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  • Horizontal black and white bars on ZX Spectrum 128k ToastrackSo I found a working 128k toastrack on a local auction site. After playing around with it for a few days I noticed the sound of the AY chip was reall…

    ... on the machine it showed black/white bars. I tried power cycling a ...
    StarQuake StarQuake May 2018 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum 128k Toastrack with horizontal black and white barsSo I found a working 128k toastrack on a local auction site. After playing around with it for a few days I noticed the sound of the AY chip was reall…

    ... on the machine it showed black/white bars. I tried power cycling a ...
    StarQuake StarQuake May 2018 Updates
  • Dead issue 3b with black and white barsHi all, I've been donated an issue 3b which has some nice black and white bars with a few flashing blocks. I've done a few RAM tests and could spo…

    ... 3b which has some nice black and white bars with a few flashing ...
    Jet5y Jet5y December 2015 Hardware
  • TV went black & white...Yesterday my old, trusty CRT television suddenly decided to show TV channels in black & white only. (and nothing of value was lost... :grin:) It's a…

    ... to show TV channels in black & white only. (and nothing of ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie November 2010 Chit chat
  • Soldering Iron Fun - 48k Composite Video ModYay, I bought a temperature controlled soldering iron and associated gubbins yesterday and have had a practise go at Womble's documented [URL="http:/…

    ... 's no copyright message, but black / white bars. So, the mod was easy ...
    jp jp May 2008 Hardware
  • 48k packed up after cap changeHi all, I'm relatively new to the Sinclair world, my 8-bit repairs in past was lurking in the dark sides of Acorn, Amstrad and Commodore! I've got…

    ... - it powers up to a black border and a myriad of ... (they both now show thick black & white bars). 4116 voltages are were ... yellow loading bars when trying to initialise, other times a black border ...
    dozey_dustman dozey_dustman December 2017 Hardware
  • Faulty +2, What could it be?Hi, ZX Spectrum +2, grey model with a barrel connector for power. When powered up the screen has lots of flashing coloured blocks each with some ru…

    Sounds like the problem I'm having with my CPU socket - do you have alternate black & white bars behind the flashing attributes?
    napoleonblownaparte napoleonblownaparte June 2012 Hardware
  • 48k+ CPU SocketThink I've bitten off more than I can chew... After the desoldering my z80 went without incident, no damaged pads, tracks etc. I expected the socket…

    ... square one, that is: black & white bars with flashing attributes and a ...
    napoleonblownaparte napoleonblownaparte June 2012 Hardware
  • 48k packed up after cap changeHi all, I'm relatively new to the Sinclair world, my 8-bit repairs in past was lurking in the dark sides of Acorn, Amstrad and Commodore! I've got…

    ... - it powers up to a black border and a myriad of ... (they both now show thick black & white bars). 4116 voltages are were ... yellow loading bars when trying to initialise, other times a black border ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK December 2017 Hardware
  • 128K refurb.... What is the best way?Here's the latest Spectrum I got... Finally got a Toastrack... Not sure if it was good value ( around US$100 ). [img]https://os.blackice.com.au/us…

    ... and have gone from permanent black/white bars to something that looks like ... random memory contents, but mostly white. Something isn't working, and ... . Mostly I just get black border and white screen, but changing rams ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk March 2021 Hardware
  • +2 (grey) Faulty Black & White StripesI believe that there was a thread before about a +2 with same problem but I couldn't find it. So I am posting again hoping to find the same advice. …

    ... set of horizontal black and white stripes on a white background every time ...
    Anestis Anestis December 2009 Hardware
  • 48K Speccy Repair Log.Some people may know my love for writing up my repairs of arcade PCBs on various forums so thought I would do the same for this little fella. Had th…

    ... [/img]

    The black and white bars, with or without gfx splotches ... no problem, compared to the 128 pins required to removed the ...
    Womble Womble August 2010 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128 & bundle of peripherals for saleHi, I'm based in Brighton, Sussex, UK, looking to sell the following big bundle of bits - preferably to a local-ish buyer who can collect in person,…

    ... :
    - Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128 (original black Sinclair model with heatsink; with ... monitor is not quite right: white is displaying as yellow, magenta ...
    feline1 feline1 August 2012 Sales
  • Spectrum Black & White Image??I've just got my machine to load but now I'm noticing the picture is black and white!? Whats wrong!? Now i think about it I've never loaded a game o…

    ... 'm noticing the picture is black and white!? Whats wrong!?

    dreamscape dreamscape September 2014 Hardware
  • Games not compatible with the 128+ & grey +2Like the +2A & +3 thread, there are a few games that do not work correctly on the original 128+ and the grey +2. Two games that I know of that wil…

    ... correctly on the original 128+ and the grey +2.

