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ZX80 PSU Required

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:25 pm
by Clint
I am after an original ZX80 PSU, don't really care if it works or not.

Regards
Clint

Re: ZX80 PSU Required

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:47 pm
by PokeMon
+1 for not using modern replacement PSUs. 8-)

Re: ZX80 PSU Required

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:25 pm
by RWAP
I had one of the original white PSUs a couple of years ago - not very often you see those!

Re: ZX80 PSU Required

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 6:21 am
by Paul
Clint wrote:I am after an original ZX80 PSU, don't really care if it works or not.

Regards
Clint
I guess you are not planing to use it but display it with a zx80?
There were different versions of the zx80 psu
I don't know a white one, but two different black ones.
My psu are 99% like 700mA ZX81 units. Only the badge says ZX80 instead of zx81.
Kind regards
Paul

Re: ZX80 PSU Required

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 9:43 am
by Clint
Hi Paul, can you attach some pictures of your ones, maybe I can convert a zx81 PSU :)

Re: ZX80 PSU Required

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:00 am
by Paul
Clint wrote:Hi Paul, can you attach some pictures of your ones, maybe I can convert a zx81 PSU :)
Shure. I've put it on my todo list.

Re: ZX80 PSU Required

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:11 pm
by gozzo
My ZX80 PSU (not for sale,though!) is a 'plug size' type (black), some (Americans?) call them 'wall-warts', rated 600mA, I think, but also have one identical to a 'low current' ZX81 PSU (700mA type - later versions were 1.2A as my original ZX81 one was..??!) which is labelled as for a ZX80. Never come across a white one but have seen pictures of them. Note: some 'supposedly' 1.2A ZX81 PSU's in fact have the same smaller transformer as the 700mA type, just a larger value smoothing capacitor, and may overheat, as one of mine is/has! You don't need to 'convert' a ZX81 PSU, just use it as-is, and/or get a ZX80 PSU label printed and stick that on it over it's existing one to make it 'seem' authentic!

Re: ZX80 PSU Required

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:42 pm
by Paul
Paul wrote:
Clint wrote:Hi Paul, can you attach some pictures of your ones, maybe I can convert a zx81 PSU :)
Shure. I've put it on my todo list.
I started a search in the chaos called zeddy room. Unfortunately the zx80 psu didn't come into sight.
But I can say that I was mistaken about the second black zx80 psu type because I found it and has a spectrum type connector so it was definitely not for zx80.
@gozzo
Could you post a picture instead of me, please?
Kind regards
Paul

Re: ZX80 PSU Required

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:12 pm
by Paul
Today I found my ZX80 PSU.
I guess better late than never.
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Re: ZX80 PSU Required

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:15 pm
by RWAP
Oh wow - never even realised a ZX80 one was made which was part way along the mains lead (rather than being built into the plug itself)...