovers_ £49.00
type belts Size 3IY".x 1IX" 111 P&P /4 00 less cartridge £2.55 p & p f24.95
x 2" approx. BSR MP60 TYPE Single play .,...- ,,,,,
BUILTAND READY TO PLAY 39.00 record player less cartridge L I 3.U3
£7.50 flop 30x30 Viscount Available fully built and tested. 4- p&p f 2 50
CARTRIDGES to suit above
f2.55 p Si p
Tenor& magnetic stereo. £4.95
GARRARD DECK CC10A. Record changer with cue and stereo
ceramic cartndge. Sue 12" x 8 -is" approx
f7.95
(2.00 p & p
1'1. BARGAINS FOR PERSONAL SHOPPERS
AM/FM STEREO 4445314102' BARGAIN GARRARD 86S9 Deck f26.95 GARRARD SP25 MKIV Deck
TUNER AMPLIFIER CHASSIS COMPLETE -
Ready built. Designed in a slim form for compact. modern installation.
PORTABLE GARRARD39S9 Deck. £24.95 with Shure £25.95
Rotary Controls Vol On/Off. Easy. Treble, Balance. DISCO CONSOLE
Push Buttons for Gram. Tape. SHE MW. LW and 5 button rotary
Plinth and cover for BSR decks £6.00
selection switch. with built-in pre -amp fr 1
Power Output 5 watts per channel Sine at 2%.THO into 15 Ohm here's the bigivalue portable disco censors horn RT-VC! tt features a pair of
7 watts speech and music.
Tape Sensitivity Playback 400mV/30K OHM for max output Record
200mV/50K output available from 25KHz. 1 50mV/10DKI deviation
5SR MP 50 type autArenisn. angle play prafeSSicnal series record decks. Plus
as the controls and features you need tc give fabulous disco performances
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ELECTRONICS
VOL. 7 NO. 16 DECEMBER 1978
CONSTRUCTIONAL PROJECTS
VEHICLE IMMOBILISER Protection for your car by G. D. Southern 850
FUZZ BOX A music effects unit for the pop group by E. M. Lyndsell 854
MINI -MODULE: 3-MICROPHONE AMPLIFIER For the newcomer (and others) by George Hylton 862
WATER LEVEL ALERT A simple solution to the overflow problem by A. R. Winstanley 866
EE2020 TUNER AMPLIFIER Part 1 : Introduction and technical description by E. A. Rule 872
AUDIBLE FLASHER An add-on warning to your car indicators by B. N. Ryerson 883
GENERAL FEATURES
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SHOP TALK New products and component buying problems by Dave Barrington 857
DOING IT DIGITALLY Part 3: TTL clock and latch by 0. N. Bishop 858
JACK PLUG AND FAMILY Cartoon by Doug Baker 863
SQUARE ONE Beginner's page. Buying components; Soldering 864
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT Paging systems -2 869
EVERYDAY NEWS What's happening in the world of electronics 870
BRIGHT IDEAS Readers' hints and tips 880
COUNTER INTELLIGENCE A retailer comments by Paul Young 884
CROSSWORD No. 10 by D. P. Newton 884
RADIO WORLD A commentary by Pat Hawke, G3VA 886
BOX IT Making your own cabinets by George Hylton 889
WORKSHOP MATTERS Fuses by Harry T. Kitchen 893
INDEX FOR VOLUME 7 894
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EVERY day an average of 62 cars thief further and as time is usually CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
are stolen in the area where at a premium, it should prove to be The complete circuit is shown in
the author lives. It is claimed that an adequate deterrent. Fig. 1 and for the purpose of the
at least 94 per cent of these cars One of the main advantages of following explanation, resistor R3
are returned to their legal owners the immobiliser is that no hidden is considered to be open circuit.
in due course. The majority of switches .or links are required When capacitor Cl is discharged,
cars stolen are used by members When the ignition is switched off, the initial charge current will be
of the community for joy -riding or the engine is immediately immobi- at a maximum value, whereas
late -night transport. Some of the lised. If the ignition is switched when it is fully charged, the charge
cars returned have been driven to on again the engine will not start. current will be at a minimum
a remote area and accessories re- In order to start the engine the value, typically just adequate to
moved from them before the correct accessory switches must be overcome leakage losses. The
vehicle was abandoned. operated before the ignition is charging circuit for the capacitor
The unit to be described here switched on. If the ignition is is via diode D8, resistor R4 and
will offer some protection against switched on first before the rele- the parallel combination of resistor
theft by automatically immobilis- vant accessory switches are R5 with the base/emitter junction
ing the ignition system of the operated, the ignition system will of transistor TR2.
vehicle each time the ignition is still remain immobilised. So there Thus when the ignition is
switched off. Its degree of protec- is no point in a car thief switching switched on, capacitor Cl will com-
tion is far greater if the device the ignition on and then search- mence charging and transistor TR1
is used with an electronic ignition ing for a sequence of accessory will tend toward saturation. The
system, especially one of the switches. speed of transition from cut off
contactless type. With a conven- to saturation will be limited by the
tional ignition system, the first inductive value of the relay coil.
thing a car thief will attempt is At approximately 10 to 15 milli-
to bypass the ignition switch of seconds after the closure of the
the vehicle with a lead from the ignition switch, the relay contacts
battery to the ignition coil. will close. Once the contacts have
With a contactless electronic sys- closed, the base current for tran-
tem the above link will not have sistor TR1 is supplied from the pos-
any effect and the car thief will itive line via the relay contacts,
have to find and eliminate the diode D9 and resistor R4, thus
isolation system. This delays the "latching" the circuit. The time

+Ve
0 ,0 /Nit 1-Ve
TRUTH TABLES
FROM IGNITION RLAi TO IGNITION
SWITCH SYSTEM
OUTPUT
o
Al
14
Dl
F
i N4148
O - 0 0
R3 0 0 0
100.0 O 1 0
0
42 1 1
1 0 0 0
1 0 1 0
09 1 1 0 0
0 I N4148 1 1 1 0
CDA3 D3
1N4148
(a)
D8
0 1N4148
Fig.2a. Truth Table for a Non gate.
B1
INPUTS OUTPUT
0 Ri 07 R4 Al A2 A3 F
S2 ?Oka INI1148 /Oka O 0 0
0 0 1 0
O 1 0 0
TR1 TR2 CI
DE I 0 0
83O
R2
BCI07 80107
1N4148 R5 0 1
1.8k12 0
OV VEHICLE EARTH ov
0 0
Fig.1. Complete circuit diagram of the Vehicle Immobiliser. Fig.2b. Truth Table for an AND gate.
constant of the charging circuit for circuitry is connected to input Al
capacitor Cl, via diode D8, resistor as illustrated in Fig. 3a with all
R4 etc is far longer than the operate other inputs left disconnected.
time of the relay, thus allowing the When the ignition is switched on, 0
relay to operate and "latch". capacitor Cl is charged via re- FROM
IGNITION
Now it can be seen that if the sistor R3, diode D1, and the fila- SWITCH
capacitor is charged in a shorter ments of the lamps, providing the BRAKE

LIGHT CI
period than the operating time of brake light switch is open. Thus SWITCH
relay RLA1, the relay will not the capacitor is charged before Al
01
R3
operate. the relay can operate, so the
ignition will remain disabled even
TRU1H TABLES though the ignition switch is on. 'CHARGE
With reference to the Truth If the authorised driver now
Table, Fig. 2a., assume that in- realises his/her mistake, the
puts Al, A2 and A3 equal to + ignition switch would be switched
12V and Cl is discharged. The "0" off and the correct sequence of
level in the truth table is con- switching attempted. However, this (a)
sidered to be 0 volts and the "1" would still not operate the relay
level is considered to be the bat- because capacitor Cl would still
tery voltage of the vehicle. From be charged. To overcome this Fig.3a. Illustrating the operation of the
the Truth Table it can be seen problem a further diode has been circuit when using an "A" input.
that the part of the circuit con- added to the circuit, D7.
sisting of diodes D4, D5, D6 and When the ignition switch is
resistors RI and R2 together with switched off, a discharge path is 0
transistor TR1 and resistor R3 provided for capacitor Cl through FROM
form a NOR gate. Thus when all in- external loads, for example the IGNITION
SWITCH SCREEN -WASH
puts are equal to 0, the collector vehicle's ignition system via diode PUMP MOTOR
Cl
voltage of TR1 will be high, equal D7. B1

D4
R3
to 1. Now if the ignition is switched 0 -/VV\e-
From the second Truth Table, off, the brake light switch closed
Fig. 2b it can be seen that the and the ignition switched on again, RI
TR1
circuit consisting of diodes D1, D2, the ignition system will function CHARGE
D3 resistor R3 and the collector/ correctly. When the brake light WASH
-
emitter circuit of TR1 form an AND switch is closed before the igni- SWITCH
gate. Thus when inputs Al, A2 and tion switch is switched on, the R2
A3 are equal to 1, the output charging path for Cl is now via

voltage at point F will be equal diode D8, resistor R4 etc, so the 0
to 1. relay can operate. 111 (b)
To demonstrate the overall Similarly if inputs Al, A2, A3,
operation of the circuit, consider B2 and B3 are open circuit and for Fig.3b. This time a "B.' input is being used
a case where the brake light instance the screen -wash pump to illustrate the operation.

HOW IT WORKS COMPONENTS
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Resistors
R1 .- 101d2
R2
R3
R4
1.81in
10011
10142
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R5 1.8k52
All W carbon film ± 2%
Capacitors
C1 10,uF 25V elect.
Semiconductors
TR1 BC107 silicon npn
TR2 BC107 silicon npn
D1 to D9 1N4148 silicon (9 off)
D10 1N4002 rectifier
The circuit consists basically of a timing circuit with two different time Miscellaneous
constants. the longer of the two is adequate to allow a relay to operate. RLA Relay: 185 ohm coil with
Once operated the relay is held on by a simple latching circuit. single pole contacts to suit
Consider the case where the inputs A and B are low, or C or D high. load. (RS type 348 908);
The capacitor will begin to charge via Ra, the AND gate and the lamp. Printed circuit board as
This constitutes the short time constant and is too fast for the relay to described; connecting wire;
operate. Now if A and B are high (switch S operated and lamp on) and small aluminium box if
C and D low, the capacitor will now charge via Rb and is the longest required.
time constant. The relay will now have sufficient time to operate, and thus
connect power to the ignition circuit.
In practice one or more inputs as the example shows, are connected to
various accessories, such that a certain combination will enable the immobilised and the correct start-
ignition circuit. ing sequence will have to be
applied. The worst case condition
motor circuit is connected to Bl, Care should be exercised at this for this would be if the engine cuts
as shown in Fig. 3b capacitor Cl stage, in the selection of a suitable out when the vehicle is on the
can charge via resistor R3 and the input connection, because on move.
collector/emitter junction of tran- certain makes of car, the starter Use of the brake light switch in
sistor TR1, if the washer switch motor cannot be re-engaged until this situation could be somewhat
is off. However, if the washer the ignition switch is firstly moved hazardous. In the average car
switch is operated before (and to the off position and then there are many other alternatives
during) the operation of the igni- switched on again. This means that including for instance, the screen -
tion switch the capacitor will again the engine will be immediately wash circuit, headlamp flasher, etc.
charge via diode D8, resistor R4
etc, and the relay will latch thus +32V +12V
allowing the ignition system .,to
operate normally.
FORD
ACCESSORIES
It should be noted that the "A" ESCORT
inputs are for accessories which
have a switch connected to the MK II
ignition switch line, whereas the
"B" inputs are for accessories with
a switch connected to earth.
Thus the circuit can be inhibited Fig.5. Typical wiring details
by only one. accessory switch as and layout for accessories in
the Ford Escort Mark 2.
in Fig. 3, or by several, thus
utilising its multiple inputs. For in-
stance, a seat belt warning system +12V
could be connected to one of the in-
puts, with the brake light circuit to
another.
So unless the driver, and front PUMP
seat passenger if present has his/ MOTOR
her seat belt on and has operated BROWN/

the brakes before the ignition YELLOW
switch is switched on. the engine BROWN
will remain immobilised. This illus-

trates how the device could be used SWITDXCHERS
as a safety feature as well as an REVERSING LIGHT SCREENWASH INTERIOR LIGHT

anti -theft engine immobiliser.

e
BC107
Al
A2
A3
El
82
B3
TO
IGNITION SYSTEM
OV
(CHASSIS)
FROM
IGNITION
SWITCH
MOUNTING
HOLES (6 B.A)
CLEARANCE
Fig.4. Printed circuit board required. In the prototype the relay is mounted on the board using an epoxy glue.
which carries all the components and draw in the rest of the copper
and wiring. The layout of the board pattern with an etch resist pen.
is shown in Fig. 4 which is repro- Once dry the board can be etched
duced full size. in the normal way.
One method of making the board Once etched and the board
is as follows. First, either photo- checked for any errors, the com-
copy or trace the copper pattern, ponents can then be mounted.
position the tracing on the copper Here again the layout is shown in
side of the board and mark with a Fig. 4. It should be noted that the
sharp pointed tool, the position of layout is not critical and can be
Construction is simplified by the the connecting holes. Remove the varied to suit, although a good
use of a printed circuit board paper, thoroughly clean the board strong finish is required, hence
a printed circuit board.
+12V +12V
Good quality connecting wire can
be used to connect to the various
GREEN accessories, and Fig. 5 and Fig 6
show the many possibilities on two
AUSTIN PUMP p 77 popular cars. The top two circuits
MOTOR 1 of each set of drawings relate to
MAXI Lt. GREEN/ I WHITE/ "B" inputs, whereas the arrange-
SLACK --4,PURPLE ments below relate to "A" inputs.
le 0 When wiring to the car accessories
svitTrRHEs the manual applicable to the make
of car should be consulted.
SCREENWASH INTERIOR LIGHT
o.6. Wiring layoutfor acces- INSTALLATION

5.:ries in an Austin Maxi. The author's prototype circuit
board was mounted inside the box
+12V +12V
of his electronic ignition system.
The system used was basically a
/C
ti
Bi-Pak kit but had been modified
to provide space for the additional
GREEN/
BROWN
GREEN!
PURPLE
BLUE/
WHITE
board and wiring.
A second unit was then built and
CD 0 5
© ©© fitted into a small aluminium box
which was then installed in the
engine compartment. If this
method is used the box should be
REVERSING LIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS LEADLAMF FLASHER
positioned away from heat and the
weather. Ir
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The gain of this arrangement is
controlled by the feedback net-
work VR1, R3 and R2 and is equal
to
_VRI-ER3+R2
R2
Thus minimum gain is approxi-
mately nine and --maximum gain
approximately 92. However, the
input signal never actually receives
this boost for the anti -parallel diode
arrangement comes into play and
limits any amplified excursion, posi-
tive and negative going, to about
600 millivolts (the voltage drop
across a forward biased silicon
diode).
With this limitation on ampli-
tude, it appears that the setting of
VR1 has little effect. This is not so,
for this control determines the rate
of climb up to the clipped level or
the rise time as it is called.
This time is inversely propor-
tional to the harmonic content,
i.e. the faster the rise the more
harmonics produced resulting in a
harsher tone; VR1 therefore con-
trols the "depth" of fuzz.
It is apparent from the gain
figures quoted that some signals
will not reach the clipping levels;
those below 6mV for maximum
VR1 and those below 60mV
minimum setting of VRI. This is
intentional to allow a gradual re-
duction in "fuzz" as the input sig-
Icon-
nal decays naturally, being a
smooth transaction from fuzz to
no -fuzz.
-SHE POP musician is being Use is made of the industry stan- Input to the unit is at SKI a
stantly bombarded with new dard op -amp type 741 which is used stereo jack socket wired to com-
and improved musical effects units, in a non -inverting configuration. plete the d.c. power circuit when
but still polling high in the popu-
larity charts is the "old" Fuzz Box. Fig. 1. The complete circuit diagram of the Fuzz Box.
Some of the earlier designs were
not completely satisfactory requir-
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ing high input signal level and pro-
ducing premature cut-off as the in-
put signal decayed. Those fuzz
units employing discrete compo- ---;.'--..5-,-'''';-
,y ..--,,,
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nents operated on the verge of

instability due to the high gain
required. The design appearing
below has none of these deficiences
and will produce a fuzz gradually
decaying into a "clean signal"
sound.
The fuzz sound is derived by
clipping the input waveform there-
by enriching the signal with odd
harmonics which provide the harsh
sound.
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
The complete circuit diagram of
the Fuzz Box is shown in Fig. 1.

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the breaks to be made along the copper strips on the underside. board.
OUT
IN
Fig. 3. The positioning of the components and board within the case
showing complete wiring up details. Note the connection to the body of
VR1 to "earth" the case.
Everyday Electronics, Deceni

the input jack is inserted. The sig-
nal then passes to the op -amp via COMPONENTS 7v704
d.c. blocking capacitor Cl. Resistor
sets the input impedance at 100 Resistors See
kilohms which should suit most R1 looks/
guitars and electronic organs. R2 1-2W Shop
The resulting signal from the
op -amp is reduced in amplitude by
R3
R4
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Talk page 857
the potential divide action of R6 R5
and R7, giving an attenuation R6 3.31d2
factor of approximately four. Thus R7 mn
the maximum output signal via C3 All watt carbon film ± 10%
available for inputting to an ampli- Capacitors
fier is about 150mV. This level will C1 0.1µF plastic or ceramic
be maintained during the period C2 10AF 6V elect.
of clipping (fuzz) and will then de- C3 0.1p -F plastic or ceramic
cay naturally to zero. Semiconductors
IC1 741 operational amplifier 8 pin d.i.i.
The 741 requires a split supply Di, D2 1N4148 or similar silicon diode
and this is derived by the potential Miscellaneous
divide action of R4 and R5 produc- SK1 standard stereo jack socket
ing ±-4-5 volts with respect to the SK2 standard jack socket
op -amp reference line which is de - Si s.p.d.t. successional action foot -switch
coupled by C2. 61 9V PP3
A foot -switch S1 is incorporated VR1 100 kilohm carbon lin.
to allow the unit to be readily by- Stripboard: 0.1 inch matrix 13 strips x 21 holes; PP3 battery clip;
passed when desired. Bimbox aluminium diecast box type 5003/13; Bimadaptors for holding
board; knob for VR1; connecting wire.
tions as can be seen in the photo- R7 or both to suit your require-

graph but this is not essential as ments. This combination could be
the case is earthed via VR1 frame- replaced by a log. potentiometer
work. Insert and connect the bat- to give continuously variable out-
tery and secure the lid. put level.
The lid forms the base of the Unless sub -miniature potentio-
Fuzz Box. If the lid is fitted with meters are used, if a volume con-
self-adhesive rubber feet, this will trol is incorporated, a larger case
The prototype unit was built prevent the unit slipping when in than specified will be required.
using a piece of 0.1 inch matrix use. Battery drain is low and a PP3
stripboard size 13 strips X 21 holes should provide many hours of use.
and mounted horizontally in a die- IN USE AND TESTING A Duracell battery will allow even
cast aluminium Bimbox type 5003/ The box is to be situated between longer periods between battery
13 by use of special adaptors. This the musical instrument and ampli- changes.
eliminates the use of fixing screws fier. Inserting the input jack plug The case specified and used by
on board or case. turns on the unit. the author has a durable grey
The layout of the components Set VR1 fully clockwise. On play- enamel finish and thus required
an the topside of the board is ing your musical instrument the only socket and control lettering
shown in Fig. 2. Make the breaks sound emanating from your to complete the unit. Letraset with
on the underside and then speaker will be fuzzed or dean, spray -on protective varnish was
assemble the components as depending on the setting of Si. found satisfactory for this. TI
shown. It was not thought neces- Assuming it is the latter, depress
sary to mount IC1 in a socket as S1 and fuzz should be heard. Play-
this is quite a robust device. How- ing and turning VR1 anticlockwise
ever the usual care should be exer- should reduce the "depth" of fuzz.
cised when soldering this and the No volume control was found to
diodes in place. be required on the author's proto-
Attach the flying leads including type as resistors R6 and R7 were
the battery connector and then tailored to give the required bal-
proceed with drilling the case. The ance between fuzz and no -fuzz for
layout of the components in the the author's guitar. Assuming the
case is not critical. initial output signal from the
With the components positioned guitar before decaying is 60 milli-
in the case, attach the adaptors to volts, then switching from no -fuzz
the board and slot in position and to fuzz by S1 will boast the ampli-
wire up according to Fig. 3. tude by 8dB during the fuzz period.
Screened lead was used in the pro- If other boost factors are re-
totype for input/output connec- quired change the value of R6 and

