This manual is for use by authorised Sinclair dealers. engineers and representatives as a guide to rectifying faults on the Sinclair ZX Printer. Repair/renewal procedures are limited to those which are specific to this printer; standard procedures for the renewal of electronic components etc. , are not included. NOTE: The printer uses electrosensit
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ive paper, the grading and quality of which are critical if satisfactory operation of the printer is to be achieved. Only paper which is supplied and approved by Sinclair Research Ltd. , or their agents should be used. If adjustments are made in an attempt to make the printer function with other papers, excessive wear of the printer mechanism may result. 1. 1 The ZX Printer is designed for use with the Sinclair range of microcomputers, and provides a permanent record of any computer output which may be displayed on the TV screen. Because of graphic displays always `join up`, long programs, tables of results, elaborate patterns and graphs can be printed out as continuous records, even if carried out in several parts. 2. 1 The printing mechanism is unconventional, and consists of two styli which pass successively across the surface of the paper. Each pass represents one row of dots, and six rows of dots form the matrix for a single line of print. A moderate high voltage (5OV) is generated in the electronics within the printer, and is routed to a conductor strip in the top cover. 2. 2 Each stylus is hairpin-shaped so that one end passes over the surface of the paper whilst the other end contacts the conductor strip. thus carrying the current to the matallic coating of the paper. The return path is through the coating to the conductive rubber roller, which also feeds the paper through the printer, to the earth connections...
This project fits more for custom made battery casing that can have more space to hide things inside. This switch with few alterations can be used for any other project as well but is designed based on e-bike needs! This project use a clever functionality of....
The circuit described here uses ultrasonic oscillations and operates based on the propagation velocity of these oscillations in the air. Thus, we can easily determine the distance of two points if the time within which the wave travels this distance is....
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The principle behind a metal detector is really very simple. Proof of this is the circuit that follows, in which it proves that the construction of a metal detector can be done in the minute, with few components that we find very easily everywhere. With the....
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In the past the sounding (sea bottom measurement) was done with the "bullet", that is, with a heavy lead object that the seamen plucked into the sea hung from a calibrated rope. As soon as the "bullet" reached the bottom, the depth appeared directly from the....
This Amplifier was designed to have the following specifications: Distortion less than 0.1% at full power of 100W even at 20KHz. Power has to be attributed to an extended bandwidth. The output transistors must be protected against short circuits. The power....
A series of LEDs serve to alert the gardener when plants need water. Using two conventional digital integrated LEDs and a series of LEDs, we make a very useful device for gardening. The device detects the amount of water in the pot and alerts the grower.....
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