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EPE Online Magazine WIN A MIDI DRUM KIT - 1 MICROCHIP PICDEM MC DEVELOPMENT ♫ 546 different drum sounds BOARD ♫ Use with a computer or synthesiser ♫ Up to seven instruments at one time ♫ Precussion plate, hand plate and foot activation ♫ LCD shows sensor, patch and volume settings TEACH-IN 2008 Using PIC microcontrollers Part Two – Programme Basic Commands Plus Simple LED Control PIC SPEECH SYNTHESISER Add speech to your PIC projects $7.95 US $9.95 CAN iPOD AND MP3 CHARGER DEC 2007 PRINTED IN THE UK Charge from a plug-pack or car battery Copyright Ó 2007, Wimborne Publishing Ltd (408 Wimborne Road East, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9ND, UK) and TechBites Interactive Inc., (PO Box 857, Madison, Alabama 35758, USA) All rights reserved. WARNING! The materials and works contained within EPE Online — which are made available by Wimborne Publishing Ltd and TechBites Interactive Inc — are copyrighted. You are permitted to make a backup copy of the downloaded file and one (1) hard copy of such materials and works for your personal use. International copyright laws, however, prohibit any further copying or reproduction of such materials and works, or any republication of any kind. TechBites Interactive Inc and Wimborne Publishing Ltd have used their best efforts in preparing these materials and works. However, TechBites Interactive Inc and Wimborne Publishing Ltd make no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, with regard to the documentation or data contained herein, and specifically disclaim, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Because of possible variances in the quality and condition of materials and workmanship used by readers, EPE Online, its publishers and agents disclaim any responsibility for the safe and proper functioning of reader-constructed projects based on or from information published in these materials and works. In no event shall TechBites Interactive Inc or Wimborne Publishing Ltd be responsible or liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or any other damages in connection with or arising out of furnishing, performance, or use of these materials and works. HB7 Stirling Engine STEAM ENGINE KIT Base measurements: 128 mm x 108 mm x 170 mm, 1 kg Base plate: beech - Working rpm: 2000 rpm/min. (the engine has a aluminium good cooling Cylinder) Everything in the kit enables you to build a fully functional Bearing application: 10 high-class ball-bearings model steam engine. The main material is brass and the Material: screw, side parts all stainless steel finished machine demonstrates the principle of oscillation. Cylinder brass, Rest aluminium and stainless steel. The boiler, uses solid fuel tablets, and is quite safe. All Solar Panels Available as a kit £80.75 or built £84.99 critical parts (boiler, end caps, safety vent etc.) are ready We stock a range of solar photovoltaic panels. These are www.mamodspares.co.uk finished to ensure success. The very detailed instruction polycrystalline panels made from wafers of silicon lami- booklet (25 pages) makes completion of this project pos- nated between an impact-resistant transparent cover and sible in a step by step manner. Among the techniques an EVA rear mounting plate. They are constructed with a experienced are silver soldering, folding, drilling, fitting lightweight anodised aluminium frame which is predrilled and testing. £29.70 ref STEAMKIT Silver solder/flux pack for linking to other frames/roof mounting structure, and £3.50 ref SSK contain waterproof electrical terminal box on the rear. 5 www.mamodspares.co.uk watt panel £29 ref 5wnav 20 watt panel £99 ref 20wnav 60 watt panel £249 ref 60wnav. Suitable regulator for up to 60 watt panel £20 ref REGNAV HB9 Stirling engine Base measurements: 156 mm x 108 mm x 130 mm, 0,6 Kg Base plate: beech Working rpm: approx. 2,000 min Bearing application: 6 high-class ball-bearings HB14 Stirling Engine Material of the engine: brass, aluminium, stainless steel Base measurements: 156 mm x 108 mm x 150 mm, 1 kg running time: 30-45 min. Base plate: beech Working rpm: 2000 - 2500 rpm/min, . Available as a kit £97.75 or built £101.99 Incl. drive-pulley for external drives Bearing application: www.mamodspares.co.uk 10 high-class ball-bearings Material: screw, side parts total stainless steelCylinder brass Rest aluminium, stainless steel Available as a kit £140.25 or built £144.50 www.mamodspares.co.uk Solar evacuated tube panels (20 tube shown) These top-of-the-range solar panel heat collectors are suitable for heating domestic hot water, swimming pools etc - even in the winter! One unit is adequate for an average household (3-4people), and it is modular, so you can add more if required. A single HB10 Stirling Engine panel is sufficient for a 200 litre cylinder, but you can fit Base measurements: 156 mm x 108 mm x 130 mm, 0,6 2 or more for high water usage, or for heating swimming Kg Base plate: beech Working rpm: approx. 