For the busy executive, travelling covered to ensure the beginner does
salesman or the housewife, the Casio not go astray.
ST -24 Time Card could be classed as An unusual type of breadboarding
the latest "state-of-the-art" in the system using the actual circuit as the
current craze for the credit card size wiring diagram, and plastic screw
of small calculator. Not content with a terminals to hold the component leads
miniature machine they have incor- is used throughout. Rather disappoint-
porated a time/stopwatch with alarm ingly components are not provided.
setting facilities, ideal for those Full details from: Technocentre, Dept
important meetings and elapsed time EE, 54 Adcott Road, Acklam, Middles-
when leaving the car parked to make brough, Cleveland.
calls or do some shopping.
The calculator section is a four - Constructional Projects
function type with the usual standard
facilities including memory and This month there should be no diffi-
percentage. culties with component availabilities
The 24 hour timer has two kinds of except possibly the major construc-
alarm setting: straightforward alarm tional project, EE2020 Tuner Amplifier,
setting for a single specified interval, which we shall deal with separately.
or to sound repeatedly at predeter- The relay for the Ignition Immobiliser
mined intervals. In both cases, capacity should be able to handle the current
of the timer is from a few seconds up requirements of the ignition circuit.
to 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds. In the prototype the relay used had two
By Dave Barrington A countdown is possible as the dis- sets of contacts wired in parallel.
For the Water Level Alert a 3551
play shows time remaining before
alarm is due. 40mm diameter loudspeaker can be
Calculators Operating modes for the stopwatch used in place of the Post Office ear-
With so much "hysteria" in the are normal start/stop, lap timing, or piece. If any difficulties are experienced
media lately about silicon chips first/second place timing. Indication with the rocker switch S1 this can be
(microprocessors) and their possible is to one -tenth of a second up to 10 ordered from Maplin as a "Hekla
impact on our future way of life, people hours, or to one second beyond 10 Switch".
tend to forget that the electronic cal- hours. Use of calculating facilities There should be no problems with
culator is a prime example were they does not affect function of alarm the rest of the constructional articles.
have been used and accepted, without timers or stopwatch. in this issue.
any fuss, into our everyday life. In fact, The Casio ST -24 Time Card is sup-
the range, popularity and versatility of plied in a leatherette pouch with a 2020 Tuner Amplifier
these machines is so wide that any separate compartment for credit or The EE 2020 Tuner Amplifier is larger
new additions are now taken for business cards, and has a recom- than our usual run of projects, and so
granted. mended retail price of L24.95 (includ- it follows that the components used
Two new additions we should like to ing VAT). For addresses of nearest add up to an impressive list. Yet
mention which highlights .the latest stockists readers should write to because of the large quantity of similar
trends are the TI -2550-1V from Texas Casio Electronics Co. Ltd., Dept EE, components called for, the constructor
and the Casio ST -24 Time Card. 28 Scrutton Street, London EC2 A 4TY. should be able to purchase many items
Featuring a built-in instant replay at especially favourable rates.
facility allowing the user to check back Casio ST -24 Time Capacitors should be of the kind as
on the last 20 entries, the TI -2550-1V specified in the Bulk Components List;
is obviously aimed at the accountant/ this is to ensure suitability for mount-
student and could be used in. place of ing on the printed circuit boards. This
some of the more expensive paper is particularly important in the case of
printout calculators. electrolytic capacitors. Here RS Com-
The calculator is a general purpose ponents types have been specified. In
hand-held type with the normal addi- most instances a voltage rating of 63V
tion, subtraction, multiplication and is stated. This is higher than actually
division functions together with per- needed in the 2020 circuit and lower
centage and sign -change keys and rated capacitors of an alternative make
full -function memory. The machine may be used provided the physical
uses an 8 -digit vacuum fluorescent dimensions and the lead spacing are
display, with a floating decimal point Beginners Kit as the RS types specified.
(adjusts its position in the readout Designed with the very young in The r.f. unit and some related parts
automatically) and negative sign, plus mind, the Tutronik Timesaver System are obtainable direct from Ambit Ltd,
overflow error indication. introduces the total beginner to the 2 Gresham Road, Brentwood, Essex.
The replay facility, which operates very fundamentals of electronics. A This firm can also supply the special
with up to 20 steps, is activated by "course" of 30 different circuits is multi -turn potentiometers for varicap
pressing a single key. The playback provided, covering a wide range from diode tuning.
key allows the user to check through a simple series circuit to a novel police The pushbutton switches specified
calculations step by step and any siren. are marketed by both RS Components
necessary corrections made by keying Each circuit is accompanied by an and ITT, under these firms own stock
in the new entry and pressing the instruction sheet giving essential numbers (see Bulk Components List).
"equals" key. This saves re-entering information on what components you Readers should note that manufac-
the entire program. need, what you have to do, how and turers such as RS Components and
The TI -2550-1V operates from a re- why the circuit behaves as it does. ITT (and Mullard and Texas) do not
chargeable battery pack and an a.c. Throughout the course experimenta- supply to individuals. But their compo-
adaptor/charger is included in the tion is encouraged. Written in an easy nents are readily obtainable from
recommended retail price of £29.95 to follow language, sometimes dis- distributors and retailers who cater
(inclusive of VAT). tractingly lighthearted, every detail is for the retail market.

DOING Ii DIGHARY
By 0. N. Bishop PAR!
LAST month we used the NAND noticing no change in the state of To test the NOT gate, connect
gates of a 7400 i.c. to build a the 1.e.d. when the other input is one of the Nor outputs, pins V34
NOT gate and a bistable. These two connected to one of the pins on or V36 to one of the l.e.d.s, e.g.
logic elements, as well as the NAND strip L, the +5V rail. U43 for D8. The l.e.d. remains dark
gate itself, are often required in when the input is unconnected
building logic circuits that it is use- (effectively "high") or connected
ful to have them ready -wired on to strip L. The 1.e.d. lights when its
the patchboard. On the Test -Bed 5250 026 input, pin U33 is grounded (con-
these elements are permanently NAND nected to OV rail).
wired in, the form of 1C3, see Figs. T25 0 028 Finally to test the bistable : con-
3.1 and 3.2. nect each bistable output to an
l.e.d. e.g. pin S36 to U49 and R28
to U40. One l.e.d. should light and
FAN -OUT the other remain dark. When the
Each of the inputs of these 0330
appropriate input pin Q24 or Q33
elements has a single input pin (b) is briefly grounded, the 1.e.d.s
and each output has a pair of out- change state.
put pins. Though each input of a
logic gate can receive its input 025
from only one source, the output
is able to be connected to several A TTL CLOCK
other gate inputs. The number of Compare the circuits shown in
inputs that may be connected to Fig. 3.3 with the bistable circuit of
an output is known as the fan -out Fig. 3.1c. Their similarity suggests
of the output. Here we provide pins 533 that they may behave in a similar
for a fan -out of two, since this is way-for example, they can both
as many as we shall normally need. S35 alternate between two opposite
However, most outputs have a fan - states. The bistable changes state
out of eight loads. when one of its inputs is grounded.
Fig. 3.1. The three basic elements contained
These circuits have already been in IC3 with pin locations for inputs and The clock circuit changes state
tested when building the Test -Bed, outputs on the Test -Bed. automatically after a fixed period
but it is a good idea to test them
again. This time you know a little
more of what you arc doing.
With the supply pin P34 con-
nected to be +5V line first test the N
NAND gate. Connect the output V26
or V28 to l.e.d. D7 at location V40. 0
*
IN A
P *+ 5V IN
The l.e.d. should be dark (off) but
should light when either of the in- Q *I I OVA
IN 13
FM13_,
put pins at S25 or T25 are R
grounded to one of the pins an S NAND IN -r* 0®

strip N, the OV rail. T * 1-CD
NOT
Iti_) 7
Unconnected inputs of a NAND 1C3 (1_19
gate are effectively "high" so there

U
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®
is no need to connect them to the w NAND OUT BISTABLE
NOT OUT
NAND
positive rail for testing. You NOT
can easily check this by linking Fig. 3.2. The positioning of IC3 on the Test -Bed showing input and output pinning.
one of the inputs to ground and

of time. Suppose that it has just +sv
changed to the state shown in Fig.
3.3a. The output of GI (gate 1) has
just gone high (as indicated by the
shading) and the 1.e.d. at its out-
put has just come on.
The sudden increase in output
voltage raises the voltage of both
sides of capacitor Cl to a "high"
level. Both inputs of G2 are now
high (remember the unconnected
input is effectively "high") so its
output goes "low". This lowers the
voltage of both sides of C2; G1
now has one "high" input and one
"low" input, so its output is "high".
The circuit has the state indicated
in Fig. 3.3a. Why is it not stable
in this state?
For the answer to this question,
look at Rl. This has a high voltage
at one end and is grounded at the OV
other. A current I flows through R1, Fig. 3.4. The circuit of Fig. 3.3 redrawn in a more conventional form with the state
as indicated by the arrow. As cur- of its outputs indicated by 1.e.d.s.
rent flows, the voltage on one side
EXPERIMENTAL TTL CLOCK
We shall now observe the opera-
tion of this circuit which is re-
drawn in its more common form
in Fig. 3.4 is shown wired up on
the Test -Bed in Fig. 3.5. The clock
should change state approximately
every 5 seconds. In other words, it
takes 10 seconds to complete its
cycle of operation, from the time
D7 comes on to the time it comes
on again. We say the clock is oscil-
lating or vibrating at 0.1Hz.
Different value capacitors will
produce different frequencies. If
capacitors with a value of 0 -47i4F
are substituted, the l.e.d.s glow at
about half their normal intensity
but no flashing can be detected.
The frequency is so great that the
eye cannot follow.
To prove that the clock is really
working connect a crystal earpiece
across one of the 1.e.d.s and the OV
Fig. 3.3. The circuit diagram of a TTL Clock. It alternates between state (a) and state rail. This is done easily with two
(b). The shaded regions of the circuit indicate "high" voltage. pairs of leads terminated in croco-
dile clips. You will then hear a
of Cl falls and finally reaches a of Fig. 3.3a and the cycle repeats. note of about 400Hz (around the
"low" level that acts as a "low" The clock circuit is unstable (we same pitch as middle A on a musi-
input to G2. call it an astable multivibrator) in cal instrument).
Now the output of G2 suddenly either of its states. The length of We have been calling this circuit
goes high; D2 lights; the voltage time it remains in either state de- a clock, but it is simply the equiva-
on both sides of C2 is raised; GI pends on how long it takes for the lent of the pendulum or balance
now has two "high" inputs; its voltage on one side of each capaci- wheel that is used to regulate the
output goes low and D1 is extin- tor to fall from "high" to "low". speed of mechanism of an ordinary
guished; the voltage on both sides This time depends on the values mechanical clock; it is an astable
of Cl is lowered. We have reached of the capacitors and resistors in- multivibrator.
that stage shown in Fig. 3.3b. The volved. In a clock there are gear wheels,
circuit remains in this state while With high capacitance and high hands and a dial to indicate the
a current flows to ground through resistance a small current flows time, which is related to the num-
R2; as soon as the voltage has and gives a relatively small rate of ber of times the pendulum has
fallen low enough at the input to change in voltage, resulting in a swung to and fro. Similarly we can
Gl, the circuit reverts to the state long period of time in each state. connect further logic circuits to the

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Fig. 3.5. The layout of the components on the Test -Bed for the circuit shown in Fig. 3.4. Experiment with
different values for the capacitors and use a crystal earpiece for observing high frequency oscillations. The
earpiece can be wired across either of the I.e.d.s.
TTL clock to count the number of pins D14, 16 and 18 on the Test - cuit is drawn in a slightly different
times it changes state and so allow Bed. manner to that shown before, com-
us to measure elapsed time. We parison with Fig. 3.1c shows that
shall return to this idea later in LATCH the connections are identical.
the series. The output of a latch is identi- The bistable changes state when
A clock or oscillator is a vital cal to its input, but at any moment a low input is applied to it from
piece of equipment when testing the output can be "frozen" or one of the NAND gates. To find out
logic circuitry and has been in- "latched" and then remains in the how these work we shall use the
cluded in the Test -Bed on the in- state that it was in when latched, NAND gate and NoT gate wired in
ternal component board. Three even though the input may subse- 1C3 on the Test -Bed; the remaining
pairs of capacitors are fitted, any quently change. NAND gate is supplied by a further
one of these pairs being selected Part of the latch circuit consists 7400 (IC1) inserted in a socket
by front panel switch S2. The out- of a bistable discussed last month. on the Test -Bed. We shall first
put from this clock is available at In Fig. 3.6 the bistable in this cir- examine the outputs from the two
+5V
014 016
CLOCK
ICI IC3 OUTPUTS
A PIN 14 PIN 14.
Fig. 3.6(a). Circuit of the front section of a "latch" circuit to Fig. 3.6(b). The circuit diagram of a complete "latch" being driven by the
observe the outputs which form the inputs to the remaining in-built clock and outputs observed by means of 1.e.d.s connected
bistable section to be added later. to the outputs.

1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 it 11 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50
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Fig. 3.7. The layout of the components and interwiring for the circuit of Fig. 3.6(a). For the circuit of Fig. 3.6(b)
amend this layout according to the text.
NAND gates, see Fig. 3.7 for con- completes the latch circuit with a push-button for grounding E.
nection details. two outputs-one following the in- This can be wired up on a small
put, and the other the inverse of piece of circuit board and mounted
USING THE IN-BUILT the input. in a small plastic case. Depending
CLOCK Test this circuit to see the effect on whether the capacitors give you
Connect wire E to the +5V rail, of first making E "high" and then medium or high frequency opera-
strip L. Now connect wire A alter- making it "low." Run the clock at tion. you have either a game of
nately to the +5V rail and to the medium frequency and see if you skill or a heads -and -tails gambling
OV rail and observe how the out- can ground wire E at just the right machine that could be fun at
puts change. Instead of changing moment to latch the circuit with parties, or help raise money at the
wire A back and forth between D7 lit and the other dark. With a local fête.
+5V and OV, make use of the in- certain amount of skill you can do A latch facility is very useful
built clock. Connect wire A to clock this, but with the clock running at when experimenting with logic and
outputs (D16) and set the clock to a high frequency it is entirely a this same circuit has been incor-
low or medium frequency. The matter of chance-equivalent to porated in the Test -Bed. It appears
clock output automatically alter- tossing a coin for "heads" or on the lower board with input and
nates between +5V and OV. which "tails". output terminals on the top board.
can be observed by connecting This provides an idea for a The wire labelled E in Fig. 3.7 can
another clock output pin to l.e.d. simple project that can be built be grounded by means of a front
D9. You can now concentrate on from three 7400 i.c.s two l.e.d.s a panel switch.
watching the 1.e.d.s. few resistors and capacitors, with (To be continued)
Repeat your observations after Photograph of the interwiring on the Electronic Test -Bed for the circuit in
having removed wire E from +5V Fig. 3.6(b).
and connecting it to OV. Then re-
turn E to +5V and note what hap-
pens.
You will find that when E is
"high" the l.e.d.s go on and off in
time with the changes in clock out-
puts; always one lamp is on and
the other off. When E is "low",
both lamps are on all the time.
This means that there is no "low"
output, so a bistable connected to
the outputs of the NAND gates will
not change state. This is just what
we need for a latch circuit, so the
next step is to add the bistable.
Disconnect the output wires from
l.e.d.s D7 and D8 and run them to
the bistable input terminals in-
stead (Q25 and Q33). From the bi-
stable output terminals (R26 and
S34) run wires to D7 and D8. This

1111f11111ODULE: By George Hylton
Handy "Beginner" projects based on simple circuits
and featuring a variety of building methods.
3 CH
is microphone amplifier is really it is likely to be in the region of 200ki2.
a general-purpose amplifier for It cannot exceed 330k12 because of R1
small audio voltages. It has a high which is connected across the input as
input impedance and a gain which is COMPONENTS far as audio signals go, since its lower
adjustable from about 20 to a maxi- Resistors end is "earthed" via C3 to audio
mum of over 1,000, by means of a R1 330K2 R4 10kil frequencies.
R2 100kf2 R5 3.3kil Because the input impedance is
preset potentiometer. R3 1001d1 R6 1kf/
The amplifier is designed for quite high it is possible to use a low -
All carbon film 5% IW impedance microphone (for example
dynamic microphones of medium to
high impedance. The prototype worked 30 ohms) and a step-up transformer
Potentiometer to increase the signal voltage. The
well with a popular type of micro- VR1 5ki2 carbon miniature pre-
phone whose impedance can be set to set 20% tol.
inset diagram shows how to connect
either 600 ohms or 50 kilohms. a transformer with a hum -reducing
"balanced" input winding.
Capacitors The maximum output voltage before
THE CIRCUIT C1 100n F (0.1,uF) polyester
overloading is about 2V peak and the
The circuit is a conventional two - C2 1n F (1,000p F) ceramic disc
C3 47pF 3V miniature elect. output impedance is fairly low. How-
stage amplifier of the type once known C4 3.3/1F 12V elect. ever the amplifier should not be used
as a "d.c. feedback pair". TR1 is C5 47tiF 12V elect. to drive loads of less than about 10kG
operated at a low collector current to or output will be severely restricted.
minimise noise. Overall negative feed- Transistors C2 is a radio frequency bypass
via R3 sets the gain, in conjunc- TR1, TR2 BC109 (or any high - capacitor to attenuate any r.f. signals
tion with the preset potentiometer gain low -noise accidentally fed in via the microphone
VR1. Gain is maximum when VR1 is silicon npn type) 2 off cable. These can cause "breakthrough"
minimum. of radio programmes into audio
For the moderate gains, which are Miscellaneous circuits.
all that is needed in practice, the gain Metal box about 100 x 70 x 40mm
is very nearly R5/VR1 so if it is known (Norman AB9). Tag strip with 12 CONSTRUCTION
in advance of building the circuit just insulated tags, to fit box. Jack
how much gain is needed it is possible socket (SK1). Output terminals: Since this kind of amplifier is
to use the appropriate value of VR1 3 -terminal chocolate block or designed for low-level signals hum can
in the form of a fixed resistor. For similar. be a problem and a metal screening
6BA bolts, nuts, earth tags, and box is needed. The input must also be
example if a gain of 100 is required spacers.
VR1 should be capable of screening; the microphone
The input impedance varies with used with the prototype had a
the gain but at low to moderate gains Lr-:47.-"Te:-.4Vgier.A0.1 screened lead which terminated in a
R6 1k11 r- jack plug so a suitable jack socket
1-F9V was fitted to the screening box.
9-4nak Obviously, other types of screened
R2
input socket may be needed for other
100kD types of microphone or signal source.
The main part of the circuitry can
R310010 be accommodated on a tag strip. With
0 OUT
this type of construction the com-
ponents are soldered to a simple tag
TR1
BC109
strip with the solder tags in a
SKI straight line. Interconnections are
TERMINAL
BLOCK
made with insulated wire.
e
This is a relatively cheap form of
IN construction as tag strips cost only a
RI VR1
few pence and can often be salvaged
330k0 C2 Skfl C3 ACS from old equipment and cleaned up
n 47pF fur re -use. It is not a type of con-
struction which has much use for high -
0 -Ve frequency circuits because it is rather
L__ 1
hard to avoid accidental couplings
Fig. 1. The circuit of the microphone amplifier. The encircled numbers (1 to 10) are common between input and output, which cause
connecting points on the tag strip, see Fig. 2. The small inset diagram shows how a step-up r.f. instability. But it is usually all
transformer can be used to suit a low -impedance microphone. right for audio.

