Sinclair ZX80 / ZX81 / Z88 Forums

zx80 is now in the to-do pile ...resting awaiting repair, with a resonator in place it wasn't finding a rf signal , and only pulling about 23ma but a couple of times the current went up to 45ma and it found a signal. so i need to do some fault finding

excellent, thank you .. i look forward to the ceramic resonator turning up to see if there is any life in the old girl..
mark .

hi, i am new to ZX80 (as spectrums are my normal) and recently picked up a original ZX80 motherboard + 2 x ram packs, in a purchase of a couple of spectrums..(they wasn't even listed in the listing along with a specie interface 1 + 2 !!) Zx80 was before my time, but it appears to be missing a transi...

hi, my name is mark from UK, and interested in all computers from the 80's era .. i grew up with spectrums in the 1980's and a few years ago reconnected with the mighty zx spectrum, which led to me learning more about the Amstrad CPC, commodore, Atari etc. .. i was repairing & selling them until the...