Sacer assembly instructionsPLEASE READ THROUGH INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE STARTING ASSEMBLY. 1. PREPARATION First select a suitable workspace which should be clean, dry, with adequate lighting and preferably free from distractions. You will need the following tools: 1. A light electric soldering iron, say 15- 25 watts, with a fine bit. 2. Fine solder with a resin flux core: NOT acid type flux. 3. Asharp pair of sidacutters. 4. A magnifying glass -- optional, but very useful for inspecting solder joints and looking for shorts etc. on the printed circuit board. 5. Either 4 reel of desoldering braid or a “‘salder sucker’ type tool — it is almost impos- sible to remove a component with more than twe leads from a board with plated through hales. 6. A piece of foam of at least the same aréa as the circuit board is useful far holding components in place whilst they are being soldered. The alternative is to bend the componsént leads flat against the back of the board, being careful not to short te ad- jacent tracks, but again, this can make it difficult te correct any mistakes once soldered. 2, PRECAUTIONS Four of the integrated circuits (IC's! in the kit are of M.O.3. construction and are there- fore susceptible to damage from static. These it's are the C.P.U. {1C1} and the memories {1C2, 3 and 4). Modern M.0.5. devices als not as fragile as they once were, but since these four are the most expensive IC's in the machine, a few handling precautions are warthwhile:- 1. Keep all the IC's in their protective packing until you actually want to instal therm in their sockets, 2. Never plug in or unplug the IC's with power applied to the board. 3. Use a soldering iron with a properly earthed bit if you need to solder to the board once the IC's are fitted. 4. Earth yourself, e.g. by touching an earthed piece of metal, prior to handling the IC's. if you get a shock doing this, a change of clothing may be advisable — cotton and wool are less static prone than man-made fibres. 5. The white graphical’component location’ markings on the PCB for the following capacitors C3, 08, C11, C14, C15 differ slightly to the location markings fer other capacitars, To ensure the currect locations of these capacitors during assembly extra care should be taken, Study diagrams A and B on the reverse side of this sheet.3. ASSEMBLY First identify and check all the components. Note that some components néed to be mounted ong particular way round, as marked on the board — all the IC's, all the diodes {prefix DB} and the two electralytic capacitors (C8 and €10}. All the resistors, the rest of the capacitors and the ceramic filter may be put gither way round. The IC's are identified by a notch at one end tfig. 1) and it is worth noting that the IC sockets also have identification of pin 1 posi- tion Hig. 1). thay can be putin etther way round, but it will aver possible confusion later on if they ara mounted the same way round as the IC’s they will carry. Note that all the IC's face the sarne way on the board, i@. notch facing away frorn the keyboard. N.B. SOME IC’s MAY ONLY HAVE A MARK ABOVE PIN 1. The diedes have their + end identified by a band painted on the beady — or in the case of components with multiple bands, the widest band {fig. 2}. Tha electrolytic capacitars (CB, 10) will have either thair + or - wires marked on the can (fig. 31. Inaddition, the + lead will usually be longer than the - - ! ALTERNATIVE MARKING AG 2 ~ AIG 3 er Cir TE Acoma DIODE The power and tape sockets, the modutater and the regulator (1022) also need to be mounted the right way round, but pravided the drawings are followed (figs 4 & 5) this will happen automatically, The board will be suppiied with the keyboard fitted. All components go on this side, which has the component numbers printed on it as 4 guide to assembly — the component ist tells you which camponent goes where. All soldering should be done on the opposite side of the board {the side with a green coating — this stops solder going where it's not needed}. Note that net all the holes have components in them — oniy tha component holas need seldering, and anly en the “green’’ side. Top soldering isn't necessary since the board has plated through holes. Do solder alt component leads, though, even if they don’t seem to go anywhere — they will be connected on the other side, Be careful no to put seélder on the Bdge connector, and keep the iron away from the keyboard — itis plastic, and easily melted,4. SUGGESTED CONSTRUCTION ORDER 1. The I¢ sockets — but not the IC's yet. Make sure that each IC position has a socket with the appropriate number of pins — the component list says how many each IC has. IC22 doesn't have a socket — see step 5. 