BALL POINT PEN
UNDERSIDE VIEW BARREL CUT TO FORM
DESIGNING TAG STRIP OF BC 109 INSULATED SPACERS
LAYOUTS
If you design your own tag -strip
component layouts a fairly careful
pen -and -paper design is needed to
ensure that the circuit will fit an
available tag strip. To begin with, you
should study the circuit diagram and
mark each connecting point with a
number (as in Fig. 1). Points which
are connected directly to one another
by plain connections count as one and
the same point and are given just one
number. (The "earth line" is a typical
example.)
The present circuit has ten such
connecting points which means that
at least ten tags will be needed. In
practice it usually turns out that a
few extra tags are needed because of
the physical limitations of the com-
ponents, whose leads can only span a
limited distance. A typical case is the Fig. 2. Interior of completed unit. Certain components (R2, C5, TR1 and TR2) have been
preset "pot" VR1 which must be firmly swung away from their normal position in this drawing for clarity. Encircled numbers on a
soldered to two adjacent tags: (with tag strip correspond with those on the circuit diagram.
some types of "pot" three tags may
be required). measures about 100 X 70 X 40mm and permanent or temporary connections
The resulting layout bears little accepted the 12 -way tag strip com- and is easily adapted to quick hook-
relationship to the layout of the fortably. ups with croc-clip leads by fitting short
symbols on the circuit diagram; this The type of output connection is pieces of thick bare wire to the
may make fault -tracing tedious so tag - not crucial and can be chosen to suit terminals.
strip construction is perhaps best the needs of the user. Some type of
restricted to simple circuits. multi -way socket is possible: the con- USING THE AMPLIFIER
When a finished tag strip circuit is nections needed are power supply The only adjustment needed is to
fitted into a metal box provision must positive, live output and common set VR1 to suit the microphone. (It is
be made to hold it away from the (earth) so a three-way connection (or assumed, of course that there will be
metal to prevent short circuits. In the two plus "earth") is needed. a volume control elsewhere in the
prototype long fixing bolts were used; complete audio system of which the
stand-off spacers were slipped over SCREW CONNECTOR BLOCKS amplifier forms part.) For this reason
the bolts to hold the tag strip well VR1 should be positioned so that it
clear of the metal. These stand-offs For the prototype the leads were
brought out through small holes and is easily accessible when the lid is
were cut from the barrel of an old removed. It can then be adjusted
ball -pen. taken to a strip of screw -terminal con-
nectors (of the type sold in electrical while the microphone is in use.
shops and sometimes called a If for some reason a higher gain
BOXING "chocolate block" from the colour of than normal is needed VR1 should be
The screening box must be substan- some makes). given a lower value. (Presets down to
tial enough to withstand repeated The plastic kinds of chocolate block about 100 ohms are readily obtain-
pluggings-in of the microphone. A (which are usually made of trans- able.) However it should always be
small aluminium case is suitable and parent polythene these days) are remembered in audio work that it is a
is easily drilled to take the input easily cut into convenient lengths good rule to use the lowest gain that
socket, etc. The prototype was built with a sharp knife. This kind of output will do the job in hand.
in a "Norman" case Type AB9, which connector can be used for either Next Month: Continuity Tester
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Insert the component leads into the
appropriate holes in the circuit board.
Check once again the correctness of
the connections by referring to the
component layout diagram and/or the
circuit diagram.
Make each lead mechanically secure
by bending its protruding end to a
slight angle with a pair of thin -nosed
pliers. Fig. la.
Switch on the soldering iron. Wait
FOR about 15 seconds and then touch the
end of a piece of resin core solder to
the tip. If the solder runs instantly
rj over the bit surface, the iron is
sufficiently hot for work. Fig. lb.
Well "tin" the iron bit with molten
solder (a thin covering-NOT a pool)
then apply the bit to the point of con-
tact of the lead stria and at the same
N the two previous SQUARE ONE required components in the same time apply the solder. Solder should
articles we have talked about the manner as in our Components Lists flow almost immediately. As soon as
materials used to assemble circuit (see any EE Constructional Projects). the immediate area of connection is
components and the essential tools covered with molten solder quickly
for constructors; and we have had a remove first the solder and then the
SOLDERING iron. Fig. ic.
look at the three most significant and The essence of practical circuit Take care not to disturb the leads
widely used electronic components, building is soldering. This is the tech- or components at any time during
the resistor, the capacitor, and the nique-some will call it an Art-of this operation, or for a few seconds
transistor. permanently joining together two or after the iron has been removed. A
Now it is time to consider putting more wires or metal parts so that a good reliable joint will have a bright
these items together-that means good electrical contact is made. The lustre. A bad (possibly "dry joint")
soldering. But first of all we have to joint must be (1) sound mechanically, will have a dull surface.
obtain our components. and (2) it must form a very low resist-
ance path.
BUYING COMPONENTS While a soldered joint might appear PRACTISE IS ESSENTIAL
If you are lucky, there may be an to satisfy (1), it could fail on (2).
electronic component shop in your This is where the ART of soldering Before working with actual com-
town or within easy reach. But it is comes in. ponents knock a few copper panel
a fact that the majority of constructors The two surfaces to be joined must pins into a block of wood. Practise
obtain their components by mail order. be clean and free from grease. The tinning the tops of these pins. Next
A look through our advertisement wire leads of resistors, capacitors, and hook short lengths of thin tinned
pages will show many retailers who transistors are pre -tinned and no copper wire (of about 22 or 24 s.w.g.)
operate a mail order service (some of other preparation is normally required around these pins, squeeze tight with
these do also have retail shops for for brand new components. thin -nosed pliers; and solder.
personal shoppers).
The first step should be to obtain RESISTOR
two or three or more catalogues from
STRIPBOARD
different advertisers. The charge made
for catalogues varies, from a few
pence upwards to a £1, and reflects
the size of the publication, the range
of stock described, the technical detail
included, and the amount of illustra-
tions. A small collection of retailer's
catalogues will prove a most valuable
source of reference.
COPPER STRIP
\
BEND TO SECURE
(a) SOLDER
Component retailers include those

who offer a very wide, nearly com-
prehensive. range of electronic com- BIT
ponents and those who specialise in a
more restricted range of particular SOLDERING IRON
items. In the course of time, the con- Fig. 1. (a) Mounting a resistor onto a
(b) circuit board; (b) tinning the iron;
structor finds himself dealing with (c) soldering the leads to the copper
both kinds of retailers. strip.
Studying these catalogues will make
you famliar with components and the BIT
typical sizes and values usually CUT OFF
EXCESS LEAD
stocked. SOLDER
When ordering from a catalogue, do SOLDER
follow carefully the retailer's instruc-
tions; quote appropriate catalogue or
stock number for each item and use
the order form if one is provided. In (c)
the absence of any particular instruc-
tions from the supplier, describe the

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For forgetful drivers. Emits a loud two-
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. our SOLID-STATE
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CONTINUITY TESTER
Our latest Mini -Module is a useful piece of test gear. Easy
and inexpensive, of course.
HI Fl HEADPHONE If you are interested in

circuit boards making your
ENHANCER you will not want to miss own
feature containing
all the
printed
this special
steps involved from
materials through to the completed raw
An extremely simple circuit device that gives an additional board.
dimension to two -channel sound.
JANUARY
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improved. After all, the appear-

ance of a unit which is to be used
in a domestic environment is
important. 1
It is recognised that Veroboard-
type sensors, where the water
bridges adjacent strips of copper.
thus sounding the alarm, are quite
cheap and effective, but their
appearance is none too pleasing and
the actual construction does not
make them suitable for use in the
bathroom. On the other hand. cus-
tom designed printed circuit board
sensors look very pleasing, but it is
reckoned that not too many people
have printed -circuit etching facili-
ties.
One of the design criteria, there-
fore, was to come up with a water
level sensor which could be
assembled out of readily available
materials, but which was quite
cheap, durable and most of all
attractive.
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
Water Level
The complete circuit diagram of
the Water Level Alert appears in
Fig. 1.
When water bridges the two
probes, Cl charges up very quickly
Alert
No DOUBT we have all at one
time or another been some-
what unpopular with the other
By A. R. Winstanley
APPEARANCE
This device is a little different
from others previously described
and turns on TR1 and TR2, which
form a high -gain transistor switch.
Each npn transistor requires the
base to be about 0 - 6V more posi-
tive than the emitter for the de-
vice to switch hard on.
Thus when the base of TR1 is at
1 2V both transistors will switch
members of the household because in that the actual physical appear- on. The emitter current of TR1
all of the available hot water has ance of it has been kept as becomes the base current of TR2,
been consumed by a certain per- aesthetic as possible. In particular and so only a very tiny current is
son whilst taking a bath! the design of the sensor has, in required in the base of TR1 to
Possibly one of the safer ploys the author's opinion, been greatly switch TR2 hard on.
here is to ardently deny using up
the hot water and blame the in-
herent inefficiency of the water
heating system, but somehow this
does not seem to work.
Whilst the device to be described
would not indicate how much hot
water is left it will tell you in no
J R1 R2
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uncertain terms when to let up on NE555 ON/OF F
the taps, and thus hopefully keep R4
4-7k12
the peace.
A specially designed sensor is FPROBES
placed inside the bath, and when TR1

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the rising water touches the sen- C3
0.22pF
sor, an alarm tone sounds. At this
point you should turn off the taps CI r"--,
or continue to draw water at your C.2.7pF
TR2
peril! On a slightly more serious e
ZTX3 DO
note though, its main use, of

course, is to enable the user to run
a bath and leave it unattended, the
alarm sounding when the water
has reached the required level. Fig. 1. 1. Circuit diagram of the Water Level Alert.

TO R1 AND
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PROBE SI
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 A
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BC 108C ZTX300
Fig. 2. Probe construction details. A

series of small holes are also drilled on
the underside to allow for drainage. E2
C2
A2
Fig. 3. Complete wiring details for the unit.

Veropins are used as required.

Integrated circuit, IC1 and its
associated components form an
astable oscillator, and power is
applied to this when TR2 switches
on. The output, pin 3, is differen-
tiated by C2 and LS1 which con-
verts the rough square wave into
a positive and negative spie.
1.4
Component layout for the alarm circuit board.
COMPONENTS
Resistors Capacitors Semiconductors
R1 1k Q C1 0.22/iF 25V tantalum IC1 NE555 V timer i.c.
The system is housed in two plas- R2 56052 C2 10/iF 25V elect. TR1 BC108C npn silicon
tic boxes. The first measures 100 X R3 22k 0 C3 0.22/iF 25V tantalum TR2 ZTX300 npn silicon
50 X 25mm and forms the probe; R4 4.7k52
the second measures 110 X 60 X All PA/ carbon ±5%
See
30mm and carries the electronics.
Miscellaneous Sho
PROBE
LS1
S1
35 ohm earpiece (or similar moving coil loudspeaker
approx. 40mm diameter)
single pole, single throw rocker switch
Talkpage 857
The construction of the probe B1 9V PP3 battery
unit is illustrated in Fig. 2. Two Stripboard 0.1 inch matrix 23 holes by 9 strips; clip to suit battery; two
2BA threaded brass rods are used, 150mm lengths of 2BA studding; 2BA hardware; 8 pin socket to suit 101;
each 150mm in length, and these length of screened cable; piece of aluminium speaker grille; one plastic case
are bolted to the case so that two 100 x 50 x 25mm, one plastic case 110 x 60 x 30mm; epoxy glue; connect-
130mm probes protrude outwards. ing wire.
Connections to the rods are made
by using a couple of 2BA solder
tags, and a length of single core ALARM UNIT made for the loudspeaker. A small
screened cable connects them to The remainder of the circuit is piece of aluminium mesh was stuck
the other case. Note how R1 is in- built on a small piece of strip - inside the case over the cut-out,
cluded in the sensor unit. board 23 holes by 9 trips. These and then the earpiece was fixed
dimensions the circuit
allowed over this using epoxy glue. Finally
board to be retained by the guides letter the case as necessary and
DRAINAGE in the case, and a different size apply a coat of clear protective
Finish off the sensor by letter- (and layout) could be used if lacquer.
ing it as necessary. Then glue two necessary, to suit the type of case With both cases completed,
end pieces onto the ends of the purchased by the constructor. and all interconnections made,
brass rods. This will prevent the The stripboard arrangement and thoroughly check out the circuit
rods from scratching the bath other wiring is shown in Fig. 3. board for mistakes. Look out for
enamel, and it will further enhance During construction, make certain reversed polarities of components,
the appearance. Two plastic caps that the capacitors are soldered in whiskers of solder bridging
from some discarded Biro refill the right way round. Tantalum adjacent strips, etc.
tubes were used on the prototype. capacitors are used for Cl and C3 If all is well, connect the battery
If water does manage to get because of their small size, but and switch on. Bridge the probes
into the sensor case, it will they are very polarity sensitive. with a finger and thumb, this
accumulate inside at the bottom It is recommended that an 8 pin should cause the alarm to sound.
and eventually short the probes, d.i.l. socket is used with IC1. This Release the sensor and the tone
sounding the alarm tone. To will prevent damage being caused should cease.
counter this, a series of 1mm holes to the NE555 through excessive The device is now completed
are drilled near the bottom of the heating during soldering. and ready for use. The probe can
back panel to allow the water to In particular observe the orienta- be stuck inside the bath using
drain away. The use of brass rods tion of the transistor leads. double -sided adhesive strip. The
in the manner described has re- Drill the larger case to take the main unit should be positioned
sulted in a quite attractive and on/off switch and cable entry from where it can be heard with the
very strong probe unit. the sensor. A 30mm cut-out was bath running.

and -the very highest radio frequencies
as used for radar. Infra red beams can
be used not only for remote control
but high quality speech transmission
as well.
There are already conference sys-
tems and cordless HiFi headphones
that rely on modulated infra red as the
unseen connecting link, and very good
they can be. The only snag with infra
red links is that they are, like visible
light, directional. Whereas a radio
aerial can send out control signals in
virtually all directions ,at the same time,
an infra red transmitter has to be aimed
fairly accurately at the receiver.
Light Links
Another type of link that falls outside
the Post Office and Home Office regu-
lations is the light link. In practice
By ADRIAN HOPE this usually means laser links and it is
Last month we looked at paging 161MHz. In fact return speech, whether possible to carry very high fidelity
but left unmentioned the important in response to a message sent out on audio, and even video, signals by
matter of the transmission frequencies an inductive loop on 27MHz or on modulating a laser beam. The beam
used. 458MHz, is always on the 161MHz band can either be carried along optical
Inductive systems, relying on a in the UK. fibres, and thereby round corners, or
closed loop running round the site to can be beamed direct like a pencil -
be paged, operate on a frequency of Citizen Band thin searchlight.
between 16 and 150kHz, often around Finally does that frequency 27MHz
35kHz. But closed loop induction is Bugging
ring any bells with you? It should,
inflexible and can't possibly serve a because it's the frequency on which Already laser links are being used
large site, for instance a sprawling most Citizens Band walkie-talkies to replace hard wire electrical links in
factory or airport. So radio systems operate. If CB on 27MHz were to be some situations (for example; for
must be used on many sites, the trans- legalised in the UK, it would effectively security against fire, interference or
mission power being very carefully cripple the hospitals of England over- illegitimate tapping) and for the most
calculated and controlled to ensure night, by jamming their bleep and part they involve the use of optical
emergency speech communication fibres.
off site. systems. This, more than anything Clearly it is for the most part un-
The power involved can be remark- else, confirms that if we do get CB in satisfactory to carry messages via a
ably low; the whole of London airport the UK it won't be on 27MHz. direct laser beam travelling in space
is paged with just a two -watt trans- from A to B. But there is however one
mitter. Only occasionally will on -site Ultrasonics case where direct laser beams are
powers reach 5 watts. Although the Home Office and Post used as links and that is in the rather
Radio transmission is, of course, also Office together strictly regulate any shady area of bugging.
used for public paging. In London, the transmissions (whether of bleeps, However shady the area may be,
Post Office uses nine transmitters speech, radio control or anything else) laser beam bugging devices come
each of a hundred watts. Their aerial their terms of reference leave some outside the wavelength regulations
patterns overlap so the receivers have methods of transmission unregulated. and have already been openly adver-
to be carefully designed to ignore Thus although it is illegal to remote - tised for sale to the public through
phasing errors. This isn't too difficult control a television or Hi-Fi System the press.
because the signals being transmitted using modulated radio waves, it is The beam from a low power laser is
are in digital code rather than analogue quite legal and legitimate to remote - aimed at a window of a room to be
speech. But clearly there is unlikely control using modulated sound waves. bugged. The window will be vibrating
ever to be city area paging with speech. For obvious reasons the sound to a minute extent in sympathy with
waves used for remote -control are whatever speech is going on in the
Wave lengths ultra -sonic, that is of too high a pitch room and the laser beam is so angled
Now, the actual wavelengths. In to be heard by human beings, and on the window surface that it reflects
Britain legitimate on -site walkie-talkie more and more domestic systems are back to the source where there is a
paging systems are split between u.h.f. now using ultrasonic remote control. light detector.
and v.h.f, the speech is sent out from The only snag is that some people, The reflected beam carries an
control on u.h.f. (at around 458MHz) especially very young children, and exact replica of the window vibrations
and speech back to control comes in most animals can hear frequencies and on demodulation produces an
on v.h.f. (around 161MHz). The Post inaudible to the average middle-aged exact reproduction of the speech in
Office Radio Paging, bleep -only engineer. So ultrasonic controls are the room. Perhaps fortunately such
digital system also operates on v.h.f., not welcome in all households. This systems can be defeated. For one
at around 150MHz. is why another type of control-infra thing the beam is fairly easily visible,
But the majority of on -site bleep red, is becoming popular. especially if you wear polarising
systems are on 27MHz and hospitals The Post Office and Home Office spectacles.
are by a special dispensation allowed only have powers to regulate radio For another thing it is possible to
in emergencies to transmit real or transmission and the infra red band muffle the sound reproduced by
synthesised speech as well as bleeps comes next to the radio bands in the drawing curtains across the window
on this frequency. Return speech, that electro-magnetic spectrum. It is in or confuse the sound by playing a
is from the bleeped doctor, is again on fact sandwiched between visible light radio set close to the window pane.

