[Timex Sinclair TS2068 / ZX Spectrum in the USA Help]

Hi Guys, sorry to revive this topic but I just got an Timex Sinclair 2068 and hooked it to my PAL/NTSC compatible monitor and tried to output colors from the MONITOR composite output and for the avaialble colors, I just got GRAY scale output, so my question is:

Is the composite monitor output mono or color?

 

Thanks!

[ATARI 1050 Drive - Head only moves forward and no led activity]

A friend just found this video and looks like it is my problem, probably as the head moves back when J10 pins 1-2 are shorted, I may have a dead sensor.

[ATARI 1050 Drive - Head only moves forward and no led activity]

Hi all.

 

I am trying to fix my Atari 1050 floppy drive.

 

When I got it, the stepper motor was kinda stuck. I ordered a new one and a PIA IC too because people told me as the motor was "stuck" the PIA could have been damaged too

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Today I replaced both but its behavior didn't change: when I power it up, power led lits, the main motor spins (I replaced the belt too), the head moves forward a bit and the activity led won´t lit.

 

If I continue to power off and on again the head will reach the "upper" limit and keeps there.

 

It happens connected or not to a Atari XL (tested on a 600XL and a 800XL)

 

I was worried someone tried to mess with it before and double checked all cable connections inside.

 

But now, I don't know what is happening.

 

Any clues?

 

Thanks