Hello everyone,

Please bear with us whilst we convert our old site to a new, database driven site.
This means as well as the project menu to the left, there will be a list of projects in date order.
You will also be able to comment on all projects - so feel free to tell us of any problems, or spelling mistakes!

Here is the list of work done on the site over the past few years. This wll eventually be incorporated into each project's "published" date - except we have a glitch with that right now.


The latest pages and projects :

Added more to page 8 of: "Spot the Mistake"  4/12/08
More added to: Start Here with PIC16F628 microcontroller - 5/12/08
The first issue of Make Magazine  to show you the contents   added 22-11-2008
A new ebook "Beginners Guide To Electronics"  22-11-2008
Added more to page 8 of: "Spot the Mistake"  17/11/08
Finalised PartA of ebook "200 Transistor Circuits"  17-11-2008
Added Crystal Locked FM Bug project  7-11-2008
More added to: ebook "200 Transistor Circuits"  18-10-2008
15 minute Printed Circuit Board Kit  $75.00
Interesting Microcontroller Site
Funny Photos and articles - just to give you a "break."
Added  "Data Book 1"  27/9/08   4MB .pdf   e-book. Nearly 100 pages of info etc
Added more to  27MHz Transmitters - make your own 27 or 303MHz link   21/9/2008
Added more to page 8 of: "Spot the Mistake"  13/9/08
Added more to Discussions  The biggest fraud in the world. Read about it. 12/9/08
A 5 minute video by Bre Pettis on building circuits on breadboard.
Added 27MHz Transmitters - make your own 27MHz link   6/9/2008
Hundreds of Test Questions can be found at this site.
Free Electronics Magazine - see below
Added Wind-up Torch/Radio mistake to Spot the Mistake P8   2/08/08
Added Fundamentals of Electricity and Electronics - 23Meg .zip file  -   an
      invaluable presentation of over 1,000 pages of information. Everyone should
      download this file and learn the fundamentals of electronics!
Added 15x7 Display 10/6/08 A great project using the PIC16F628 micro
Added more to page 7 of: "Spot the Mistake"  2/2/08
Added a lot more to Elektor, EPE, Silicon Chip section  1/2/08
Added more to Library of sub-routines for PIC12F629  27/1/08
Added more to Solar Light   26/12/07
Added more to page 7 of: "Spot the Mistake"  26/12/07
Added Steam Engine Simulator 9/11/07
Added another Hearing Aid circuit 7/11/07
Added FM Bug 7/11/07
Added Earwig (Spy Bug) 7/11/07
Added more to page 7 of: "Spot the Mistake"  4/11/07
Added  to Prototyping Boards 4/11/07
Added  to Circuit Tricks 10/10/07
50 of the bests sites on the internet. These will keep you occupied for hours.
Lots of new information on programming the PIC12F629 micro and new projects
Added more to: Power Supply - The  12/9/07
Article: Spy Circuits  FM Transmitters (and more to come)
YouTube has some fantastic videos on soldering Surface-Mount Components.
Article: Touch Switch Circuits added 20/8/07
More added to P3 of 555 article (subscription section)
Added more symbols to Circuit Symbols  12/8/07
Added Energy Discussion to Discussions 12/8/07
Added 1.5v LED Flasher to Flasher Circuits 12/8/07
Added pages to Circuit Tricks 10/8/07
The Inductor - more added to P3   21/6/07
Added more items to page 6 of: "Spot the Mistake"  6/6/07
Added OP-AMP links to links page.     5/6/07
Discussion  P11 - more jokes added 3/6/07
Added CD 4017  animation to Chip Data eBook  1/6/07
Added more items to page 5 of: "Spot the Mistake"  1/6/07
Infinity Bug   Modifications added 11/5/07
Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine - get a subscription to this interesting business magazine.
T- Rays  - the ray of the future - added 12/12/06
US Navy Electronics Course - added 7/12/06
White LED Drive Circuits
Electronics Index - from A to Z - extremely valuable resource - added 27/11/06
Electronic projects from Make Magazine
Make Magazine - lots of projects
A Free Downloadable eBook on Electronics called: "Fundamentals of Electronics"
Oled website - the latest in displays  - added 17-10-2006
New article: Diesel Sound    added15-10-2006
New article: Tunnel Stretcher  added10-10-2006
New article: Level Crossing Lights  added10-10-2006
New article: Charging NiMH Cells
New project: Logic Pulser - ideal for testing digital circuits
New project: Battery Charger 12v SLA (Sealed Lead Acid) - added 22/09/06  
4049 and 4069 added to Chip Data eBook   added 8/9/06
New project: Wireless Doorbell - added 5/09/06  
Article on OIL added to:  Discussion  P15 - added 4/09/06
PCB123 Lead Free PC Boards  - that's "Pb" free on the solder lands
Two new links on our left-hand index: ElectronicsTeacher 
                                                      Electronics for Beginners
New Project. PIR Camera. A digital camera takes photos when movement is
       detected by a PIR. - added 23/07/06
New Article: Discussion  P15 - added 4/05/06
New Article: The Power Supply 5/2/06 - Includes the new 97% efficient "7805"
A new Printed Circuit Board program has been released by:

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New project: Stress Meter - added 11/01/06    A PIC12F629 project
Robot Links (see: Articles by Other Authors) - 0ver 1,000 links
Articles by Other Authors  An amazing collection of very interesting articles.
New project: Power Supply 5v Solar - added 24/12/05
New Surface Mount Board  - added 23/12/05
Basic Electronics Course -  P79  P80 (subscription needed) - added 23/12/05
Spot the Mistake   P4  - new item added 22/12/05
Library of sub-routines for PIC12F629 microcontroller  -  added 22/12/05
Resistors Made Easy - added link-resistor (zero ohms) 22/12/05
Circuit Symbols - new symbols added 19/12/05
Start Here with PIC12F629 microcontroller - added 15/12/05
Circuit Symbols - new symbols added 12/12/05
Spot the Mistake   P4  - new item added 5/12/05
The Inductor - Table of Inductance values - added 4/12/05
Bug Detector - Detects FM Transmitters - added 3/12/05
P67 of BEC course - added Timer delay circuit  2/12/05
Solar Light  -  Solar Garden Light article added 2/12/05
Surface Mount - all about surface mount devices.   Added 16/11/05
Infinity Bug   Project added 14/11/05
Transistor Data  Page added 10/11/05
Discussion  P11 - additional comment
Spot the Mistake   P4  - new item added
Discussion  P14   - the art of soldering the new lead-free (Pb-free) way.
Spot the Mistake   P1  diagram 9
Cracking a PIC Chip
Diagram 11 on Page 12 of PIC Theory. Resistors have been increased to 120R
2-Input Alarm - uses a PIC chip P1
Basic Electronics Course -  P79  P80 (subscription needed for access)
Newsletter  P4
Discussion  P12 
Discussion  P13   - the art of learning a subject 
Flasher Circuits - Start with the simplest circuit: A LED Flasher
PCB Survey - Pad2Pad manufacturers PC boards. Do you make your own PCB's?
Spot the Mistake P4
Chip Data eBook has been updated from 470KB to 570KB. Download the eBook.


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