Timex/Sinclair 1000 Tape Loading

Hi Gary You didn't say what the main issue is? The problem could be most any thing. Have you listened to the recordings to make sure you don't have dropouts? Do you have an oscilloscope that you can use to look at what the Z80 sees? If you have dropouts caused by wrinkled tapes, wind the tape backwards and let it sit for about a week. If it is folded, you may have to do some more serious recovery tricks. I've has to do this on Poly88 tapes. It may also be a problem in the Sinclair. Sometimes the ceramic capacitors become leaky. This can effect the threshold of the input comparitor. There are still more things to look at. Try to isolate the problem. Things like, are you get partial reads? And things like was meantioned about tape speeds. If you are using a hi-fi unit, most line outs don't provide enough signal level. Dwight