Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; The Maplin series; Copyright; Preface; Chapter 1: Laboratory power; Publisher Summary; Low cost PSU; A versatile power supply; Laboratory power supply; Chapter 2: Chargers; Publisher Summary; Lead acid battery charger modules; Slow charger for Ni-Cads; Assembly; Rapid charger for Ni-Cads; Chapter 3: Inverters; Publisher Summary; 12 V/230 V inverter; 8 W, 12 V fluorescent tube driver; Chapter 4: Miscellaneous; Publisher Summary; Intelligent split charge unit; Warning indication; Override switches; Intelligent split charge unit parts list.
Power supply for a valve amplifierThe power supply unit; Return of the LF choke; PSU construction; Preparing the chassis; Assembling the chassis; Mains wiring; Transformer primary connections; Earth wiring; Secondary side wiring; Testing the PSU; Newton valve pre-amp PSU parts list.
Summary
Using circuit diagrams, PCB layouts, parts lists and clear construction and installation details, this book provides everything someone with a basic knowledge of electronics needs to know in order to put that knowledge into practice. This latest collection of Maplin projects are a variety of power supply projects, the necessary components for which are readily available from the Maplin catalogue or any of their high street shops. Projects include, laboratory power supply projects for which there are a wide range of applications for the hobbyist, from servicing portable audio and vid.
