{"id":7069,"date":"2025-09-25T17:18:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/sinclairworld\/?page_id=7069"},"modified":"2025-10-06T16:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:03:59","slug":"thandar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/sinclairworld\/thandar\/","title":{"rendered":"Thandar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7069\" class=\"elementor elementor-7069\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7ad65a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"57223\" data-id=\"c7ad65a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4ff580\" data-eae-slider=\"5125\" data-id=\"f4ff580\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6144b2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"66631\" data-id=\"6144b2b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e243b4\" data-eae-slider=\"71152\" data-id=\"7e243b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5291a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5291a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thandar Electronics<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d140ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d140ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-897ca4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"62904\" data-id=\"897ca4d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-837d6ea\" data-eae-slider=\"71073\" data-id=\"837d6ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715aa07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"715aa07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Thandar Electronics (1980-89); formerly Sinclair Electronics (1979-80)<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 1961 by Sir Clive Sinclair,\u00a0Sinclair Radionics became known for innovative consumer and scientific electronics. By the late 1970s, overseas competition and ambitious projects strained its finances. Seen as a valuable British manufacturer, it received public investment from the National Enterprise Board (NEB), which soon took majority control. The NEB sold off the calculator and television divisions, retaining the more profitable scientific instrument business.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1979, with his vision diverging from the NEB\u2019s, Sinclair stepped down and turned his attention to new projects. What remained was briefly renamed <em>Sinclair Electronics<\/em> before becoming <em>Thandar Electronics<\/em> in 1980, continuing production at the former St Ives premises.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a31a6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"21522\" data-id=\"7a31a6f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-830f15c\" data-eae-slider=\"56575\" data-id=\"830f15c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c247676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c247676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/sinclairworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3472-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7189\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loadzx.com\/sinclairworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3472-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/sinclairworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3472-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/sinclairworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3472-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/sinclairworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3472-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/loadzx.com\/sinclairworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3472-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3d6c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af3d6c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i style=\"text-align: center;\">Photograph: Jo\u00e3o Diogo Ramos and several friends visiting former Sinclair locations in Cambridge, UK, in 2017.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e08bb8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"88599\" data-id=\"e08bb8f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-295d1fa\" data-eae-slider=\"73510\" data-id=\"295d1fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c0306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6c0306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1989 Thandar merged with Thurlby Electronics to form Thurlby Thandar Instruments (TTi), still operating today, now as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aimtti.com\/about-aim-tti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AIM-TTi<\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thandar Electronics Thandar Electronics (1980-89); formerly Sinclair Electronics (1979-80) Founded in 1961 by Sir Clive Sinclair,\u00a0Sinclair Radionics became known for innovative consumer and scientific electronics. 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