Everyday News
impact in battlefield v.h.f. communications. This new
concept in radio technology, Groundsat, provides common -
channel automatic repeater facilities for both the command
post and soldiers on the battlefield using an un-manned
station which operates on the same frequency.
Groundsat is no larger than a conventional man -pack
radio. Whilst being carried to a position for deployment it
may be used as a conventional v.h.f. f.m. manpack radio.
Once deployed in position Groundsat works entirely un-
attended and can be easily hidden. Groundsat only goes
into operation on demand. The radio operator can summon
Groundsat to his aid by simply depressing his press -to -
talk switch twice.
Unlike conventional rebroadcast stations which require
the use of several different frequencies to avoid inter-
ference, Groundsat allows reception and transmission of
messages simultaneously on the same channel.
In military operations the Command Post and the
detachments can take full advantage of hollows for
concealment and protection, while reliable communication
is assured through the unattended relay station Groundsat
deployed on a nearby hillside.
During field demonstration in hilly terrain witnessed by
EE a 100mW Groundsat relay station sited on a hill per-
mitted good communication to be maintained over a
distance of 3 to 4 kilometres between base and mobile
stations. Whereas from the same locations direct contact
with the base was impossible, even when using a higher -
About 75 per cent of military communications are powered packset with 20W output. At the relay site the
carried out on f.m. at very high frequencies (v.h.f.). Yet two vertical rod aerials placed 18 metres apart were
under tactical conditions in the field, the local terrain may unobtrusive and apparently were not adversely affected by
make v.h.f. communication difficult, or impossible. nearby trees.
A major breakthrough by Plessey is likely to overcome The Ministry of Defence has expressed the view that
the direct -line -of -sight "problem" and so have a major Groundsat will have great potentials and has ordered
equipment for field tests by the Army.
over the equator, it is An experimental fibre optic

Space expected that a network of data communication link 550 PERSONAL
for at least 15 major earth
stations plus six TV -only
metres long has been in-
stalled at a pulp mill in
"SHRIN K"
Communications smaller dishes will be Sweden. It links a micro- The microcomputer soft-
installed. computer -based remote ter- ware people, Petsoft, have
The United Kingdom was minal to a central computer. just released a new catalogue
the 16th nation to sign up as of over one hundred busi-
a partner in the European Marine Links ness, educational and applica-
Communications Satellite Increased use of satellites tions programs for the Como-
(ECS) project. The satellite has in no way diminished the MACS on the way dore PET home computer, in-
is expected to be launched in need for submarine cables cluding the long awaited
1981 and will be used for which are also used to con- "Early next
Microchess program (£14).
trials until when a
year" is One program from the new
second,
1983 tain the international com- scheduled for the introduc- range which is already
standby, will be munications explosion. New tion of Motorola Advanced
launched and the service will cables are currently being causing a stir is "Eliza",
commence. Design aim is for
Computer System (MACS). which simulates a consulta-
laid between Eastbourne and MACS is the I6 -bit micro- tion with a psychiatrist. The
12,000 telephone channels and St Valery-en-Caux, France, computer which will be
two TV channels which can and between the Norfolk developed into a micro-
program runs on the stan-
all be used simultaneously. coast and Denmark to expand dard 8K PET, and is believed
computer family". to be the first conversation
Each nation's cash con- the Nordic service to Den-
tribution is proportional to mark, Norway, Sweden and The single -chip central pro- simulator available in UK.
Finland. cessor will have 70,000
the estimated use of the devices packed into the same
satellite. Britain's share is Each will carry 4,000 simul- size as present MPU chips
15 per cent, equal with taneous telephone channels The popular PET micro-
and will have ten times the computer is now being
France, the largest con- and the repeaters, of which throughput of the original assembled in the UK at
tributors. The estimated over- 108 will be used in the Nordic Motorola M6800 MPU. It is Eaglescliffe. Commodore Busi-
all cost of the project is not link, will use the latest type forecast, in fact, that MACS ness Machines (UK) Ltd fore-
revealed. As well as the satel-
40 long -life transistors will exceed the performance casts that production in the
lites, in geostationary orbit
developed by the British Post of many of today's mini- UK will reach 250 units a
Office. computers-on a single chip! week by the end of the year.
870
Everyday Electronics, December 1978
from the World of Electronics
In Camera World First RANDOM TIME

Five independent TV com- The 1BA-developed system It seems likely that Texas Instruments will be first
panies in the UK have now of digital video recording, in the field with the 64k random access memory
joined the shopping list for claimed to be the most
Marconi Mk IX family of advanced system yet demon- (RAM). Samples are expected to be available to the
colour TV cameras intro- strated, is being taken up by trade this month (November) and production
duced to the market last two of the world's leading quantities should be available soon afterwards.
April. VTR (Video Tape Recording)
Biggest single order came manufacturers, and negotia- -ANALYSIS
from Granada Television, tions are at an advanced
Manchester, for 27 cameras stage with several others. VERY WELL, THANK YOU !
valued at over £1 million. Agreements have been
Eighteen are for studio use signed between the Indepen- The silicon chip and, by implication, the whole of elec-
and nine portables for outside dent Broadcasting Authority tronics has experienced this year an unprecedented barrage
broadcasts. The other four and Bosch Fernseh (Robert of popular publicity, much of it adverse. Instant opinions,
users are Scottish TV, Tyne Bosch Ltd) and Sony Broad- mainly from the technologically illiterate, have even sug-
Tees, Anglia TV and Southern cast, representing major gested that the chip, harmless in itself, is inherently evil and
TV. broadcast engineering com- that its widespread application can do nothing but harm.
Marconi have also been panies with headquarters in Well, we must all form our own judgements. Almost anything
busy supplying new medium West Germany and Japan you can think of can be put to use for good or bad.
wave transmitters for the big respectively. There is one application of electronics, however, on which
programme wavelength re- Under the agreements IBA there should be no disagreement that the outcome is wholly
shuffledue this month engineers will provide full beneficial and that is in health care. Medical electronics is
(November). Of 24 new know-how and technical now fully established as a specialist branch of the electronics
transmitters, each of 50kW advice on the world's first industry.
output, eleven were con- digital system capable of pro- It all started before the chip, in the valve era of the 1930's,
tracted to be installed and ducing colour television pic- with radio diathermy for the relief of aches and pains. It was
operational by mid -November tures on one inch magnetic in those days too, that advances in valve technology allowed
and the remainder during tape at tape speeds of under the development of high -gain low -noise amplifiers to detect
next year. ten inches per second. and amplify to a useable level the feeble electrical impulses
then only suspected to be generated in the brain, the heart,
and in other parts of the human frame.
Electronics soon became a powerful ally in medical research
Back To School and in the relief of human suffering. What a revolution!
Remember that for three hundred years medical science had,
Our Photograph shows the as its best tool, only the optical microscope. The advent of the
Speak & Spell microprocessor electron microscope, infinitely more powerful, revealed tissue
learning aid from Texas that structures and other tiny details, perhaps imagined but never
was mentioned in these pages before actually observed.
last month. Similarly with X-ray technology, much refined since
The learning aid is aimed Rontgen's discovery of X-rays in 1895, but still with inherent
at helping children to spell defects in its application until Hounsfield's brilliant concept
and pronounce over 200 basic in 1967 which led to the first clinical trials of the EMI Scanner
vocabulary words and has in 1971 and world-wide adoption since then.
been developed with the The solid-state era and component miniaturisation made
guidance of leading educa- possible the first body implants. The first endoradiosondes
tors. The aid helps children ("radio pills") for measuring internal temperatures and
learn by letting them hear, pressures. Later, the cardiac pacemaker which has prolonged
see and spell a word; keying the lives of countless people, keeping them actively involved
in the correct answer scores in affairs rather than confined to home or hospital.
paints, incorrect gives a "try No operating theatre today is complete without its battery
again" readout. of electronic instruments to display and record parameters
Further news from Texas like respiration, temperature, heart rate. CCTV allows
is the announcement that students to observe every detail of surgery in colour close-
their popular maths learning up, although at some distance away.
calculator "Little Professor" Intensive -care wards have elaborate patient monitoring
has been reduced in price to systems with recorders and alarms which respond to the
E11-50 including VAT. slightest change in physical condition. And the electro-
* *its encephalograph (EEG) is a most valuable tool both for re-
search and treatment of mental disorders.
Electronics has transformed the practice of "conventional"
The Sinclair 2 -inch Micro - Atomic Surveillance medicine and surgery. Now I note with some interest it is also
vision TV is used as the basis penetrating the areas of "fringe" medicine. A Racal company
of a video monitor, now avail- The new nuclear power is supplying £15,000 worth of special panel meters to a West
able as either a stand-alone stations being built at German medical supply company for inclusion in electro-
portable unit with internal Hartlepool and Heysham will
have TV surveillance for acupuncture equipment. Even this ancient Chinese science
batteries or as a panel - can apparently benefit from an electronic up -date.
mounted unit. remote handling of irradiated
fuel in the underwater Electronics and the silicon chip which it is now based will
Picture resolution is stated remain a good friend, whatever the critics say. Many of us have
to be 325 lines and used as storage ponds.
a data terminal the unit can The submerged cameras cause to thank the contribution of electronics when greeted
resolve up to 40 characters will be in stainless steel with "How d'you do?" and being able to respond with a
per line, 24 lines. waterproof casings which heartfelt "Very well, thank you!".
also contain the remote focus Brian G. Peck
and iris controls.

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TUNER A
THE EVERYDAY ELECTRONICS GENERAL DESCRIPTION manageable sections, each built on a
2020 TUNER AMPLIFIER is pri- The ER 2020 Tuner Amplifier is printed circuit board. These boards
marily intended for the more advanced assembled on a metal chassis consist- are designated A, B, C, D and E.
constructor who would like to build ing of a base plate and front and rear Interconnections between boards
a quality stereo equipment at a cost panels. are made via terminal pins. These are
well below that of a commercial unit of All operating controls appear at the shown as open circles on the circuit dia-
similar performance. front panel; input and output sockets grams Fig. 1.2a and Fig. 1.2b and each
The total outlay for components and and terminals are located on the back has a unique identification. Following
materials will be in the region of £90-
panel. Complete enclosure can be "T" the second letter indicates the
£120 for the completed project.
effected by means of a simple wooden board; TA1, TE8 and so on. The useful
case or "sleeve", and details will be function provided by these terminal
All components are readily available provided for the construction of such pins will become apparent when the
and no special equipment is needed for a case. practical building work is in hand.
setting up or alignment. The amplifier Most of the electronics are Where the circuitry is duplicated
section has been designed for 20+20 assembled on printed circuit boards. for the left and right stereo channels,
watts output, which, together with a There are five p.c.b.s in all. This terminal pins are marked in all layout
very sensitive f.m. radio section will arrangement is most convenient for and wiring diagrams with an
provide top quality signals under the construction, and enables the additional letter "(a)" or "(b)" signi-
almost any conditions. work to proceed by instalments in fying left or right channel respec-
an orderly fashion, section by section. tively. For example, TB9a, TB9b. The
Included in the amplifier section are The plan of the 2020 series of circuit diagram however shows only
separate controls for bass, treble, articles is as follows: one channel ("a" or "left") and all
volume, balance, high and low fre- Part 1 Introduction, Specification, Cir- terminal pins which are duplicated
quency filters, and tape monitoring. cuit Diagrams and Technical Des- are shown with a suffix "a".
There is provision for adding a quad- cription. Bulk Components List. Beyond the stereo decoder IC2 and
raphonic decoder or perhaps a graphic up to and including the Power Ampli-
equaliser at a later date. Part 2 & 3 Construction of the p.c.b.s fier stages the circuitry divides into
and Individual Component Lists. two identical channels. Only one
The tuner section uses the latest Part 4 Construction of Chassis channel ("a" or "left") is shown in
techniques including a mosfet r.f. the circuit diagrams, but the second
stage, band pass coupling, varicap Part 5 Assembly within the Chassis
and Inter -unit Wiring is an exact replica of that shown. All
tuning, separate oscillator with auto- these additional components are fully
matic frequency control (d.f.c.), Part 6 Setting Up and Operation accounted for in the component lists
ceramic i.f. filters, quadrature dis- and in the detailed layouts for the
criminator and a phase lock stereo BULK COMPONENTS LIST appropriate p.c.b.s.
decoder. Five preset stations are In all these lists and diagrams
provided in addition to manual tuning. All resistors, potentiometers, capaci-
tors, semiconductors and pushbutton duplicated or "twinned" components
This may seem a large project to switches required are listed below. are distinguished by the suffix ("a")
undertake, but in fact, any one who This will assist the constructor to for left hand channel and ("b") for
can solder properly and follow the obtain the advantages of bulk buying. right hand channel.
step by step instructions should be Fully detailed Components Lists for In the circuit diagrams Fig. 1.2a and
able to produce a tuner amplifier equal each sub -section will accompany the Fig. 1.2b one channel only is shown,
to those available commercially at a p.c.b. and component layout diagrams and all the components in these areas
much higher price. The secret of suc- to be published in the next two can be considered as having the suffix
cess is to take each section in turn and articles.
("a") (for example, R41(a) and
look upon it as a project in its own All miscellaneous items including TR5(a)), although only a few com-
right. Thus, instead of one mammoth ponents, such as the pushbutton
hardware and material for the chassis switches and the phono sockets, have
project, treat the 2020 as a series of will be specified in the appropriate
small ones. parts of this series. actually been so labelled in Fig. 1.2a
and Fig. 1.2b.
This is a practical project and no
technical knowhow is required other CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION R.F. SECTION
than to be able to follow the diagrams An overall view of the EE 2020 In any hi-fi receiver system one of
and instructions. Don't rush the Tuner Amplifier System is given in the most important parts is the radio
construction, take your time, carefully the block diagram Fig. 1.1. Apart from frequency (r.f.) section. Radio signals
checking each completed section and showing the electronic organisation, can range in strength from a few
you will finish up with a tuner amplifier this block diagram broadly indicates microvolts in a fringe area, to perhaps
with which you can justifiably be the physical arrangement: the sub- a hundred millivolts or more close to
proud to say "I built it myself". division of the whole into easily a transmitter. The weaker signals

must be amplified without adding any
noise or distortion (as this could not
be removed later) to a suitable level
for the mixer stage, and very strong SPEC FICATIO\
signals may need to be reduced in AUDIO SECTION
level to prevent overload of the
mixer. Power Output (both channels driven) into 8 ohm load 20 + 20 watts r.m.s.
A range of signal levels from Power Bandwidth at -1dB: 20Hz -20kHz
1
microvolt to 100 millivolts is a work- Harmonic distortion at rated power:
ing range of 100dB and in some loca- at 10kHz 0.24%
tions signals of over 1 volt could be at 1kHz 0.18%
encountered (a range of 120dB!). at 40Hz 0.10%
Should the r.f. sections fail to handle at 1 watt 0.16%
this range of signal levels, then cross Damping Factor: 40
modulation and other undesirable Rise Time: Power Amplifier only 5,usec
effects could take place. Overall 7/./sec
Under practical conditions, there Stability unconditional
would be more than one signal pre- Frequency response:
sented to the r.f. section at any one Power Amplifier only -1dB 20Hz-20kHz
time and another important require- Overall: Aux inputs-I-1dB 20Hz-20kHz
ment is r.f. selectivity. The r.f. section Disc inputs RIAA ±1dB 20Hz-20kHz
must select the wanted signal and Input Sensitivity
reject all the others. In general the Overload Impedance Hum/Noise
more tuned circuits before the mixer Aux (1+2)* 90m V 2.5V 1 Mf1+200pF -68dB
stage the higher the r.f. selectivity. Tape 90m V 50kfl approx. -67dB
The selected signal is mixed with Disc** 4m V 110mV 47kCI approx. -67d B
a local oscillator signal to produce * For ceramic or crystal pickup
the intermediate frequency (i.f.), the ** For magnetic pickup
difference between the two, at which Tape Output: 90mV
all further processing of the signal Tone Controls:
takes place. As a narrow bandwidth Bass 15dB at 70Hz
(250kHz approximately) is used in Treble ±15db at 14kHz
the i.f, amplifier to provide good Filters:
adjacent channel selectivity the local HF (See curves) -3dB at 4.5kHz
oscillator must be very stable in LF ( ) -3dB at 26Hz
frequency, otherwise the resulting i.f.
signal would drift out of the i.f. pass RADIO SECTION
band and distortion of the signal Frequency range 88-102 MHz
would result. Mono Stereo
For the Everyday Electronics 2020 Sensitivity 1H F 30dB (EM F) 1.6pV
tuner amplifier it was decided to use S/N 50dB 2/2V 20,t4V
a commercial r.f. section and the unit Ultimate signal/noise 72d B 69d B
selected for this is the excellent Harmonic distortion at 100%
TOKO EF5600U. This uses a dual gate 1kHz modulation 0.3%
MOSFET r.f. amplifier with automatic Image rejection -100dB
gain control and is capable of hand- Repeat spot (F1 + 1-1F) -100dB
ling signals over a range from 0.8 Capture ratio 2dB
microvolts to well over 100 millivolts. Selectivity ±400kHz 60d B
It has four varicap tuned circuits Signal strength meter range 1/4V -100m V
before the mixer which provide a very Mute signal level 0.5AV
high degree of r.f. selectivity-with Deviation ± 45kHz
over 90dB of rejection at the image A.F.C. Hold ± 1MHz
and other unwanted frequencies Pull in 500kHz
being obtained. GENERAL
Headphone Jack mutes loudspeakers and couples phones to Power
*T and T Electronics
Our author has been engaged in research and Amplifier output
development In the Hi Fi field for the last 30 Cost to make, between £90-£120.
years, and has been responsible for many
commercial products.

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(b) Frequency response of Lf. and h.f. filters
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(c) Frequency response of tone controls showing maximum
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to the oscillator tuned circuit can ing with a tape recorder bias oscil-
Board A cause loss of sensitivity due to mis- lator. If this happened, recordings
tracking of the r.f. tuned circuits with from stereo radio would be almost
I.F. AMPLIFIER that of the oscillator.) impossible due to unwanted whistles.
The main job of the i.f. amplifier A single coil Ll is used with the Channel 2 (right) signal appears at
is to provide selectivity, remove un- quadrature detector and provides a pin 5 of IC2 and follows a similar
wanted impulse noise and any other low distortion signal to the audio route as Channel 1 to the second
amplitude modulation (a.m.) on the section of the IC1. A double -tuned input of F3. The circuitry between
signal. The f.m. detector is included circuit would give lower distortion, IC2 pin 4 and F3 involving TR3, TR4
in this section, which as well as con- but equipment would be
special and associated components is thus
verting the frequency modulated needed to correctly align the two duplicated-appearing between IC2
signal to audio, provides control coils-the single -coil circuit can be pin 5 and the second input of F3, al-
voltages for automatic frequency cor- simply adjusted using the tuning though not shown in the circuit
rection (a.f.c.). Automatic gain con- meter. diagram.
trol (a.g.c.) voltage for the r.f. stage The output from the audio section Inn -all component lists and layout
is also obtained from the i.f. amplifier (pin 6) IC1 is at the correct level for diagrams duplicated components are
section. feeding into the stereo decoder. distinguished by the suffix "a" for left
A single integrated circuit IC1 hand channel and "b" for right hand
provides all these functions except STEREO DECODER channel.
selectivity, which is obtained by using The stereo decoder is designed around The two outputs from F3 are fed
two 10.7MHz ceramic filters Fl, F2, the Texas Instruments SN76115AN to their respective pushbutton
which do not require alignment. phase lock loop stereo decoder IC2. switches S13a (left hand channel)
IC1 is the RCA CA3198E, a later The composite audio signal from and S13b (right hand channel)
version of the CA3089. This is a IC1 is fed into IC2 at pin 2. IC2 de- located on Board B.
monolithic integrated circuit that pro- modulates the audio difference infor- Only a single preset potentiometer
vides all the functions of a f.m. i.f. mation from the 38kHz subcarrier (VR2) requires adjustment to set the
system. It includes a three -stage contained in the composite audio sig- correct frequency of the phase lock
amplifier/limiter with level detectors nal. The 38kHz subcarrier is re- for optimum stereo separation.
for each stage, a double -balanced generated using an internal 76kHz
quadrature detector and a low distor- oscillator phase locked to the pilot VARICAP TUNING
tion audio amplifier which features a tone, the internal oscillator requiring The varicap diode circuit consists
muting circuit. It also has a pro- no inductors. The level of the 19kHz of two main sections: the manual
grammable delayed a.g.c. for the r.f. pilot tone in the composite signal is tuning and the pre-set tuning.
section. An output voltage with a log. detected and used to automatically The 14.5V stabilised d.c. supply
law is available to drive a signal switch a stereo/mono switch. from the power supply module pro-
strength meter, MEI, which will show The stereo beacon lamp Dl is vides the voltage required for tun-
a useful range of inputs from 1 micro- switched by a signal appearing at pin ing. This supply is fed in via TA3 and
volt to 100 millivolts when used with 6. applied via R28 to the top end of the
the EF5600 r.f. unit. Channel 1 (left) signal appears at manual and preset potentiometers,
An a.f.c. voltage is provided and pin 4 of IC2 and is fed via C18 to a VR3 to VR8 inclusive. The bottom
this is further amplified by transistors two -stage low distortion amplifier ends of these potentiometers go via
TR1 and TR2 so that it can be TR3, TR4. the preset VR10 to earth. VR10 is
operated in conjunction with the This provides some amplification used to set the voltage at the bottom
main varicap tuning voltage. This and also the correct matching for the end of the potentiometer to exactly
method ensures that all the r.f. cir- low-pass stereo filter F3. This filter 3.2 volts.
cuits remain correctly tuned to the removes any unwanted 19kHz and The a.f.c. control circuit is con-
required frequency. (The other 38kHz signals produced by the decod- nected to the junction of R28 and the
method of only applying a.f.c. voltage ing process and prevents these beat- top ends of the tuning potentiometers.