2. The resistors, diodes (01 and D2 not used) and capacitors. Note that C8 mounts vertioally on the board, while C10 lays down — make sure the leads are ong enough to allow this. The top won't fit if C1 isn’t flat enough. AG 4. AG 5 PH 3. The tape and power sockets (fig, 41. Push the sockets right down before soldering, or aqain the top won't do on. 4. The ceramic filter X1. 5. The regulator 1C22 (fig. 5}. Band the regulator's leads as in the diagram: — not toa closé to the plastic — and bolt it down firmly with the heatsink before soldering. Don't forget the insulator. 6. The modulator {fig 41. Again, bend the modulater’s leads to fit through the holes indicated on the board. 4 larger bit, or even a more powerful iron, may prove useful when soldering tha modulator’s pins. Don't try te bend these pins over — the board may get damaged. As before, make quite sure the insulator is in position before soldering. 7. Finally, insert all the IC’s into their sockets, saving IC's 1 to4 until last. The IC pins will be splayed out slightly and may need to be bant inwards before they will fit. This can he done by pushing each row of pins gently against a flat surface. 5. TESTING The beard is now assembled — but before trying the computer out, check it aver very carefully for any stray solder blebs, and make sure that all the components are in the correct place: in particular, that the IC’s and diodes are In the right way round. Any IC’s which are inserted incorrectly may not only be destroyed themselves, but could aise cause damage to others iaee service). Don't mount the board permanently in the case to begin with — simply rest it in the lower moulding whilst testing (see “Getting Started” — chapter 2 in “A Course in Basic Proagramming’’}. The regulatar heatsink will get hot after the machine has been on fora time, and the large (C's will also get warm. 6. POWER SUPPLY ‘You may wish to use your own power supply to operate the 2X80. DC only shauld be used, with positive connected to the tia of a 3.5mm jack plug. Make absolutely certain that the supply is of correct polarity and valtage before switching on (see service), Thevoltage should be between 7 and 12 volts, and need nat be regulated: if there is too much ripple, however, it will cause horizontal lines to pass through the picture. The computer will take a currant of between 350 and 500 mA {typically 400mA} which remains essentially constant. 7. FAULTS lf the computer doesn’t work properly, all that can be done without special equipment is to recheck the soldering and component locations (which you should have dane before awitching onl). Occasionally the likely area to look in can be narrowed down a little. If the computer doesn’t work at all, leave it on for a few minutes and feel the regulatar {IC22]. If it ig not getting warm, check the mains supply, the fuse, and that the supply plug is in the right socker. If the regulator is getting warm, check the connection to the TY, and make sure the set is tuned in properly, to WHF channel 36 — try between 33 and ~GASE LIPPER HKEVEQOARD (PREASSEMBLED? - PCR ASSEMBLY lf the camputer werks for a while and then goes off, and the regulator gets very hot, make sure it is bolted firmly down on the heatsink. if the curser appears on the screen [a black square with a white K in it} out the keyboard wort enter, first chack that diodes D3 — B10 are the right way round, and that 1C10 is properly in position. If the screen goes clear but there isn't a cursor, first try switching off then on again aftar a few seconds. If that makes no difference, check that C10 and A21 are property solderad in.