    Two ...
    Swainy Swainy September 2015 Games
  • Spectrum 128K +2 problemhello, i am try to repair my spectrum 128k +2 grey, i remove all ram chips and i have some new ones spares, now i have remove all ram chips, i want …

    ... />
    only 2 vertical black and white bars[/QUOTE]
    [QUOTE=csmith;688219 ... will set the boarder to white almost immediately after power up ... RAM. I would imagine the 128 machines were the same? Anyone ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK March 2013 Hardware
  • What bollocks[url="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3409736441&category=11994"]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3409736441&cat…

    ... just in glorious shades of black,white & grey.[/I]

    //// //// //// //// //// //// //// //// ////
    black,white & grey[/I]. either this guy ...
    Amigo Amigo April 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Interface1 problem.I just bought one. Problem is, I plug the thingie in one of my argentinian clones and the machine seems not to run a single Z80 cycle. The screen is …

    ... screen is filled with black & white thick vertical bars (about 3 or ...
    Marcelo Marcelo March 2006 Hardware
  • Unconventional way of diagnosing a faultHi everyone Some time ago I got a 48k Spectrum (issue 3B board) in a pretty bad condition. I believe the power supply transistor TR4 failed, causing…

    ... I only get 4 vertical black and white bars over the screen. I ... enlighten me why these characteristic black and white bars appear on the screen ... )? I would expect a completely black or white screen.

    Thanks
    Avian Avian May 2007 Hardware
  • C=1084s with Timex or ZX+2 - no colorI have an old C=1084s monitor for Amiga. It worked fine with my A1200 connected via RGB cable. Few days ago I tried to connect my Timex 2048 and grey…

    ... grey ZX Spectrum +2 via composite cable. The result was black & white ...
    PopoCop PopoCop July 2009 Hardware
  • SpecEmu shows BRIGHT black (???)I'm watching an RZX of both of the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000864&loadpics=3"]Ceasefire[/URL] games. In the second g…

    ... bleed that brightness into the black. Or rather, there is a ... distinct brighter black around the main character.
    black white ( [I]Duh, really? -Ed [/I ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman April 2010 Emulators
  • Upgrading 16k MemoryHi All I have a fully working issue 2 16k spectrum and a broken issue3 48k spectrum (It's showing the black and white bars and some flashing blocks)…

    ... (It's showing the black and white bars and some flashing blocks). I ...
    wozname wozname December 2010 Hardware
  • Newbie question about my unwell Spectrum...Hi - I have had a couple of dud 48K Issue 3 Spectrums in the loft for 20 years or more. One would initialise sometimes but could not be guaranteed t…

    ... pattern of 4 black vertical bars on a white background. These bars move from ...
    weathereye weathereye February 2011 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum Woes...In my endeavours to get my second Spectrum (Issue 3) working I have replaced the CPU, memory and lower ram. I have fitted sockets for the CPU and me…

    ... four four animated alternate vertical black and white bars to an animated chequerboard ...
    weathereye weathereye March 2011 Hardware
  • Just Got Spectrum +2 grey model off ebay a few problemsFinally decided to get a real Spectrum after catching up on a load of games on emulators I missed in my earlier years due to having a C64 and Atari 8…

    ... a screen of large horizontal black & white lines seemed to be ...
    barnieg barnieg June 2011 Hardware
  • Spectrum 8bit IDE adaptersHello there my fellow WoS'ers Today I am pleased to (finally) release these little adapters into the wilde [URL="http://postimage.org/image/1aceto6…

    ... the Spectrum +2 (A/B) Black models and the Spectrum +3 ... (toast rack) and Spectrum +2 128 (Grey)
    This would require the ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 August 2011 Sales
  • Help with Spectrum 128k reparationHi! I have the following symptoms with a 128k unit version 6U - On power on, black and white bars (one char width each), white background - Once po…

    ... power on, black and white bars (one char width each), white background
    - Once ... reset, colour background (often magenta), black screen.

    I tried ...
    kwyjibo kwyjibo September 2011 Hardware
  • 48k+ CPU SocketThink I've bitten off more than I can chew... After the desoldering my z80 went without incident, no damaged pads, tracks etc. I expected the socket…

    ... of either red, magenta or black border with flashing attributes.
    black and white bars. The internal speaker is ...
    napoleonblownaparte napoleonblownaparte June 2012 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48K help neededI hav got an old Specrtum 48K issue 3. When I plug-in power connector it doesn't show the home screen (c) Sinclair.... From about 50 times trying to …

    ... are attached. Mostly I have white-black vertical bars.
    How can I ...
    btrafela btrafela June 2012 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum + and 3 * Spectrum +2 Grey For SaleHi, I have listed 3 Spectrum +2 Grey Models and One Spectrum + One of the +2s works fine, one powers up but has flashing squares, and the other I a…

    ... have listed 3 Spectrum +2 Grey Models and One Spectrum +
    128-Grey-and-One-Sinclair-Spectrum-Computer ...
    jonesypeter jonesypeter May 2013 Sales
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