111110"'"7 -
As the current through TR2 varies a d.c. supply exactly half the supply only one channel is shown in the
due to the a.f.c. voltage from the i.f. rail voltage of the op -amp. diagram.
section it will cause the voltage at the If both inputs of the op -amp are Apart from the small bottom left
end of R28 to vary and correct any equal, the output will be exactly half corner section (which is the Pick-up
tendency to drift or errors in tuning, of the supply voltage and in theory Pre -amplifier) the whole of this lower
by changing the actual voltage supply neither 1.e.d. will light up. (In prac- portion of Fig.1.2a is the Control Unit.
to the varicap' diodes. tice some unbalance may cause one All this circuitry is assembled on
This change in voltage is of course to light). Now, by first tuning the Board B, except for the four variable
arranged to be in the correct phase. manual control to the required station controls and the phono sockets which
If the tuning voltage goes higher the and then selecting a preset, at the are mounted on the front and rear
varicaps will adjust to a lower same time keeping the manual tune panels respectively.
capacity and therefore the frequency button pressed, the voltage from each Two auxiliary inputs are provided,
of the tuned circuits will go higher. will be fed to opposite inputs of the SK2 and SK3. Either of these may
This change will cause the i.f. fre- op -amp. Adjusting the preset until be used with a crystal or ceramic
quency to also go higher which will the l.e.d.s go out (or just change pick-up as their high input impedance
mean that the detector will be off over) will mean that the preset of 1 megohm would provide a reason-
tune. A voltage will occur at its out- voltage is the same as the manual able match. These inputs are also
put which will increase the current tuning voltage and that the pre-set suitable for any other signal source
through TR1 and TR2 and in turn is tuned to the came station. whatever its output impedance, pro-
cause the voltage drop across R28 to The l.e.d.s will show if the preset viding that the signal is approxi-
increase thus lowering the varicap is high or low in frequency relative mately 90mV.
voltage and off -setting the original in- to the manual tuning potentiometer. A disc input is provided at SK4
crease. Similarly with the reverse Final adjustment is made using the (see Pick-up Pre -amplifier).
process. tuning meter as an indicator. The output from the pick-up pre-
Preset VR9 is provided to adjust amplifier, along with the AUX inputs
L.E.D. TUNING INDICATOR the offset voltage of IC3. from the FM tuner section go to the
The other half of the dual op -amp, pushbutton input selector switches S9
The output of each potentiometer IC3a, is used to isolate the r.f. unit to S13 inclusive. All unselected inputs
goes to a pushbutton switch and any from the varicap tuning so that its are shorted to earth.
one can be selected for use. In order loading effect does not cause in- After the required input has been
that the presets can be correctly accurate settings of the presets. It selected it goes to the first stage in
adjusted to a wanted station it is also provides a low impedance drive the control unit, comprising TR5 and
necessary to provide some means of voltage for the varicap diodes in the TR6. This is a boot -strapped two -stage
showing the correct turning point. An r.f. unit. amplifier with a high amount of
op -amp, IC3b, is used for this. One negative feedback. The stage gives
input of the op -amp is connected to around 8dB of gain and has a 1
the manual tuning potentiometer Board B megohm plus 200pF input impedance
VR3 and the other input is connected and low output impedance.
to the selected preset. The output of CONTROL UNIT Following this stage are the high -
the op -amp goes to two l.e.d.s con- The lower half of Fig. 1.2a is now to and low-pass filters. These are active
nected in parallel but with reverse be described. All circuitry in this area filters giving approximately 12dB/
polarity and these are connected to is, in reality, duplicated, although octave slopes. The active stage uses
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AMPLIFIER DECODER FILTER (TR5a-TRI0a)
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EE2020 Open Skeleton Cermet Presets,
Miniature Horizontal Mounting
RS type 185-432
Value Quantity
1041 1
Ganged Potentiometers = 20%,

Tracks Matched To 2dB
FIXED RESISTORS (RS type 161/162)
SEMICONDUCTORS
Transistors kW 5% High Stability Carbon Value Quantity
Type Qty Film - 100k0. log. law 1
Value Quantity 100k0 Lin. law 2

BC182L-T05 silicon npn 10
BC212L-T05 silicon pnp 13 4752 1 Single Potentiometers 4- 20%
BC384L-T05 silicon npn 16 loon 2
Value Quantity
BFY51 silicon npn 2 27052 3
1001d1 1
TIP33A silicon npn 2 330) 1

220k) 1
TIP34A silicon pnp 2 470f 2

82011 4 Multi -turn Potentiometers,
14-2 23 Special Log. Law For Diode
NOTE
Type BC384L-T05 is a very low 1.5kC2 3 Tuning
noise transistor and has been used 2.242 3 (Ambit type AB47)
throughout the receiver to stan- 7 Value Quantity
dardise on types. Type BC184L- 3.3k0 2 looka 5
T05 may be used instead with a 3.9k3 7
slight increase in noise.
4.7k) 14
CAPACITORS
Most transistors used in the Disc ceramic, low voltage
equipment have the suffix 105. 5-6K2 8
This means that the leads are pre- 6 Value Quantity
formed by the maker to the T05 1041 10 0.01/4F 5
pin circle. If devices with a different 151cf2 9 Polyester, Mullard type C280
suffix (or none) are obtained it will 18kf2 2
be necessary for the constructor to 4
Value Quantity
27kCI
form the leads to suit the TO5 con- 33kCI 3 0.001µF 2
figuration before using. 4 0- 047p F 7
391(0
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47kC2
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Diodes 82152 2
lookn 17 0.47,uF 2
Type Qty Polystyrene 5% or better; or
1N4001 silicon rectifier 1 A 4 120k) 2
150K2 4 sub -miniature Plate Ceramic
TI L209 I.e.d., red 2
1804-2 2 Value Quantity
TIL211 I.e.d., green 1
22014.1 2 68p F 3
BZY88C 12V Zener, 400mW 1 10
330kS2 470p F 5
Integrated Circuits 47Oka 2 3300p F 2
Type Qty 1MS) 4 100p F 5
CA3189E f.m. i.f. system iW 10% carbon 15p F 2
(RCA) 1 22p F 2
SN76115AN stereo decoder
Value Quantity
5600p F 2
2.252 1
(Texas) 1 4700p F 1
SN72747 dual op -amp. 1 1W 5% Carbon

Polyester 5%
µA723 voltage regulator 1
Value Quantity
2
Value Quantity
PUSHBUTTON SWITCHES 11.(C2
2.5W 10% Wirewound 0-015p F 2
Description Qty Value Quantity Electrolytic, Printed Circuit type
2 -pole changeover 15 0.2252 4 Value Quantity
(RS type 338-434) 2-2,uF 63V
4 -pole changeover 1
25W 10% Wirewound RS 22
type 157-588 4.7/LF 63V 2
(RS type 338-636) 10,uF 63V 11
4 -switch latching assembly 1 Value Quantity
1000 22/4F 63V 1
(RS type 338-254) 1
100,uF 16V 5
6 -switch latching assembly 1
220pF 63V 3
(RS type 338-614) 47,u F 63V 3
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R. F. UNIT
R. F. Unit E F5600 POTENTIOMETERS Electrolytic, Single -ended
Stereo Filter BLR3107N Open Skeleton Presets,
Value Quantity
Choke 220K/22iLH Miniature Horizontal Mounting
4700/4F 63V 1
Coil K ACSK 586HM (RS type 18415)

2200/1F 63V 2
Tuning Meter 906 Value Quantity
Electrolytic. Double -ended
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(2 off) 10k0. 4 Value Quantity
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two transistors TR7, TR8 with a boot- controls and filters do not operate on tivity is 4 millivolts with an overload
strapped input to provide a high tape replay. However, they are limit of 110 millivolts, i.e. approx.
impedance load for the low-pass filter. operated on tape record. This method 29dB. Pick-ups rated at more than
Hundred per cent negative feedback enables a tape to be corrected during 4 millivolts/cm/Sec may need an
is used to keep distortion to a neg- recording and means it can be re- external attenuator. As the noise
ligible level. played on any amplifier with a fiat level with reference to 4 millivolts
The low impedance output goes to frequency response. is 67dB a full dynamic range of some
the following tone control stage, From the tape monitor switch the 96dB is available. Using a pick-up
which uses a Baxandall circuit with signal goes via the "pre -amp out" rated at around 1 to 2 millivolts/cm/
voltage amplifier and emitter follower "main amp in" link to the volume sec should be about optimum to make
stages TR9, TR10. Some high fre- control VR14, which is a dual -ganged full use of the excellent dynamic
quency roll -off is introduced to limit potentiometer matched to within 2dB, range available.
the frequency response above 20kHz and ensures a balanced output over The magnetic pick-up pre -amplifier
as this helps prevent transient inter - a wide range of control settings. (TR11 to TR13) uses a differential in-
modulation distortion by ensuring The signal then goes to the power put configuration. This isolates the
that the rise time of the control unit amplifier input. See Fig. 1.2b. pick-up from the effects of any feed-
is longer than that of the power back used for R1AA equalisation and
amplifier. enables an almost pure resistive load
The output from the tone control Board C to be obtained. RIAA equalisation
stage is fed to the balance control is obtained with an RC network in
VR13, and to the tape output and tape the negative feedback path and this
monitor switch S16. The tape monitor PICK-UP PRE -AMPLIFIER method ensures low distortion as well
switch selects either the output from A disc input of 47 kilohms imped- as the correct RIAA frequency res-
the control unit or tape. As the tape ance is also provided and this will ponse. The distortion of the magnetic
input goes directly from this switch match most magnetic cartridges avail- pre -amplifier alone, is less than 0.1
to the power amplifier, the tone able at the present time. Its sensi- per cent.
TO10a
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Fig. 2b. Circuit diagram of the 2020 Tuner Amplifier: Power Amplifier and Power Supply stages.

Board D ligible level. It also reduces "switch former is used; this has advantages
on" thump as the output voltage from of the virtual absence of an external
TR18 is only able to increase slowly magnetic field as well as a low physi-
POWER AMPLIFIER due to C52 having to charge up, which cal profile. The two 0-20V secondaries
The power amplifier section of the in turn causes a slow build-up of the of T1 are connected in series to pro-
2020 is of a well known Texas Instru- mid -point voltage. vide 0-40V. This feeds a full -wave
ments design and was chosen because Preset VR15 sets the current bridge rectifier D4 -D7. The d.c. out-
of its excellent performance and through the input transistor which in put from the reservoir capacitor C58
reliability. The circuit forms the top turn sets the mid voltage point of the is fed to the power amplifier via fuses
half of Fig. 1.2b. output transistors. VR16 adjusts the FS2 and FS3. Output from C58 also
The input signal from the volume quiescent current. goes to stabiliser circuit TR23, TR24.
control VR14 is fed in at TD1 and Both d.c. and a.c. negative feedback A series pass transistor TR24 is
applied via a low pass filter compris- is applied to the base of TR15. The used as an emitter follower to provide
ing 1182, C46, which helps prevent action of the circuit is that the d.c. the stabilised supply. The emitter of
radio frequency interference (r.f.i.) level of the output mid -point changes TR24 is held at 25V by the action
and also helps prevent transient inter - until the base voltages of the transis- of the regulator transistor TR23. The
modulation distortion. tors TR14 and TR15 are equal. If the preset potentiometer VR17 controls
The input stage consists of a long- mid -point voltage tends to rise (say) the current through TR23 which in
tailed pair TR14, TR15. This arrange- then the base voltage of TR15 will turn adjusts the voltage on its collec-
ment offers the following advantages: also tend to rise, this will increase tor to the required 25 volts. Any
(a) Excellent temperature stability its collector current and hence de- variation in output voltage is fed back
on the d.c. level of the output mid- crease the collector current of TR14. via VR17 to the base of TR23 and
point voltage, since any changes in This reduces the collector current of the negative feedback action will cor-
the base emitter voltage of transistor TR16 reducing the voltage drop rect and maintain the voltage to that
TR14 due to temperature changes across R93 and corrects the tendency set by VR17. The 25V stabilised
will be cancelled by a similar change of the mid -point voltage to rise. supply is taken from the emitter of
in the base emitter voltage of tran- The a.c. feedback applied to the TR24 to TE5.
sistor TR15. Also since resistors of base of TR15 takes the same path as To ensure that the voltage to the
similar value are used in the input the d.c. feedback, but in this case C49 varicaps is stable enough for varicap
and feedback paths connected to the in effect shorts out R90. The total tuning a I.LA.723 voltage regulator IC4
bases of the two transistors, any amount of a.c. feedback is approxi- is used to provide the required 14.5
changes in base current requirements mately 40dB. As the input long-tailed volts. Input to the voltage regulator
of the transistors due to temperature pair is a subtractive arrangement the IC4 is from the 25V stabilised line.
changes produce almost equal off -sets feedback signal can be said to be The 14.5V regulated output is fed
on the two sides of the circuit and subtracted from the input signal. via an emitter follower TR25 to TE9.
prevent any drift of the output mid- A full description of the power This double stabilising ensures com-
point amplifier circuit is given in the Texas plete freedom from drift due to mains
(b) A high impedance input to both Instruments book "High Fidelity or supply voltage fluctuations.
sides of the long-tailed pair allows a Audio Amplifier Circuits". The 14.5V line also supplies the
smaller value capacitor to be used pick-up pre -amplifier, the double
to decouple the negative feedback Board E stabilising ensuring complete de -
circuit. Transistor TR18 is an addition coupling from the power amplifier
to the original Texas circuit. This POWER SUPPLY supply rail and preventing hum and
provides electronic smoothing of the The power supply section is shown noise entering the pre -amplifier.
supply line to the early stages and in the lower half of Fig. 1.2b.
reduces supply line ripple to a neg- A toroidal type of mains trans- To be continued
PLUG CONVERSION
I have devised a very simple method of using a
2-5mm earpiece with a 3.5mm socket, thus solving
11
a very old problem.
Take a 3.5mm plug and remove the barrel, cut the
connectors to a length of 3mm. Now take a 2.5mm
SLEEVING socket, cut off the part shown and solder two thin
wires to the contacts. Now screw the socket into the
Those little sticks with cotton wool on each end are barrel, and solder the wires to the plug contacts.
these days most useful for the electronics enthusiast. Finally screw the barrel onto the plug. It is impor-
When mother has finished doing incredible things to tant to ensure the connecting wires are long enough
baby with "Q Tips" or "Cotton Buds", to name a to allow for the twisting they will experience when
couple of brand names, salvage them, cut the ends the barrel is screwed on.
away, and presto, 60 to 70 mm of stiff sleeving-for A. R. Jones,
free. Loughborough,
Even some ice lollies have plastic tubular sticks, so
through the summer you can also keep plenty of Leicestershire.
sleeving in stock whatever the weather-you can
ignore the flavours and choose the colour stick that
suits your current project! 2.5man.
And don't forget your own electronics bench-Ersin SOCKET
Multicore solder size 5 dispenser has 80mm of trans- SOCKET MOUNTED IN 3Sm.m. JACK PLUG
parent plastic tubing inside.
K. Croft,
Broadstairs,
Kent.

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By B. N. Ryerson
N MANY cars on the roads there charges up, in doing so it will pro-
I is no indication, save just a bulb, duce a loud click in the speaker.
to alert the driver that his indi- In the interval between pulses COMPONENTS
cators are working correctly. This the capacitor is discharged through Resistor
simple add-on unit to be described RI, ready to charge up again on R1 220U 4W± 10%
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C1 47014F 16V elect.
indicators. CONSTRUCTION
As there are few components, Miscellaneous
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION point to point wiring is used. First LS1 8 ohm 50mm speaker
The unit is simplicity itself in of all decide where to mount the Connecting wire.
operation, and the circuit diagram the speaker. A position somewhere See
is shown in Fig. I. Each time the behind the dashboard is suitable,
warning lamp receives a pulse
from the flasher unit, part of it is
and it ran be mounted with glue, Shop
passed to Cl. This capacitor
or metal brackets. The capacitor
and resistor are both mounted on Talk page 857
the speaker in some convenient
position and glued in place. The a resonably loud click, and so as
diagram of Fig. 2 shows the com- not to load the flasher unit. The
ponents opened out for clarity. values given should prove suitable
Leads long enough to reach the in most cases.
flasher unit and a convenient point The unit has been installed in
on the car chassis are connected the author's car for some time
as shown. now and does its job effectively.
Some experimenting may be It is always audible and the click
required to find suitable values for is less offensive than some elec-
the capacitor and resistor to give tronic whine.
Fig. 1. Circuit diagram of the unit. The Fig. 2. Wiring details. The speaker can be mounted in any convenient position
wiring shown inside the dotted box is the behind the dashboard. All wiring is point to point using stranded connecting wire.
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For positive earth systems, reverse the polarity of C1.

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Testers and on a Saturday it was
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each with a bag full of valves to be
tested. The explanation was simple
enough. The night before the televi-
sion had broken down. So next day
off would come the back, out would
come all the valves and they would
come to us to help find the culprit.
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it was too time consuming. So their
MOST of us scribbling chaps are examining board approves there will next ploy was to make a list of all the
fascinated by etymol ogy, and when be a new 0 -level course in electronics valves in the set (any number up to 20)
a few months ago I was asked by the tried out in schools this year. I quote come in and buy a complete new set.
Editor of The Educationalist, if I would "The experiment reflects growing They would then go home and find
write a series of articles on "Learning concern that schools are failing to the trouble by a process of elimination,
Electronics" the first thing did was I
prepare children for a world in which come back on Monday morning with
to find out exactly what the word electronics will dominate part of their nineteen valves and expect you to
meant. quote "Electronics is a
I lives". take them back and refund their
branch of Electrical Engineering deal- It appears that of the 40,000 children money! No wonder some of us wound
ing with the theory, design and applica- in London who took C.S.E. only 461 up on the analyst's couch! Needless
tion of apparatus based on the flow of took a paper in electronics which is to say we soon squashed that one too!
electrons outside ordinary conductors just over 1 per cent. One lecturer Even so still find it hard to keep a
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in which Ohm's laws is valid". said that in his opinion children should straight face when someone comes in
Fifteen years ago that was an apt be given plenty of electronic projects with a small paper bag and tips the
description, but the term is now used to build as an aid to their learning. He contents out on the counter and says
so widely that it would appear, that, can say that again, and would I "Have you anything like that?" "That"
"The tail is wagging the dog" and it add also, make EVERYDAY ELECTRONICS usually being something that was
would not suprise me, if future compulsory reading. originally a half -watt resistor, charred
scholars reverse this definition and to a cinder and in about four pieces.
say "That Electrical Engineering is a Being a whimsical chap, would I
branch of Electronics". In The Bag dearly love to have some burnt and
One sees a lot of amusing things broken resistors, so I could whip one
Setting a New Course happen if they stand behind a counter out, present it to the customer, while
I was delighted to read in the Sunday all day. Normally it is my staff who saying "Yes certainly Sir, here you
Times recently, that if the appropriate man the front line, but occasionally are!"
EE CROSSWORD No 10 34 Oscillations which are not 27 Dad's old cutting tool?

