Timex Sinclair 2040 printer question

[ianace]

Hello all,

Just wondering if someone can answer this, I acquired a Timex Sinclair 2040 printer from my local retro shop.

It did not have a power supply with it, but does have a jack port at the back which I assume is for a power supply. If so, does anyone know what voltage it would take?

I was wondering, Were any of these printers taking power straight from the printer connection like the silver paper Sinclair printers, but I don’t think so.

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I've found this photo:


I assume the thing at the right is a power supply.

[ianace]

Hi,

I think it might be , 24 volts, I asked on another website.

[+3code]

Hi,

I think it might be , 24 volts, I asked on another website.

Here: https://k1.spdns.de/Vintage/Sinclair/82 ... 20Printer/

"The printer required and came with an own power supply. Therefore it could still be used with the ZX Spectrum+3 and +2A/B. (to be verified) The PSU supplied roughly 24 Volt at 1 Ampere."

[flange]

The power supply output needs to be AC not DC and is rectified and regulated inside the printer itself.

The website in the link in the post above says that you can buy fax paper and cut it down but there is no need as rolls of the right width are readily available, picture is of one of mine, and whilst too big to fit directly, it's easy to roll your own as they say, also the site is in error when it states it will work with the ZX80 as the ROM has no printer commands in it.
Code for a crude COPY command appeared in Sync magazine, I believe, which I tried at the time but was hardly much use.

[1024MAK]

This printer needs a PSU with a 24V 1A AC output.

Mark