Re: TS1000 / ZX81heat sink

Bill H wrote:

> I am building a case for a TS1000 and wonder can I remove the heatsink
> from the voltage regulator on the main board? Would the chip run too
> hot (there will be a lot of circulation in the new case)? Not to start
> a flame war - but I see on a vic 20 motherboard I have they didn't put
> in a heat sink on a regulator on the motherboard (but it is only a 1k
> regulator, not a 5k like the TS1000).
>
> Bill H

My friends VIC-20 would often get weird after running for hours on end. We
attributed it to heat at the time....
.

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