BY D.P.NEWTON
32 A NOR gate does not give
CLUES ACROSS
1 Storm fear is potentially a quite with it in a 30 Get the bird from EBC us the option
changer (Anag.) rectangular sort of way Soint on on page 886
5 A tiny morsel
6 Sin without the nineteenth CLUES DOWN 1 2 3 4 5
letter 1 Devices for inducing elec-

trical resonance 6
7 His physical laws are very
forceful 2 An expensive punishment 7 8 9 10 11
9 Way beyond the usual from a nife cell (Anag.)

vibration rate 3 Not off 12
10 Senior citizen 4 Ohm gives us a short wait
12 Better than half -wave (Anag. ) 13 14
rectification 5 Reverse the lead for a fair
13 A reverse rail which tells one 15 16 17
untruths 8 Lathe waste, clipped a bit

15 A.C. waveform left its 9 Singularly a transistorised
I 21
autograph join
18 19
17 To use up 10 Mismatching might reduce
18 Half an insulator it
20 Repaired 11 A flattish sort of transis-
21 The head blanked out the tor? 20 22 23
tape 14 A mains repair turned
27
24 A mite out of a transistor down? 24
25 Electrical snakes? 16 Crack the signal
28 Less and yet more than 18 Two speakers who sound 25 26
none things out in depth
29 The males are in the 19 A handy unit 28 29 30 31
omen 22 Mighty small
31 Wet, short -life oscillations 32
32 A wizard in every dozen 23 One-track mind devices
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RADIO WORLD But it was disappointing to find that
many of those directly concerned with
planning space broadcasting seemed
By Pat Hawker, G3VA to have so little knowledge of the
alternative "aerostat" systems based
on tethered balloons carrying aerials
simple electrically -isolated output and transmitters at heights up to
SOME years ago an American socket for headphones, and there are about 20,000ft. A number of such
telecommunications expert told currently planned in
still precious few of these (although systems are
an international audience of engineers Africa and Asia, although there have
that they should concentrate less on some firms can supply headphone
adaptors for those who require them). apparently been a series of teething
exotic new systems and more on troubles that have delayed their
"POTS"-the Plain Ordinary Tele- operational use. But basically the
phone Service. subsequent
The The Phase -locked Goldfish technique seems a good one.
history of the attempt to establish the Surround -sound and quadraphony
Picturephone video -telephone service appeal to many enthusiasts but has Sunspot joys
served to prove his point. been described as likely to benefit The high level of sunspot activity
initially only "a minority of a minority expected over the next few years gives
International Broadcasting of a minority" on the grounds that the radio amateur and short-wave
Convention even today v.h.f./f.m. reception attracts listener a rare (and possibly even
At the recent IBC78 at the Wembley only a minority of listeners and stereo unique) opportunity to sample long-
Conference Centre could not help
I 'broadcasting only a minority of those. distance reception and transmission
being reminded of "POTS" but this Indeed one of the fundamental on h.f. in their most satisfying form.
time translated as the "plain ordinary problems in audio is that nobody has Not only during the long hours of
television & sound" services. So many yet unravelled all of the mysteries of darkness when signals on 14 and
of the sessions seemed to be taken up the deceptively simple ear. For instance 15MHz can be expected to come
with optimistic accounts of complex there are two crucial phenomena that through rather than fading out but
new systems that have yet to establish cannot be explained satisfactorily: also the outstanding daylight reception
that they are what listeners and directional hearing and sound analysis. possible on the 26MHz broadcasting
viewers really want. Nobody can really account for the band (which may one day be used for
Of course, it is entirely right and capability of some people to distin- satellite sound broadcasting), the
proper that the broadcasting organisa- guish pitch so accurately. crowded 27MHz citizen's band direct
tions should be looking ahead and Surprisingly it seems possible that from the United States and above all
investigating new systems, but at the the solution to this particular mystery on the wide open 28MHz amateur band.
same time they need to make sure that may emerge from current studies of In good conditions even low -power
they give equal or greater weight to the common goldfish. Work at the stations with simple aerials can come
those developments which could and Loyola University of Chicago suggests through from thousands of miles
should improve their "ordinary" that frequency discrimination may in away as though they were local
services. part stem from a natural form of stations. By the end of September
At IBC78, for example, little or no "phase -locking" in the nerve fibres of good signals were coming through
attention was paid in the technical auditory system: if this proves really from Asia and North and South
sessions to the electronic news to be the case then a natural extension America and conditions should peak
gathering (ENG) revolution that has of the theory may help crack wide open around November and then again
taken over news operations in the the long-lasting mysteries of how we around February and March, 1979.1 find
States while still bogged down in the detect an off -pitch performer. myself working many of the Russian
UK. On the other hand, who now "RA" prefixes which represent "tech-
really believes that s.s.b. (single -side - nician v.h.f." licences and cannot be
band) broadcasting is likely in the Down-to-earth satellites heard on the bands below 28MHz.
one of the new
next decade? Or that wideband multi- Paradoxically
plexed p.c.m. (pulse code modulation) developments at IBC78 that seemed
digital sound broadcasting is really welcomely down-to-earth was the Crossword No. I I-Solution
going to occupy the v.h.f. channels future application of space satellites
when they are vacated by 405 -line to broadcasting. The Japanese NEC/
television? Or that there will be a NHK 12GHz domestic receiver with its
compact dish aerial that can even be o
dedicated network of traffic information
stations in the near future. set up indoors was there to be 0'N 9U H b A "P
And should people be developing examined; so was the IBA transport- U,L L
medium -wave station identification able "up -link" 14GHz station with 2.5m 3L,!R A 1' A
systems that, if adopted, would make it trailer -mounted dish that enabled ITN Al D
to put out a newscast from Wembley NE 17E X I P
impossible ever to implement medium - E U F U A
via the OTS satellite stationed above
wave a.m. stereo?
The slow growth of Teletext is an Africa. 0 NI D C oR
In the conference sessions the
ever present reminder of the chicken -
and -egg situation of advanced micro-
electronics: prices drop only when
detailed plans for the Arab 2.5GHz
community system (which should be
C
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there is mass -demand, but mass -
operational by the early 1980s) were d
5
demand can hardly develop while unfolded. Domestic satellite systems
prices are high. Optional Teletext sub- for television and sound distribution
titling could be a boon to hearing - are already in full operational use in
impaired viewers-but then so could a Canada, the USSR and the USA.

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into 4u APPLICATIONS: Public address-Disco-Power slave-Industrial
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OUTPUT POWER 240W RMS into 40 LOAD IMPEDANCE 4-160 DISTORTION 0.1% at 240W
at licHz
SIGNAL NOISE RATIO 94dB FREQUENCY RESPONSE 10Hz-45kHz- 3dB SUPPLY VOLTAGE
±45V
INPUT SENSITIVITY 500rnV SIZE 114 100 85mm
Price £38.61 + £3.09 VAT P&P free.
POWER PS1.135 suitable for two HY30's £6.44 plus £11p VAT. P/P free.
PSUSO suitable for two HY50's £13-18 plus E.1.02 VAT. P/P free.
SUPPLIES PSU70 suitable for two HY120's Z1458 plus £1.17 VAT. P/P free.
PSU90 suitable for one HY200 £15.19 plus £1-21 VAT. PIP free.
PSU180 £25-42 + £2.03 VAT.
Fil £0.48 £0,06 VAT.
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MAINS TRANSFORMERS MULLARD UNILEX IT'S FREE
Our monthly Advance Advertising Bargains List gives
All these have 2301240v 50hz A mains operated 4+4 stereo details of bargains arriving or just arrived -often bargains
All these have 230!240v 50hz Primary system. Rated one of the finest sell out before our advertisement can appear -it's
Voltage Our Ref. Price Post Performers in the stereo field an interesting list and it's free -just send S.A.E. Below
lv 2 amp TM 1 £1 94 40p this would make a wonderful gift are a few of the Bargains still available from previous
2.4v 5 amp TM 2 £1-62 45p for almost anyone In easy -to - lines.
4v 7amp TM 32 £2'70 60p assemble modular form and Pot Cores. These are ex -unused equipment. Theyy contain
6v I amp TM 3 85p 40p complete with a pair of Plessey the bobbins. Three sizes available.
6-5v 3 amp TM37 85p 40p speakers this should sell at about £30 -but due to a special Diameter Thickness
6-5v 200 mA TM 21 £1.62 40p bulk buy and as an incentive for you to buy this month we FX 2243 4.5 cm Elp
6.5v -0-65v 100 mA TM 21 £1.62 400 offer the system complete at only £15 Including VAT and FX 2242 3-5 cm 23.-3cum
m 7,00ppi per pair
6 -5v -0-6-5v 750 mA TM 7 £2'16 45p postage. FX 2240 2.5 cm 1-6 cm
6 .3v-0-6 3v 100 mA TM 33 £1.62 40P Quantity Discounts apply.
6-3v 2 amp TM 4 £1 89 500 Component Panel Ref. 3055. Taken from unused P.S.U.'s.
8.5v 1 amp TM 12 £1 -62 40p 42 HOUR TIMERS these contain 4 2N 3055 power transistors with mica
5 amp TM 12 £1'62 40p
8.5v+8 - 5v see. winding
1 amp TM 5 £1.62 45p VENNER insulators all on heat sink and 4 3W type variable pots.
9v
£270 As illustrated with sun correction made Preset type with spindle locks. Real bargain at £108.
9v 3 amp T6111 50p
Component Board 421. Again from unused equipment,
9v 5 amp TM 38 £3.24 60p for G.P.O. phone boxes used perfect £2.95
10v 25 amp TM 15 £4.86 £1-25 20 amp switching contacts. major items on these are two power silicon transistors.
4 amp TM 50 £378 £1.25 Motor Rola ref. SJ 5433 mounted on a heat sink with mica
10v -0-10v insulators, also behind the panel are two power rectifiers
10v -0-10v 125 amp TM 15 £4.86 £1.25
12v i amp TM 9 £1'05 50p ST NS 1008. Price 969.
13v 100 mA TM 21 £1-62 40p Heavy Duty 3 Core Appliances Lead. 15 Amp wire 611
13v 5 amp TM 7 £216 50p long, conventional yellow green, brown and blue cores.
12v 1 amp TM 10 £1-89 50p SHORTWAVE CRYSTAL SET grey pvc route:, prepared ends. this flex normally sells at
12v -0-12v 50 mA TM 19 £1 62 40p 300 per metre. 10 leads for £2.50 + 20p. Post £1.00. Good
1 amp TM 41 £3.24 50p Although this uses no battery it gives -
quantity available.
12v -0-12v really amazing results. You will re-
15v tapped 9v 2 amp TM11 £2-70 50p
ceive an amazing assortment of E.H.T. Mains Transformer. With inductance control.
17v g amp TM 12 £1.62 50p
stations over the 19, 25, 29. 31 metre normal primary and output voltage 3.5kv. The core, how-
18v a; amp TM 13 £1-90 50p ever, is made of a very good quality grain oriented trans-
g amp TM 14 £1 62 50p bands. Kit contains chassis front former steel, and Its flux can be varied by applying a DC
20v panel and all the parts £1 -94 -crystal
20v (with 6v 5 amp) 2 amp TM 50 £3-78 £1-25 voltage to the lower bobbin. We are not sure how much the
6 amp TM 46 £4,32 £1.25 earphone 55p Including VAT and output voltage may be increased or decreased but using a
20v
20v 125 amp TM 15 £4.88 11-25 postage. 9 volt battery we seem to get a rise or fall of about 50 volts.
20v -0-20v 6 amp TM 15 £4,86 £1 .25 These transformers are unused ex-P.S.U.'s which we are
24v 15 amp TM 16 £.2.12 60P SOUND TO LIGHT UNIT breaking down. Price £4.35.
240 2 amp TM 17 £2.70 60p Add colour or white light to your amplifier. Music Centre Dust Cover. Size 12" s 105" 15" with
24v+2v 7 amp 2 amp TM 39 £2.97 70p Will operate 1, 2 or 3 lamps (maximum attachments for hinging. Price £395. Callers only.
24v 4 amp TM 40 £3.78 80P 450W). Unit in box all ready to work. £9-95. HI Fi Console. This is a pleasingly designed shelving
25v 15 amp TM 18 £2-43 80p arrangement which could tidy up your equipment, sorry but
2 amp TM 39 £2.98 60p
26v
30v 8 amp TM 15 £4'86 £1.25 BREAKDOWN PARCEL it's another callers only item but a real bargain at £6-50.
37v 37 amp TM 34 £31.86 enquire Four unused, made for computer units Battery Charger Klt. Soon the dark nights will be with us
40v 3 amp TM 46 £4-32 £1.25 containing most useful components, and chances are your battery will become gradually dis-
40v 5 amp TM 48 £5.02 £1-25 and these components unlike those charged. Keep it topped up at low cost from the males.
TM 15 £4.86 £1-25 from most computer panels, have Our kit consists of transformer. full wave rectifier, charging
400 6 amp
400-0-400 25 amp TM 48 £5-02 £1-25 wire ends of usable length. The tran- meter and battery clips. Bargain price £4-80.
2 amp TM 22 £4.86 £1-25 sistors for Instance have leads over 1" Electrical Wiring Cables. 2-5mm twin and earth, flat p.v.e.
50v & 6.3v long -the diodes have approx, 5" leads.
50v 8 amp TM 29 £11.65 £1-75 covered grey outer. 100 metre coils, price £1500. This Is
60v tapped 40v & 20v 2 amp TM 46 fA-32 £1.25 the cable you need for ring main circuits but for lighting a
70v 4.5 amp TM 24 £7-02 £2.50 smaller 1mm cable will do. We can supply this at £1100.
75v and 63v 3 amp TM 23 £8.10 £2'00 List of the major components is as follows: -17 assorted Power Packs for the Telephone Answering Machines
75v 45 amp TM 24 £7-02 £2.50 transistors -38 assorted diodes -60 assorted resistors and have lust arrived, these isolate the machine from the mains
800 tapped 700 & 75v 4 amp TM 24 £7.02 £2-50 condensers -4 gold plated plugs in units -which can serve as and provide the correct voltages for driving the record and
80v centre tapped n amp TM 48 £5.02 ft -25 multinin plugs or as hook up boards for experimental or Playback motors, etc. On metal chassis with voltage selector
100v 1 amp TM 25 £7'02 11-75 quickly changed circuits (note we can supply the socket and fuse, these have a plastic cover to make them safe. Not
100v -0-100v 5 amp TM 25 £7.02 £1-75 boards which eve made to receive these units). The price of new of course but fully guaranteed. Price £586.
200v -5 amp TM 25 £7.02 £1-75 this four unit parcel is £1 including VAT and post (consider- Telephone Answering Machines. We have sold all last
250v -0-250v & 6.3v 50 mA TM 36 £3-78 £1.00 ably less than value of the transistors or diodes alone). -month's delivery and the new lot we find rather varied. There
000v 100 mA TM 36 13.78 £1.00 DON'T MISS THIS SPLENDID OFFER. are some without eases, some with slightly broken cases
500v 50 mA TM 36 £3'78 £1.00 and some which look perfect. The description we gave In
2600 60 mA TM 26 £324 £1.00 TANGENTIAL HEATER UNIT last month's newsletter cannot apply to this new lot. So we
1000v 60 mA TM 43 £6.50 £2.00 now restate this as follows:- "Telephone Answering
5 mA TM 49 £4.05 70p A most efficient and quiet running
4 kv
TM 30 £7.02 £1 .00 blower -heater by Solatron-same Machine, used, but so far as we can see complete and
5 kv 5 mA quite possibly In working order. Howeve., we are allowed to
8k 5 mA TM 45 £4-05 £1 '00 type as is fitted to many famous
10 mA TM 31 £10-28 £2.00 name heaters -Comprises mains supply these only for breaking up, they should be very suit-
8.5 kv induction motor -long turbo fan able for conversion to open reel tape recorder, background
Full range of Mains to 120v Alto transformers available. -split 2 kw heating element and music machine, echo chamber, etc. The list of parts con-
Pot Cares. We have now received our delivery of Ferrox thermostatic safety trip -simply tained in the machine are as in our August newsletter (copy
pot cores. These are ex unused equipment. They contain connect to the mains for Im- on request). They are all untested but we guarantee to replace
the bobbins but of course these have to be wound and you mediate heat -mount in a simple any major item in the machine should this item be faulty.
would have to unwind. Three pairs available. wooden or metal case or mount We are repricing these as follows. Machines less outer case
Diameter Thickness Price direct onto base of say kitchen £7-50 with outer case slightly broken but substantially
FX 2243 4-5 cm 3.0 cm 81
111W MODEL unit -price £4.95 post £1-50 whole £10-50. Machines with unbroken outer cases £12-50
FX 2242 3.5 cm 2.3 cm 70 i. per pair £5.95 control switch to give 2kw. lkw, and finally machines with very good, new looking outer
FX 2240 2-5 cm 1.6 cm 60 1
+£1.50 P& P cold blow or off available 60p cases £4,50. Post £2 00 per machine less case. others
Quantity discounts apply. extra. £250."/
Component Panel Ref. 3055. Taken from unused P.S.U.'s, 2 k.w. model made in metal case with control switch £12-00 Wall Mounting Thermostat. The Satchwell room stet.
these contain 4 s 2N 3055 power transistors with mica This will handle mains heaters up to a total of 20 amp and
Insulators all on heat sink and 4 variable pots, preset type is gettable for normal air temperatures between 30-80°F.
with spindle locks. Real bargain at £1-O8 each. MOTORISED DISCO SWITCH Suitable also for greenhouse control. Nicely finished In
Component Board 421. Again from unused equipment, With 10 amp change- ,hite enamel. Also has a cover to prevent interference with
major items on these are two power silicon transistors, over switches. Multi control setting. Price £3.00.
Motor Rola ref. SJ 5433 mounted on a heat sink with mica adjustable switches are to r.p.m. Motor with 230v mains coil, not like the usual of
insulators, also behind the panel are two power rectifiers rated at 10 amps. This these geared motors, this has a good length of (.." shaft
ST NS 1008. Price 96p. would provide a mag- price. £3 00 + 200.
E.H.T. Mains Transformer. With Inductance control, nificent display. For Can Anyone Help US? We are looking for fairly large
normal primary and output voltage approx. 4kv 3mA. Voltage mains operating. quantities of the items listed below. It you have any stock
can be varied by applying DC to lower bobbin. Unused, switch model £5.25. 10 ;ourself or can put us on to a reasonably priced supplier
ex P.S.U.'s Price £432. switch model £5.75. 12 we would be obliged.
Music Centre Dust Cover. Size 12" 10" . 15" with
.." switch model £6-75. 7 -Segment displays common anode red or green.
attachments for hinging. Price £3-95. Callers only. BZY88C5V6 Zener.
Telephone Answering Machines. Used, but apparently FLUORESCENT TUBE TIL209 red I.e.d.s.
complete and probably in working order. However, we are Soldercon pins.
allOwed to Supply these Only for breaking up, they should INVERTOR 0-1 inch matrix Veroboard 52 holes . 46 strips.
be very suitable for conversion to open reel tape recorder. For carripirg - 0-1 Inch matrix Veroboard size 34 holes c 34 strips.
background music machine, echo chamber, etc. All untested car repairing - CA3130 IC. Operational amplifier 1C.
but we guarantee to replace any major item in the machine emergency light- MPF102. Transistor.
should it be faulty. Machines less outer case £7.50, case ing from a 12v We are also looking for VDU's, oscilloscopes, computers
slightly broken but substantially whole L1026. Unbroken battery you can't and most instruments. If you know of any surplus please
cases £1245, and finally with new looking cases £1450. beat fluorescent send details or 'phone Mr. J. Bull. 01-6881833.
Post £250 per machine. Many accessories available for lighting. It will Charge Discharge indication meter. This is a heavy panel
these machines. Please enquire. offer plenty of well distributed light and is economical. We mounting instrument made originally fur the GPO, rather
Wall Mounting Thermostat. The Satchwell room stat. offer inverter for 21" 13 watt miniature tube for only f-3.75 with old design but still we feel will fill an urgent need. Basically
Mains 20 amp settable over normal air temperatures between tube and tube holders as well. the operation of this depends upon a Mercury motor which
30-80°F. Suitable also for greenhouse control. Nicely finished revolves clockwise or anti -clockwise depending upon whether
in white enamel. Price £3.25. the batteries are charging or discharging. A pointer shows
10 r.p.m. Motor with 230v mains coil, not like the usual of RELAYS the state of charge of the batteries at any time. Also fitted
these geared motors this has a good length of 5" shaft. 12 volt two 10 amp changeover plug in 95p. within the instrument are auxilliary contacts which could be
Price £2.50 + 200. 12e three 10 amp changeover plug in £128. used to set off alarms like lamps, etc. Price £595.
Rigogda Intermezzo 10 + 10 hi -fl amplifier with belt driven 12v two changeover miniature wire ended Resettable Fuses (thermal trips). Two new types have
record deck with speed control and strobe check. The best 95p. 12 volt open single screw fixing two 10 come in, one made by ETA is a 6 amp model which is mounted
hl -fl offered by Rigonda original selling price was in excess amp changeovers 85p. 12 volt open three 10 through a single hole rather like a volume control. This is
of £125. We have approx. 50 of these unused but with various amp changeovers £125. Latching relay mains suitable for 250 volts AC or 24 volts DC. Price 54p. 4-5 Amp
faults. Untested, believed complete except for cartridge and operated 2 cga contacts £2-11. Mains Model made by AEG is held by two screws thus a bank of
speakers. Offered at £33-50, less than the price of the very operated three 10 amp changeovers open these could be mounted between metal straps. Price 54P.
high quality deck incorporated. If cannot collect add £3.00 type one screw fixing £1.25. Many other Disc Motor, mains operated. This is very thin in fact less
o cover the special packing and carriage charge. types with different coil voltages and contact than 5" thick and only approx. 2" dia. Spindle revolves at
arrangements are in stock, enoulrles Invited. 250 rpm and the spindle which is approx. 1,32" dia. pushes
MINI -MULTI TESTER Through so motor could be used to drive clockwise or anti-
clockwise. The spindle being a friction fit can be pushed
Amazing, deluxe pocket size Terms: Prices include Post & VAT. But curripletely out and replaced by your own spindle, a knitting
precision moving coil instrument - orders under £6 00 please add 50p to
hei-A
-teedle for instance. Price only 33p.
jewelled bearings -1000 opv-mir- 75 rpm Mains Induction Motor with gearbox. This motor
rored scale. offset packing. Bulk enquiries -Please s quite powerful and has 15" stack and the final 75 rpm
11 instant ranges measure: - drive shaft is 15" long by 5" dia. The motor also has a spindle
DC volts 10, 50, 250, 1000. Phone for Generous Discounts 688 1833. coming from the opposite end to which could be fitted
AC volts 10, 50, 150, 1000.
DC amps 0-1 mA and 0-100 mA another pulley. Overall size approx. 3" s 5" 21"+ spindles.
Continuity and resistance 0-150K 24 Hour Motor, beautifully made by Sangamo. This is
ohms.
Complete with insulated probes. J. BULL (ELECTRICAL) LTD 200-2400 mains driven motor with gearbox together in one
housing, size approx. IS" dia. by 15" deep. If you are con-
leads, battery, circuit diagram
and instructions. (Dept. E. E.), 103 TA MWORTH RD., templating making a 24 hour switch with a lot of on/offs,
Unbelievablevalue only £6.50-1-501) then this is obviously the motor. Price £1-69.
post and insurance. CROYDON CR8 1SG