— OT Finaily, if there is still no cursor, remove all |.C.’s from their sockets and with an Ohm meter check fora “short” due to a solder bridge between all the |.C. socket pins and the tracks running between them, Once everything checks out, the case may be assembled [fig. G). Fix the rivets in their holes by pushing the rod down until itis flush with the head. 8. OPTIONS As constructed, the computer will display black symbols on a white backgraund on your TY screen: this has been found to give the best readability. However, you may wish ta use the more common white letters on black if your TY set can giva a good enough picture, and a simple modificatian can accomplish this. First, cut the track between points “AY and “C" on the underside of the board with a sharp knife — be careful not to slip! and solder in a short wite link 16.9. a resistor lead off-cut] benveen points “A” and "B". Ramermber that the graphics symbols will also be reversed, and that reverse letting will now give black jetters in a white box. §. COMPONENT LIST Resistors (All resistors will have a fourth band, which may be either gold pr silver} {A} Compennent Ne. Value Markings Cornments Al 1K Brown Alack Red R2 470 Chms Yellow Purple Brown Ra 1K Brown Black Red Ad 1K Brown Black Red RS 1K Brown Black Red RB 1K Brown Black Red R? 1K Brown Black Red Rg 1K Brown Black Red Rg 1K Brown Black Red Rid 1K Brown Glack Red R11 IK Brown Black Red Ri2 1K Brown Black Red R13 47K Yallow Purple Orange Ri4 4K Yellow Purple Orange Ris 47K Yellow Purple Orange Ai6 a7 Yellow Purple Orange Ri? 47k Yelleay Purple Orange Rig 1K Brown Black Red Rig 2K? Red Red Red R20 2300hms Orange Grange Brown R21 220K Red Red Yellow R22 1K Brewn Black Red R23 1K Brown Black Red R24 1K Brown Black Red R25 4700hms Yellow Purple rown R26 Not usedRa? (B) Capacitors Campanent No. 1 C2 C3 c4 cs C6 CG? ce cg eld cil Ci2 C13 ci4 C15 1K 47K 180 1K 330 1K 1M Ohms Ohms Value 4n 47n 47n 4?n 47n 22u 4?p tu 4p 700n 47n aip 2230p {Ci Semiconductors Component No. Ic1 Iz Ic3 Ic4 ICS C6 IGF C8 Ica I¢10 a4 iC12 No, 40 24 18 18 20 16 16 16 16 16 14 14 of pins Brown Black Red Yellow Purple Orange Brown Grey Brawn Brown Black Red Not used Orange Grange Brown Brown Black Red Not used Brown Black Green Markings 473M, 4732 473M, 4732 473M, 4732 473M, 4732 473M, 4732 22 16v 47, 47, 470) Ty Gav 47, 47p, 4704 104,0.1 473M 47, 47 p, 470) 220, 2200, 271 naz Type No. D7B0C-1 8332 pPD2114LC* uPDZ114LC-1 F4LS373 F4LS157 TALS 157 F4LS 157 74LST65 748367 7AL500 FALS00 Not used Not used Comments Not used Not used 33p for USA (60 Hzh. Camments OR TMS 4732, may be alternatively labelled. May be prefixed 5N, DM, etc. rr or 74L 5365 “In case of supply difficulty may be same type as IC4.lea 14 74LS04 (C14 14 74LS05 (C15 4 74LS05. " C16 14 74510 " Ici? 14 74LS32 ” C18 14 74LS74 Ic 14 74ALS74 " Ic20 14 74L S86 " (C21 14 74L893 ” (G22 3 7805 or LMG40TS TRI Not used p2-b10 BAZ2Z0 ar BAZZ1 21 D2 are notused. or IN4443 May be marked Red, Red, Black or Red, Red, Brown. Yellow, Yellow, Yellow, Grey. pW BA220 or IN4148 Only supplied for use on 525 line system ta increase picture rate from 590 to GQ Hz. xl CDA6.5MC 3-lead ceramic filter 10. MISCELLANEOUS PARTS 3 off 3.5mm jack sockets (NB — holes are provided for mounting 2 different styles af socket) Modulator Case lower moulding Printed circuit board with keyboard IC sockets'- Regulator heatsink Aluminium 11x14 pin 4BA nut, bolt and washer 5x18 pin Heatsink insulator {card} 2x 18 pin Modulator insulator (card} 1x20 pin 3W" buttons 1x24 pin Case upper moulding 1x 40 pin 2? black plastic rivets (to hold keyboard/ pcb to lower moulding! 5 white plastic rivets (to hold upper and lower moulding together} 2 self adhesive foam strips (for feet) 11, SERVICE If, after having built your 7X86, it fails to work we will service it for a flat rate service fee of £10. In the exceptional case where several of the |C's have been damaged we may request an additional payment. The service fee should be enclosed together with the faulty 2XB0, as service will not be undertaken until the fee is received. IF THE FAULT WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY COMPONENTS SUPPLIED, WE WILL RETURN THE FULL SERVICE FEE. Under no account will we reassemble or complete the assembly of a 2X80 kit. The address of the Service Department is:- 2X60 Service Department, Science of Cambridge Ltd., 6 King’s Parade, Cambridge CB2 15N hSnciair Mesearct ud 12).COMPONENT LOCATION C "Tie, * MOOULATOR ae cl E Aa7 1241 1019 cia ° cis =1£16 Ie 17 1c17 * ie 1c12 1G 18 Ria — RIT — — eos St cs RIS a D1 pi >- CRC RITE