2,000 rpm pools or underfloor heating. Some types of renewable Bearing application: 6 high-class ball-bearings energy are only available in certain locations, however Material of the engine: brass, aluminium, stainless steel free solar heating is potentially available to almost every HB15 Stirling Engine running time: 30-45 min house in the UK! Every house should have one -really! Base measurements: 128 mm x 108 mm x 170 mm, 0,75 Available as a kit £97.75 or built £101.99 And with an overall efficiency of almost 80%, they are kg Base plate: beech Working rpm: 2000 rpm/min. (the www.mamodspares.co.uk much more efficient than electric photovoltaic solar pan- engine has a aluminium good cooling Cylinder) els (efficiency of 7-15%). Available in 10, 20 and 30 tube Bearing application: 6 high-class ball-bearings versions. 10 tube £199, 20 tube £369, 30 tube £549. Material: screw, side parts total stainless steel Roof mounting kits (10/20 tubes) £12.50, 30 tube Cylinder brass Rest aluminium, stainless steel mounting kit £15 Available as a kit £97.75 or built £102 www.mamodspares.co.uk BENCH PSU 0-15V 0-2a Output and voltage are both smooth and can be regulated according HB11 Stirling Engine to work, Input 230V, 21/2-num- Base measurements: 156 mm x 108 mm x 130 mm, 0,7 ber LCD display for voltage and Kg Base plate: beech current, Robust PC-grey hous- Working rpm: 2000 - 2500 rpm/min,run Bearing applica- ing Size 13x15x21cm, Weight tion: 4 high-class ball-bearings Material: screw, side parts 3,2kg £48 REF trans2 total stainless steel Cylinder brass Rest aluminium, stain- less steel. HB16 Stirling Engine Available as a kit £97.75 or built £101.99 Base measurements: 128 mm x 108 mm x 170 mm, 1 kg www.mamodspares.co.uk Base plate: beech Working rpm: 2000 rpm/min. (the engine has a aluminium good cooling Cylinder) Bearing application: 10 high-class ball-bearings Material: screw, side parts total stainless steel NEW ELECTRONIC CONSTRUCTION KITS Cylinder brass Rest aluminium, stainless steel. This 30 in 1 electronic kit includes an introduction to elec- Available as a kit £140.25 or built £144.50 trical and electronic technology. It provides conponents that can be used to make a variety of experiments includ- 2kW WIND TURBINE KIT ing Timers and Burglar Alarms. Requires: 3 x AA batter- The 2kW wind turbine is sup- ies. £15.00 ref BET1803 plied as the following kit: turbine AM/FM Radio This kit enables you to learn about elec- HB12 Stirling Engine generator 48v three taper/ tronics and also put this knowledge into practice so you Base measurements: 156 mm x 108 mm x 130 mm, 1 Kg twisted fibreglass blades & hub can see and hear the effects. Includes manual with Base plate: beech Working rpm: 2000 - 2500 8m tower (four x 2m sections) explanations about the components and the electronic rpm/min,Bearing application: 6 high-class ball-bearings guylines / anchors / tensioners / principles. Req’s: 3 x AA batts. £13 ref BET1801 Material: screw, side parts total stainless steel clamps foundation steel rectifier This 40 in 1 electronic kit includes an introduction to Cylinder brass Rest aluminium, stainless steel. 2kW inverter heavy-duty pivot electrical and electronic technology. It provides conpo- Available as a kit £136 or built £140.25 tower. £1,499 nents that can be used in making basic digital logic cir- www.mamodspares.co.uk cuits, then progresses to using Integrated circuits to make and test a variety of digital circuits, including Flip Flops and Counters. Req’s: 4 x AA batteries. £17 ref BET1804 BULL GROUP LTD The 75 in 1 electronic kit includes an nintroduction to electrical and electronic technology. It provides conpo- UNIT D HENFIELD BUSINESS PARK nents that can be used to make and test a wide variety of HENFIELD SUSSEX BN5 9SL experiments including Water Sensors, Logic Circuits and HB13 Stirling Engine TERMS: C/ CARDS, CASH, PO, CHEQUE OR Oscillators. The kit then progresses to the use of an inter- Base measurements: 156 mm x 108 mm x 150 mm, 0,75 ONLINE ORDERING. PRICES PLUS VAT grated circuit to produce digital voice and sound record- kg Base plate: beech Working rpm: 2000 - 2500 rpm/min, UK DELIVERY £5.50 ing experiments such as Morning Call and Burglar Alarm. Bearing application: 6 high-class ball-bearings Material: TEL 0870 7707520 FAX 01273 491813 Requires: 3 x AA batteries. £20 ref BET1806 screw, side parts total stainless steel Cylinder brass [email protected] www.slips.co.uk Available as a kit £97.75 or built £101.99 ISSN 0262 3617 PROJECTS .
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