switches and potentiometers. Alu-
minium sheeting and laminates
such as Formica are best suited for
front panels.
To make the front panel easily
removable stick small pieces of
square -section wooden beading to
the inside of the box to provide
pillars to insert screws through the
front panel, Fig. 1. -
THIN -WALLED BOXES
When the entire box is to be
made of Formica or some other
thin -walled laminate sheeting this
cannot be glued by its own edges
SMALLcabinets for electronic starting with the back panel and because there is just not enough
equipment are easily and gluing four sides to it. width to the edges to give a strong
cheaply made from readily -avail- Almost any type of adhesive can join. So use corner braces. These
able materials. They can also be be used but a good general-purpose are just bits of square -section
improvised from other containers, type is the so-called "impact" ad- beading ("moulding") which costs
such as tobacco tins, or elec- hesive, available as Evo-Stik Im- about 3p per foot (or 10p per
tricians' switch boxes. Of course, if pact Adhesive or Dunlop Thixofix. metre) from timber merchants.
you wish you can purchase one of The instructions on the tube tell Quarter -inch (6mm) square bead-
the many standard plastic and you to coat the mating surfaces ing is suitable for small cabinets
metal cabinets which can be ob- with the glue then let them dry for and three -eighths inch (9 or 10mm)
tained from components stockists. about 15 minutes, then press them for larger ones. (Other shapes of
-But it's not the same as building together, whereupon they stick. beading such as quadrant or half -
your own! The trouble with this method is square may look better but they
This article deals with the that it is difficult to make any provide less target area for fixing
cheapest home -constructed and adjustments once the surfaces are screws.) A suitable construction is
improvised cabinets, suitable for brought into contact. You may find shown in Fig. 2.
the smaller types of equipment, up it easier just to let the surfaces get
to the size of a portable radio. tacky then bring them together, CUTTING LAMINATES
when they can still be slid over The best method of cutting the
HARDBOARD one another. Used this way the laminate sheets is with a hacksaw
The common hardboard is the glue needs to be left to dry for a or a tenon saw but the professional
cheapest do-it-yourself cabinet few hours but this is advisable way is the score -and -snap method.
material, and one of the easiest to anyway. This is rather like glass -cutting,
work with. It is often obtainable but a lot easier.
from timber merchants and do-it- The line of cut is marked with a
FINISHES deep scratch through the decora-
yourself shops as "offcuts", with Hardboard has a rough side and tive surface and the material is
the advantage that quite narrow a smooth side, and you can use it then snapped along the score
strips, down to about an inch wide, "rough side out" or "smooth side mark.
are still quite useful for small out" according to taste. The
cabinet construction but generally There is a standard type of scor-
go cheaply in the shops because ordinary non -oiled kind can be ing knife designed for the job. It
they are too narrow for most tinted with a dye or coloured ink, is made by fitting a hooked blade,
household jobs. and the rough side gives a more called a Stanley scoring knife
Hardboard has no grain and is even colour. The smooth side can blade, to one of the same maker's
easily cut with a wood saw. If kept be covered with "Fablon" adhesive Type 199 handles. (These are the
dry it is an excellent insulator and plastic film which is available in handles which also accept the
can be used for circuit boards. a variety of decorative finishes. ubiquitous trimming knife blades,
(the "outdoor" variety of hard- If you want to paint hardboard which are NOT suitable for scoring
board, which is waterproofed with it will suck up the paint like laminates.)
an oily substance, is even better.) blotting paper unless you give it a A deep scratch is made by
coat of "size" first. repeated scoring along the line of
GLUING
Hardboard is also available with cut, which must be straight and
a decorative plastic film bonded to must go right across the sheet
Small hardboard boxes can be one or both surfaces. Plain finishes from one side to the other. The
made simply by gluing pieces of are good for front panels, and the scored sheet is placed on a firm,
hardboard together at the edges lighter colours can be marked with level surface, with the scored
(Fig. 1). It is easiest first to cut waterproof ink for calibrating con- (decorative) side up. The piece to
the top, bottom and end pieces and trols. be cut away is then bent upwards
glue them to form a short open- It is often advantageous to use along the score mark while the
ended "tube". Front and rear a front panel of a thinner material rest of the sheet is pressed down
panels can be added later. Alterna- than hardboard, which can be too on the level surface. Eventually it
tively, you can make a "tray" by thick to accommodate some breaks, often with a loud crack.

The broken edge may be a bit radio receivers with ferrite rod With hardboard panels, pins or
rough but can be smoothed off with aerials because they screen Gut the screws can be driven straight
glass paper or a file. Once you have radio signals as well! through. Laminate board is rather
learned the knack (preferably by too thin to hold pins firmly and in
practising on scrap material) is be- INPUTS AND OUTPUTS any case holes must be drilled in
comes very quick and easy. Many cabinets require connec- it to allow the pins to pass. It, too,
tions to the outside world. Mains can be thickened up by sticking
METAL BOXES leads should be brought in through strips of hardboard behind it.
holes fitted with rubber grommets Ordinary bolts can also be used
The two -ounce square tobacco as lead-throughs, fixed by a nut on
tin is a godsend to the electronics to prevent chafing of the insula- each side of the panel. Earth -tags
enthusiast since it is big enough tion. Inside the box the mains flex on the inside make handy solder-
to house many small circuits and should be- anchored firmly by ing points.
to provide screening as well (see means of a clamp or clip, prefer-
our Mini Module series). ably insulated. If the cabinet is of
More clumsy and heavy, but still metal it should be connected to the FIXING CIRCUIT BOARDS
useful, are the galvanised steel Earth lead of a three -core mains It is often tempting to use the
"boxes" used to mount switches in cable (usually coloured with green back of the panel or the bottom
walls. Lids (front panels) can be and yellow stripes in the UK). of the box as a "breadboard" for
cut from aluminium sheeting Where signals are taken into or mounting components. In many
which, like Formica and hardboard, out of the cabinet and standard cases, however, it is better to con-
is also obtainable as cheap offcuts. plugs and sockets are not available struct the circuit on its own
Metal cabinets are useful for several makeshift types of lead - separate board so that it can be
audio circuits where the signals through connectors can be used. removed for servicing or modifica-
are small, since if earthed they When the panel is metal these tion. Some method of holding it in
then screen out stray mains lead-throughs must be insulated. place is then needed. Fig. 4 shows
voltages which can cause hum. Fig. 3 shows a cheap and simple two simple but effective arrange-
Note that they are of no use for way to do this. ments. ):(
Fig. 2. Thin -walled box

"tube" with corner braces.
Fig. 1.Simple hardboard

box "tube".
Fig. 4. Two ways of securing
circuit boards in the
cabinet.
Fig. 3. Method of making feed -through

connections on metal panels.

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The surge current for inductive and
WORKSHOP capacitive circuits will depend on the

inductance or capacitance present, but
it is interesting to note that, with car
bulbs at any rate, the filament re-
MATTERS
By Harry T. Kitchen
sistance whdn cold is approximately
one eleventh the hot or working
temperature, and so for a finite time
the current is eleven times that
calculated. Fortunately, that time is
measurable in milliseconds, and one
does not have to use fuses uprated
The Great 13A Fuse Fallacy and that, if you care to think about it, by a factor of eleven! A factor of three
The flat pin 13 -amp plug has been is a lot of expensive wattages. or four times is adequate for domestic
the standard British domestic plug for How often do you cheerfully con- lighting.
a number of years, and whilst the con- sume 3,120 watts? An electric fire,
cept is a laudable one, the realisation going flat out, will approach this Anti -surge Fuses
of that concept leaves much to be figure, but what else that you have, With inductive or capacitive loads, the
desired. The concept was, of course, that is portable, that is not an electric only method of fusing that is likely to
that the user of the plug fitted a fuse cooker, consumes so much electricity? be effective all round is that of using
appropriate to the equipment in use, Precious little I'll warrant. Think about anti -surge fuses which will withstand
up to a maximum of 13 amps, and if it for a moment, and if necessary an increased load for a finite time,
necessary a fuse having a much lower do a few simple sums about the typically ten times rated current for a
rupturing value could be fitted, so electrical or electronic equipment that period of 10 milliseconds to 20 milli-
affording the maximum protection to you use, and when you've done so you seconds. Such fuses will withstand
the equipment being protected. will see the utter fallacy of selling the initial surge of current, but will
So much for the concept, but what of 13 -amp plugs complete with 13 -amp still blow, usually with time to spare-
the realisation? The realisation was fuses; in my book it ought to be a but not always-so be careful if the
the sale of plugs already fitted with a criminal offence. current exceeds the nominal value for
13 -amp fuse, with no thought of the an appreciable period of time.
equipment to be protected, and Rules of Thumb Fusing equipment is essential, and
certainly with no thought of giving There are regulations which, if one the above maligned 13 -amp plug,
advice to the hapless user, who cheer- cares to study them, and perhaps which let me repeat is fundamentally
- fully fitted the plug onto anything and more important, if one can understand sound in concept, may very well prove
everything, and thereby, albeit quite the legalistic jargon, will outline the to be better than nothing at all. But the
innocently, created potential hazards precise measures to be adopted. Such margin of safety is so much greater
to life limb and property. pedantic accuracy is by no means when just a little time is taken to work
Now why should a 13 -amp essential, and a few simple rules of out a few simple maths, and then use
hazard? thumb will enable all equipment to be the fuses most appropriate to the
In order to answer this, we have to fused such that the maximum of pro- application.
ask the question: "what is a fuse and tection can be obtained. Until the authorities see fit to ban
why is it fitted, and where?" The The first rule of thumb is to use a the sale of plugs complete with 13 -amp
answer is that a fuse is a specially fuse value no larger than is necessary, fuse and also offer concrete and
designed weak link placed in series the value being calculated by dividing simple advice on choosing the most
with any circuit to protect that circuit the wattage by the voltage. appropriate fuse, it is up to the intend-
and the user should the current exceed Here we come up against a practical ing user to help himself. Its very
a specified value. And this is where the difficulty, that of obtaining suitably simple and well worth while.
conceptual realisation of the 13 -amp rated fuses; the lowest current rated
plug has so dismally failed, in my fuse is the 1 -amp fuse, and here we
opinion, because the equipment may are talking strictly of the 13 -amp plug
not draw 13 amps, and in many cases itself. So, perforce, we must use a
will draw significantly smaller currents. 1 -amp fuse even if the calculated
Let us return, momentarily, to the current is significantly lower, and this
13 -amp plug, and consider its implica- value will be perfectly safe.
tions. Now we know that the total However, mains surges, or equip-
consumption of any equipment is the ments having higher current consump-
wattage, and the wattage in turn is tions than calculated, or fuses having
given by multiplying the current drawn a lower rupturing current than marked,
by the voltage applied. Conversely, the may cause the fuse to blow, even
current drawn can be calculated by though there is no actual fault in the
dividing the wattage by the voltage, equipment. It is therefore prudent to
and the voltage can be calculated by add a contingency allowance to the
dividing the wattage by the current. calculated rating, and a value between
The nominal mains voltage in the 50 per cent and 100 per cent is normal.
UK is 240 volts, within a tolerance So if your calculated current is, say, 1
decided by the CEGB, but the actual amp, use a fuse of 14- amps or even 2
tolerance can be greatly influenced by amps. But no higher.
the loading on the "spur" and upon
the time of day or evening. For example, An Exception
I live in the country, and my own mains An exception to the rule involves
voltage drops quite significantly when inductive, capacitive, or tungsten
all the neighbourhood ladies, bless circuits, where for a finite time a
'em, are indulging their culinary current greater, or much greater, than
prowessesl To continue: 13 amps calculated flows, and then reduces to "When you come home, will you carry on
times 240 volts gives a wattage of 3,120, making your special gadget that minimises the
the calculated value. risk of accidents in the home?"

alarm__ VOLUME 7 INDEX
SEPTEMBER 1977 TO DECEMBER 1978

(Sixteen issues following introduction of larger format)
Pages Issue Pages Issue
1-48 September 417-472 May
49-96 October 473-528 June
97-144 November 529-584 July
145-192 December 585-640 August
193-248 January 641-704 September
249-304 February 705-768 October
305-360 March 769-840 November
361-416 April 841-904 December
CONSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES
A.C. METER CONVERTER by R. A. Penfold 282 ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AIR FRESHENER

ADD-ON CAPACITANCE UNIT by R. A. Penfold 32 by D. Warwick 804
A.F. SIGNAL GENERATOR by F. G. Royer 622 EMERGENCY LIGHTING by M. Hughes 170
804 ENLARGER TIMER by R. A. Penfold 76
AIR FRESHENER. ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED
ALARM. CAR SYSTEM 256
ALARM. ROOF RACK 368 FIND THE PAIR by F. G. Saddler 131
AUDIBLE FLASHER WARNING by B. N Ryerson 883 FLASHER BLEEPER by T. R. de Vaux-Bolbirnie 24
AUDIBLE/VISUAL METRONOME by M. E. Theaker 200 FLASHMETER by R. A. Penfold 424
AUDIOTEST. THE 312 FUSE CHECKER by A. R. Winstanley 721
AUTOMATIC PHASE BOX by E. M. Lyndsell 154 FUZZ BOX by E. M. Lyndsell 854
AUTO NIGHTLIGHT by A. R. Winstanley 536
GENERATOR. A.F. SIGNAL 622
BACK-UP. DYNAMO 14 GENERATOR. R.F. SIGNAL 668
BATTERY STATE INDICATOR by W. B. Jones 654
BLEEPER. FLASHER 24 HAZARD WARNING SYSTEM
BOOSTER. TONE 648 by T. R. de Vaux-Balbirnie 160
HOT LINE by P. J. Homer 786
CAPACITANCE UNIT. ADD-ON 32 HUNTER. TREASURE 714
CAR SYSTEM ALARM by P. W. Bond 256
CATCH -A -LIGHT by R. A. Penfold 332 INDICATOR. BATTERY STATE 654
CHASER LIGHT DISPLAY by J. McBride 276 IN SITU TRANSISTOR TESTER by R. A. Penfold 486
CHECKER. FUSE 721
CHRONOSTOP by R. W. Coles and B. Cullen 612 LEAD TESTER. MONO/STEREO 263
CODE SCRAMBLER by 0. N. Bishop 226 LIGHT. CATCH -A- 332
CONTINUITY TESTER. PROBELESS 109 LIGHT DISPLAY. CHASER 276
CONTINUITY TESTER. VISUAL 516 LIGHTING. EMERGENCY 170
CONTROLLER. TRAIN 64 LIGHT. SOUND TO 676
COMBINATION LOCK by T. J. Johnson 798 LOCK. COMBINATION 798
C -R SUBSTITUTION BOX by P. G. O'Neil 320 LOGIC PROBE by P. W. Bond 568
LOW COST LOUDSPEAKER ENCLOSURE by J. Smith 288
DIODE CHECK. RAPID 232
DISPLAY. CHASER LIGHT 276 MAINS DELAY SWITCH by A. R. Winstanley 394
DYNAMO BACK-UP by R. Everson 14 MAINS TESTER by J. C. May 430
METRONOME. AUDIBLE/VISUAL 200
EE 100W POWER SLAVE by E. M. Lyndsell 504 MONO/STEREO LEAD TESTER by M. Simpson 263
EE TELEPLAY STUNT CYCLE by C. Cary 444 M.W. MINI by A. J. Crighton 596
EE 2020 TUNER/AMP by E. A. Rule Part One 872 MW/LW RADIO by R. A. Penfold 740
EFFECTS GENERATOR. WEIRD SOUND 348
ELECTRONIC TEST BED. TTL 725 NIGHTLIGHT. AUTO 536
ELECTRONIC TOUCH SWITCH by R. A. Penfold 204 NINE VOLT D.C. POWER PACK by E. M. Lyndsell 455

CONSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES -continued
PHASE BOX. AUTOMATIC 154 TELE-BELL by F. G. Royer 480

PHOTOFLASH SLAVE UNIT by R. A. Penfold 181 TELE-TEL by F. G. Royer 780
POCKET TIMER by 0. N. Bishop 402 TESTER. IN SITU TRANSISTOR 486
PORTABLE RADIO. V.H.F. 125 TESTER. MAINS 430
POWER SLAVE. EE 100W 504 TESTER. MONO/STEREO LEAD 263
PROBELESS CONTINUITY TESTER by C. J. Moir 109 TESTER. PROBELESS CONTINUITY 109
PROBE. LOGIC 568 TESTER. TRANSISTOR 84
PROBOPHONE by D. C. Jenkins 8 TESTER. VISUAL CONTINUITY 516
THE AUDIOTEST by D. W. Easterling 312
QUAGMIRE by 0. N. Bishop 556 TIMER. ENLARGER 76
TIMER. POCKET 402
RADIO. MW/LW 740 TONE BOOSTER by D. S. Gibbs and I. M. Shaw 648
RADIO. SHORT WAVE 542 TOUCH SWITCH. ELECTRONIC 204
RADIO V.H.F. PORTABLE 125 TRAIN CONTROLLER 64
RAPID DIODE CHECK by R. Dudley 232 TRANSISTOR TESTER by D. J. Stephenson 84
REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM. ULTRASONIC TREASURE HUNTER by N. Hunter 714
Part One 104 TREASURE LOCATOR by F. G. Rayer 58
Part Two 176 TTL ELECTRONIC TEST BED by 0. N. Bishop 725
R.F. SIGNAL GENERATOR by F. G. Rayer 668 TUNER/AMP. EE 2020 872
ROOF RACK ALARM by T. R. de Vaux-Balbirnie 368
ULTRASONIC REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM Part One 104
by R. A. Penfold Part Two 176
SHORT WAVE RADIO by F. G. Royer 542
SIGNAL GENERATOR. A.F. 622 VEHICLE IMMOBILISER by G. D. Southern 849
SIGNAL GENERATOR. R.F. 668 V.H.F. PORTABLE RADIO by F. G. Royer. 125
SLAVE FLASH by R. A. Penfold 592 VISUAL CONTINUITY TESTER by A. Sproxton 516
SOUND EFFECTS GENERATOR. WEIRD 348
SOUND TO LIGHT by J. R. W. Barnes 676 WATER LEVEL ALERT by A. R. Winstanley 866
STUNT CYCLE. EE TELEPLAY 444 WEIRD SOUND EFFECTS GENERATOR by D. Edwards 348
GENERAL FEATURES
GOOK REVIEWS 22. 275, 281. 571, 667 C -R Substitution Box March 1978 429
BOX IT 889 EE 100W Power Slave June 1978 546
Enlarger Timer October 1977 I3
BRIGHT IDEAS 20. 63. 66, 115, 172, 242, 290, 351,
1
408, 454, 490. 744, 756, 822, 880 Fish Attractor June 1977 44
Fuzztone July 1977 44, 89
COUNTER INTELLIGENCE by Paul Young 63, 224, 296, Mains Delay Switch April 1978 429
384, 579. 611, 652, 750, 814. 884 Mains Tester May 1978 546
CROSSWORD by D. P. Newton 343, 384, 429. 484, 547, Physics is Fun November 1977 180
61 I, 667, 747, 814, 884 Probophone September 1977 113
EE SPECIAL REPORT Quagmire July 1978 628, 696
CRYSTAL SET 753 Soil Moisture Moniter June 1977 44, 89
ELECTRONIC DOORBELL 292 Teach -In '78 Part Six March 1978
ELECTRONIC MULTIMETER 412
682 Teach -In '78 Part Seven April 1978
ELECTRONIC WORKSHOP 236 429
The Audiotest March 1978 429
WONDERBOARD 820 Touch Switch July 1977 44
EDITORIAL 6, 56, 102. 152, 198, 254, 310, 366, 422. 478, Treasure Locator October 1977 113
534, 590, 646, 712, 778, 848 V.H.F Portable Radio November 1977 180
EVERYDAY NEWS 338, 406. 458. 514, 566, 620. 674. 738, RADIO WORLD by Pat Hawker G3VA 748, 812, 886
810. 870
JACK PLUG AND FAMILY by Doug Baker 39, 81, 130. READERS LETTERS 27, 89. 13D. 275, 347, 372, 454. 513,
224, 296, 351, 412, 454, 495, 575, 610, 693, 750, 803, 863 632, 680, 754, 825
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: SHOP TALK by Brian Terrell 13, 67, 108, 174, 207, 262,
Automatic Phase Box December 1977 412 342, 373, 595
by Dave Barrington 433. 485, 547, 595, 653, 720
Capacitance Unit September 1977 89, 412
Car System Alarm February 1978 790. 857
412
Chaser Light Display February 1978 412 SQUARE ONE 19, 83, 112. 173, 220, 291, 340, 752. 789. 864
Sleetricrnies;- ecetriber 1978

SPECIAL FEATURES
ABBREVIATIONS 221 NO -FLASH FOR YOUR POLAROID CAMERA

AIRPORT RADAR by G. A. G. Brooke 344 by R. H. Marco 565
BRAIN ON A GRAIN by S. McClelland Part One 434 POWER SLAVES IN ACTION by E. M. Lyndsell 553
Part Two 492 RADIO ASTRONOMY AT CAMBRIDGE
BRITISH ARMY EQUIPMENT EXHIBITION 629 by S. McClelland 28
CLUB CORNER 491 THE OSCILLOSCOPE by J. Smith 18
FEMININE LOGIC? by Julie Hurst 405 TV GAMES by N. Hunter Part One 607
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL ELECTRONICS Part Two 683
by S. McClelland 216 WHAT DO YOU KNOW 35, 66, 172
SPECIAL SERIES
DOING IT DIGITALLY by 0. N. Bishop

I Introduction to Logic, AND, OR and NOT gates 734 Diode Logic 90
2 Investigating the 7400 792 A.C. Measurement 114
3 TTL Clocks and Latches 858 Voicing Circuits 222
DOWN TO EARTH by George Hylton PROFESSOR ERNEST EVERSURE by Anthony J. Bassett

Mains Hum and Earth 44 Electret Microphones 42
Beat Frequency Oscillator 180 Response Curves 135
Negative Resistance 299 Quantisation 184
Measuring Low Resistance 354 Radiaesthetic Preamplifier Part One 240
When is a Capacitor not a Capacitor? 411 Part Two 294
Measuring Impedance 464 Part Three 352
Analogue or Digital 576 Dowsing 409
Super Conductivity 635 The "Thing" 460
Show Time and Response Time 694 The VOX AC30 Amplifier 520
Gain and Decibels 760 Colouration 574
Making use of the Doppler Effect 832 Automatic Bias 627
Crossover Distortion 692
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT by Adrian Hope Reforming Capacitors 757
Video Cassettes
Multitrack Master Tapes 82 WORKSHOP MATTERS by Harry T. Kitchen
Hi Fi Journalism 113 Planning out your workshop 830
Linear Motors, Teletext Paging System 159 Fuses and their current ratings 893
TV Games, Video Recording, Film Loops and
Telephone Lines 215 YOUR CAREER IN ELECTRONICS by Peter Verwig
Shocking Affair, Magnetic Driver and Explosive tune 267 Selling Components 36
Pioneers in Audio 331 Is there a spot for you in this ever expanding industry? 237
Close Shave and Mains Frequency 383
Videotape, Passive Switch, Identi-Chips and Light 1--le1p443 TEACH -IN '78 by George Hylton
Video at the Summit, Compatability Check 491 I Introduction 68
Hall Effect, Effective Resistance, all charged up 572 2 Module Construction 116
Mains Frequency Variations, Buzz -Phrases 606 3 Resistance, Capacitance and Module Construction 164
Matter of Distortion 664 4 Ohm's Law, Timing Circuits 208
Development of Microwaves 724 5 Impedance, Resonance, Inductance and Amplifiers 268
Paging Systems --I 796 6 Conductance, Matching, Gain 324
-2 869 7 Valves, F.e.t.s and Transistors 374
8 Power, Waveforms, Amplifier module 436
MINI -MODULE by George Hylton 9 Radio, Modulation, Receivers 496
I Passive Mixer 746 10 Logic Circuits 548
2 Audio Effects Oscillator 818
II Power Supplies and Transducers 598
3 Microphone Amplifier 862
12 Maths and Measurements 656
PHYSICS IS FUN by Derrick Dairies End of Term Questions and Answers 659
Shocking Coils 23 Glossary 662, 663
SPECIAL INSERTS AND OFFERS
SOLDERING IRON SPECIAL OFFER November 1977 AVOMETER COMPETITION September 1978
TOOL RACK March 1978 HANDY GUIDE October 1978

POPULAR CIRCUITS -8 page supplement April 1978 CONSTRUCTORS GUIDE TO HARDWARE -
SEMICONDUCTORS FOR CONSTRUCTORS May 1978 8 page supplement November 1978

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400 PIV n 50p. 800 PIV
tut 50w both 20p doz. 10 AMP S.C.R's 100 PIV 25p
60p. LM 380 AUDIO I.C. with various circuits yr Hp:
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OF VOUCHERS BC177/8/9 19P W04 25p
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0071
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7490 62p
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values: 0:01, 0:015, 0.022, 0-033, 0-047,
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altogether for £4-75
FUZZ BOX 14004 Mylar capacitors, min 100V type. 10
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All parts including die cast box £4.00
TUAC
Total 130 for £3-75
WATER LEVEL ALERT 14005 Polystyrene capacitors. 10 each value
All components Inc. earpiece, verO, from 10pF to 10,000pF. E12 series 5%
160V. Total 370 for E12.30
studding, cable and 2 boxes 115 x 75 x K006 Tantalum bead capacitors. 10 each of
36mm. £3:95 (without boxes £2.75) the following: 0:1, 0.15. 0-22, 0-33, 0.47,
VEHICLE IMMOBILISER 0:68, 1. 2-2, 3-3, 4.7, 6-8, all 35V; 10.25
15116 22116 33.110 47j6 10013. Total 170
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£2.00 1(007 Electrolytic capacitors 25V working PHONE 01-672 3137/672 9080
small physical size. 10 each of these pop- MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY AMPLIFICATION AND LIGHTING
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K021 Miniature carbon film 5% resistors,
NEW FROM TUAC
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£40. Send SAE for detailed list. from IR to 10M 58-30
TDI50
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"DOING IT W847 Low profile PC mntg 10 :/ 33
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W832 Sub. min type. 10-419: 10mm 12V
coil DPCO 2A contacts £1.15
20mm Featuring -Electronic Short Open and Thermal Overload Protection.
Brief Spec. -Input Sensitivity 0.775 v. R.M.S. 10.0.13.1 at 25K Ohms.
Frequency Response 20114 20 KHz. T.H.D. at full power 0-196.
Hum and Noise -100 elEt Relative full output.
DIGITALLY" W701 6V SPCO 1A contacts 20 / 30 :.- 25mm
Only 56p
W817 11 pin plug in relay, rated 24V ac,
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T.D. 500 300W into 2 Ohms. 220W into 4 Ohms. 140W into
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This new series which started last month cio rated 10A, 95p Power P.S.300 £30,00
is bound to be a big success. We supply a W819 12V 1250R DPCO 1A contacts.
complete set Of parts (as we did for last Size 29,, 22 :._ 18mm. min plug-in type 72p £26.25
years' Teach -in series) for just £19.75 + W839 50V at (24V DC) coil. 11 pin plug in T.D.150 150W into 4 Ohms. 100W into 8 Ohm
ET post for the Electronic Test Bed, and type. 3 pole cio 10A contacts. Only 85p Power supply P.S. 150 £1850
52.75 for additional parts required for W845 Open construction mains relay.
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The GREENWELD Note- P.S. 300 will drive 2 T.D. 150 amplifiers
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POSTAGE &
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DOING -IT -DIGITALLY
Jan. 78 Audio Visual Metronome
Touch Switch
Code Scrambler
E001
EOM
65"
74' i
St. i
1.89
1.06
2.78
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2-17
1-50
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45
5.50
1-80
5.54
TTL ELECTRONIC TEST BED
Rapid Diode Check
E003
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Feb. 78 Car Alarm E005 80. 1-32 1-71 1.65 5.48
Lead Tester E006 51. 1.26 1.61
1
79 i 4-17 Additional components for first six parts only £3.00

Chaser Light Display E007 1.75 8.19 6-79 3-15 19-88 I
A.C. Meter Converter 60. 1.74 1.38 1.65 1 5-37

E008 BOTH KITS (special price) £24.20
Mar. 78 Audio Test (2 p.C.b`s) E009 1.74' 7-06 5.98 -114.78
G.R. Substitution Box 3.48 3-98 99 8-32
Catch -a -Light
E010
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Mains Delay Switch 8014 94' 1.71 7-68 2.15 12.48 50 Asst. Ow carbon resistors
Packet Timer E015 60' 1.45 96 45 3.45
10 Asst. Capacitors
Voucher worth 50p for next purchase.
May 78 Flash Meter
Mains Meter
Power Amp -Teach -in
E016
£E001187
750
54°
3-15
41
1-55
6.40
40 --
79 11-09
1.35
1.55
TELE-TEL METER
Power Pack E019 70: 1-32 1-45 2-24 5.71 CHRONOSTOP Nov '78 EE44
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Power Slave E023 1.5i -- 1-75 PCB with screened component layout
Visual Continuity Tester E024 -- 56 1-88 1.ii 4.09 layout Full assembly instructions
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Jul. 78 Auto Night Light E025 55' 3-17 3.32 2-05 9.39 PRICE inc. VAT and P & P. £19 SO
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LM373N 3.35 LM3911N 1.10 T4493041 45 LF13331N 3.00 40118 0.22 4024B 0 76 1-75
4045 1.76 4083 1-30 40818 0.24:4511
LMa74N
LM377N
3-36
1.80
1M7805K 1.75
LM7812K 1-75
T44930E11.45
TAD100 2.00
LF13741H 0-80
LF1$741N 0-55
4012 0-22 40256 0 22
401313 0.52 40278 0-55
404613 1.50
4047B 0.96 4067
406613 0-75
4.65
4082
4085
0-27 ,4516
0-89 i 451813
2-10
120
NEW LOW PRICES
LEDS
SIEMENS
+ OPTO al-- NATIONWIDE SERVICE DIL SKTS
Low profile IC skts
TRIACS plastic pack 400v TO220
Crystals Meters 8 pin 15p 22 pin 30p Texas 12 amo 93p
Displays 7 seg LEDS Red Gr Yell Valves Tools 14 pin Up 24 pin 35p 4 amp 72p 16 amo L131
com anode or Small 3mm-18 -19 -19 6 amp 77p 20 amp £1-87
Chokes Sprays - 16 pin 18p 28 pin 4Sp 8 amp 82p -25 amp 52.20
cath Red Large 5mm20 20 -20 18 yin 279 40 Din 55p
sore bright -40 -40 -40 Knobs Presets For all FULL RANGE OF THRYRISTORS plastic power
8mm HT £1.50 -
10mm HT Al .55 1/red 10271 n45 Cables Neons EE Capacitors Diodes 4 amps 8 amps 12 amps
iamm 147 E1.57 IR receiver £1-4S Fuses Heatsinks Protects
1
Resistors Cables 100v 0411 100v 047 100v 063

18mm HT VI -IS Opto coupler £1.55 Plugatakta Cases 2004 044 200v 0.54 200v 0.70 I
Indicators
r
Cases Meters - In our new 4004 044 4004 048 4004 0.00
Full range + data in our 1979 catalogue VAT Inclusive prices Clocks catalogue Branded Texas quality product
CONVERT TV SET TO V.D.U. *MAIL ORDER* 3} DIGIT PANEL METER. KIT CLOCK MODULES DIGITAL :0 Ci a
The new CRT control chip from Thomson CSF Quick service on all
orders, please add 401) INTERSIL 1------ Built and tested -requires only
t ow
SFF96364. Convert your TV set into an electronic switches and transformer to complete
V.D.U.-16 lines x 84 characters, requires RAM,
character generator & little else for a basic V.D.U.
for p&p to all orders.
Tel orders on credit Batt operatedMA1002F
LCD Display
NEW 1
12 or 24hr alarm modules
12hr 5In display 10.45
Available as chip or full display card. Full cursor
control, 5 volts TTL compatible, line erase, full card
cards £10 minimum.
components6-._
Contains all MA1002H 24hr 5in display
MA1010E 12hr $4in display
10-45
13.75
includes UART. Modem, char, gun etc. comp
W
required for construction MA1010G 24hr 84i17 display 13.75
video out from encoded keybd in.
NEW chip £17.20
Full card £151. 00 ,..,_.-1-....... II.1
tn.
plus PCB. Auto vero extremely
sable and accurate -easy
assembly klt.
£26.99
.,
- CAR CLOCK MODULE
MA1003 Built Tested 12V supply and
four -digit module. Crystal controlled
Data Sheet 5p + SAE
mnpuin
everything for the modern D.I. electronics enthusiast and more.
THE 'DRUMSETTE' RHYTHM

GENERATOR
Organists, pianists, guitarists ... an automatic drum set REVERBERATION SYSTEMS
to accompany you! Nine highly realistic instruments play High quality spring line driver module uses 4 inte-
fifteen different rhythms. Fifteen rhythm -select touch grated circuits and two transistors. Built and tested
switches and a touch plate for stop/start without rhythm circuit board with wiring instructions for spring Iine
BOARDS AND PCB's
change gives absolute ease of operation. Build'it yourself XB85G, price £6-00. Power supply to suit driver Pages 59 to 61 of our catalogue
for under £65 including smart teak -effect cabinet. See it module costs around 12.50 and construction details show you our range of Veroboards
and hear It in our are in catalogue, or ask for leaflet and S-Decs or if you prefer to make
shopt Send for full MES24. Mechanical spring lines: your own pcb's a range of etching
construction details Short line (X1.08J) £4.49; Long line systems including the novel etch -
9 -CHANNEL RADIO (XB84F) £1039. (All prices Include
now: MES49 price in -a -bag system, plus printed circuit
25p. CONTROL SYSTEM V.A.T. and p & p).
transfers for the professional finish
(Ali prices Include A comprehensive model to your boards.
V.A.T. and p es. p).
'iK.
control system, featur-
ing nine independent
fully proportional char,-
'-vps; nets achieved by a
design using very few
components thus
keeping the cost to
a minimum. Full
construction de-
ta:Is in our booklet
(XFO3D) T.V. GAME
price £120. A fascinating TV game kit that plays
(All prices include football, tennis, squash and practice for
V.A.T. and p & p). only £2159. Reprint of construction
details 25p. Add on rifle MASSIVE RANGE OF
kit only£10 60.(All prices COMPONENTS
AUDIO MIXER include V.A.T. and p&p). For instance the capacitor section
A superb stereo audio mixer. It can be equipped in our catalogue includes non -
with up to 16 input modules of your choice and tillittialfillEWANIA "4k, polarised electrolytics and our
its performance matches that of the very best
tape -recorders and hi -fl equipment. It meets the resistor section includes even
requirements of professional recording studios. 1% tolerance types. Get our
FM radio stations, concert halls and theatres. fascinating catalogue now-you
Full construction details in our catalogue. A won't regret it.
component schedule is available an request.
ELECTRONIC ORGAN
The only organ you can build in stages
and tailor to your requirements as you go
along-and at each stage you'll have a
fully working instrument We haven't got
the gimmicks yet-(they're coming soon)
but we have got the most beautiful
sounds-you won't find them on any
organ less than twice our price. So get
our MES50 series leaflets now! 65p buys
MICROPROCESSOR the three available so far.
Build a mini -compute; with our microprocessor
kit. Features: 48 different instruction types:
256 bytes of read/write memory (more are easily Our bi-morrthly newsletter keeps you up to date with latest
added) microprocessor can address up to 65,536 guaranteed prices - our latest special offers -
8 bit -bytes. Complete kit for use with teletype details of new projects and new linen. Send 30p
etc. (X1391Y) £68.74 for the nest sin issues (5p discount voucher with each copy).
20 -key keyboard for use with aboye(in place of teletype)
(XB92A) £65- 97 Both kits with detailed Instruction
books. See our newsletters for details of additional
RAM's. tri-state interfacing chips, number-cruncher
and stardard cassette tape -recorder interface to store
your programmes. (All prices Include V.A.T. and p&p).
POST THIS COUPON NOW FOR YOUR COPY

OF OUR 1979-80 CATALOGUE PRICE 75p
Come and see all our projects
on display at the Electronics hobby show
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On Saturday 25th Nov. there will be a continuous demon- as it is published (8th January, 1979). I enclose 75p, but
stration of our Organ MES55, 5600 Synthesiser, new Piano, understand that if I am not completely satsified I may
return the catalogue to you within 14 days and have my
new improved Disco and Hi-fi Stereo Amp.
75p refunded immediately.
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What are some of the soldering equipment described?

What are some of the soldering equipment described?

What electronic projects are mentioned?

What electronic projects are mentioned?

Easy to build projects for everyone

F[20211 TUNER AMPLIFIER

a inin,ature ,ion with tne element enclosed lust In a ceramic

AN Mayflower House. Armada Way,

Go where no man has gone Become a gunslinger in the

OTHER GAMES AVAILABLE OTHER GAMES AVAILABLE

Educate yourself and your children by

THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE OF THE GAMES THAT YOU CAN SEE AT

CLIP ON economy 45p, daio 73p. Small drill bits

in KIT FORM SWAN LEY ELECTRONICS

Continual peak performance

N ICSTo: International Correspondence

TACKS PULSE SLAVE UNIT £3.35

4512 96 MC1304P 260 ZN424 130

ACY28* 40 BC213L 11 BER40 25 0084* 44 2N697* 21 2N3709 10

Transistors BC338 9p 80650 93p 2N2221 20p

rborachime.The 8 -Tun Door Chime Kit REMINDER

You may have read in the prestige national

811 Everyday Electronics, December 1978

RADIO Accurate 4 Digit

Everyday Electronics, December 1978 845

From your Local Dealer or Direct from Manufacturers

SIR BREWSTER LTD_

1111111 1111 AUDIO SIGNAL GENERATOR

or 2 EuroBreadBoards @ £11.00 El Tick OSCILLOSCOPE

I Please make cheque/P.O.'s payable to David George Sales

846 Everyday Electronics, December 1978

ended) Type W HI H2 D Price

DIP -BOARD £2.24 High Impact polystyrene light grey

5' x 3.4" 97pN 6P 2W 66p

ERSA solder station PIN INSERTION TOOLS

GREENWOOD PYROMETER 60 85 £2.82 0258C31 -way socket

tapped 19,25.33.40V sections reversed 30p

tapped 24,30,40.48V £6.70 at 9V TOGGLE 250V 1 5A a.c.

475n 57211 SP 3 -way

100grn pack 47p; 500gm jar LATCHING RELAYS enclosed £1.10

AUTOSET 13A socket outlet.

848 Everyday Glectranics, December 1978

Back issues of EVERYDAY ELECTRONICS June 1977 onwards (October

850 Everyday Electronics, December 1978

capacitor is charged in a shorter ments of the lamps, providing the BRAKE

voltage of TR1 will be high, equal D7. B1

A3 are equal to 1, the output charging path for Cl is now via

Everyday Electronics, December 1978 851

her seat belt on and has operated BROWN/

will remain immobilised. This illus-

as a safety feature as well as an REVERSING LIGHT SCREENWASH INTERIOR LIGHT

852 Everyday Electronics, December 1978

o.6. Wiring layoutfor acces- INSTALLATION

::eryday Electronics, December 1978 853

nents operated on the verge of

854 Everyday Electronics, December 1978

Everyday Electronics, Deceni

tions as can be seen in the photo- R7 or both to suit your require-

856 Everyday Electronics, December 1978