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Modding +2 - Tape CounterGot my first Spectrum April this year and I hit 40 in July, was always a Commodore 64 user back in the day and that machine now sits side by side wit…
... C64 C2N has a tape counter on it but the Spectrum ... the near future incase the tape deck packs up.
... mod to add a tape counter to the +2 machines, mine is ... to add an external tape deck and get hold ... as that machine supported external tape out the box.
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Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 Tape Drive BeltHi after carefuly removing the Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 Tape Drive Belts,i realised that i was not sure exactly how they fitted on to the pullies ,the…
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+2 Tape inputHi, my +2 tape player has died. It started off with most of the wires detatching at the solder points, so I rewired using a couple of images/diagra…
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my +2 tape player has died. It started ... the wires coming from the tape head connenct to the cassette ... -
+2 tape drive pinch wheelDoes anyone know where to get new pinch wheels to fit the +2 tape drive?
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2 x Spectrum cases,2 bust mobos,2 tape decks,2 Keyboards Free stuffHi,I am having a clear out of my old stuff I have the following to give away if who ever wants the stuff,pays the postage. 1 x Black 128+2 case ok c…
... br /> 1 x Greyish 128+2 case DataCorder cover cracked other ... that ok condition.
The 2 keyboards from the machines the ... reason.
The internal tape decks from both machines still ... work.
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The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as ... needs regular cleaning and no tape counter. Top it off with ... Personally I thought the plus 2 was awful, and the ... regretted. Yes, the Plus 2 had a proper keyboard - ... had style, but the Plus 2 was just a money making ... -
Spectrum +2 tape playerHi all, the tape player on my +2 has gone silent on me. There's power getting to it but there doesn't seem to be any sound getting to the computer, e…
Hi all, the tape player on my +2 has gone silent on me ... I was getting a strange tape delay effect on the loading ... -
+2 Tape RecorderI was given a +2 for Christmas in 1991, it packed up in 1995 but in the 3 or so but it got some quite intensive use in that time. One issue I rememb…
I was given a +2 for Christmas in 1991, it ... datacorder was quite unreliable, R Tape Loading Error was quite common ... rewired it so an external tape recorder could be used, this ... it to use an external tape recorder. -
spectrum +2 tape recorder is dead helpMy +2 grey's tape recorder is not even coming on when i press play so i was wondering with the 5 cables going into a plug and then connecting on to a…
My +2 grey's tape recorder is not even coming ... into a pc or another tape recorder ?
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+2 Tape Deck RepairI've just got a +2 (original, not A or B) and the Tape Deck doesn't do anything. No power at all. I've opened the machine and found something loose…
... a +2 (original, not A or B) and the Tape Deck doesn ... to the running of the tape deck. Also, it's wired ... -
Project #1 : Speccy 128k+2 with diVide inside...Hi guys, I just have finished my Super Spectrum #1 The idea (I was thinking of that since 2007) was to fit an english grey +2 motherboard in a +2A…
... either not on the 2 french grey +2 I own), a ... made some modifications to my +2 and + 2A : I ... (Atari way), and added a tape counter (from a CPC 464) + ... kind of capacitor between 2 pins. I finally removed ...
I checked my 2 others +2 and another +2a, they all ... -
Grey +2 tape motorAnyone know where to get a tape motor for a grey +2? Mine is on its last legs. When I got this +2 I serviced the deck and put new belts in but the…
... to get a tape motor for a grey +2? Mine is on ... />
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+2 tape input protectionI'll start this by admitting I've not checked on a 48K or Toasty-Rack diagram to see how the tape input is actually wired in but what I'm asking is f…
... diagram to see how the tape input is actually wired in ... if you use an external tape player with the grey or ... black +2 then there's a bit ... -
Multi-load games on a +2/+2a/+2bHello guys. How do you guys manage to play multi-load games on a +2/+2a/+2b? There's no tape counter. Sorry if this is a crazy question. I know of…
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Special mono tape recorders for Micro owners of the early 1980s So what were the KEY FEATURES of these machines that separated them out from the normal mono tape recorders ? I cannot really remember- but I have …
... out from the normal mono tape recorders ? I cannot really ... ADJUSTMENT HOLE?
2) Were the heads very accessible ... )Did they have a nice tape counter?
5) Did ... how did the "most excellent" + 2 tape recorder stand up against this ... -
Mini Spectrum +2Hi, I've just missed out by 53p on a Spectrum +2 which was chop sawed to make it a Mini Spectrum +2: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Grey-Spectrum-Plus-2…
... uk/itm/Grey-Spectrum-Plus-2-with-the-cassette-thoughtfully-removed ... />
I can only see 2 other people who have attempted ... /2012/09/sinclair-spectrum-128k-2-mini.html
https:// ... Spectrum +2 didn't have the best tape recorder with no tape counter. I ... -
Some \"newbie\" questions about the Spectrum +2I bought a +2 last week. I had never owned any of the 128k Spectrums before, nor seen them in action. I have a couple of questions; 1) Do all 128k …
... in 128 basic mode, tape player mode or can some ... basic mode
2) Were many games specifically made ... for the +2? I ask because yesterday ... picked up a "Dixons" +2 boxed compilation, and a ... the life of the +2 tape deck? I already ran ... -
+2 Loading from CD PlayerOn my +2 I have now got one of those CD > Tape Adapters. What I do is put the adapter into the +2 tape player and plug my CD-Walkman thing into that.…
... +2 I have now got one of those CD > Tape ... put the adapter into the +2 tape player and plug my CD ... and record it onto a tape, which had all the ... locating the games on the tape rewinding fast forwarding etc ... CD but when recorded to tape they load fine. Why ... -
Yep Speccy owner again X 2My ebay stash arrived and it all works (not quite tested all the games and the second tape unit, but both speccys work and both look48K's as well) T…
... games and the second tape unit, but both speccys ... />
2 zx spectrums 48k's
2 tape recorders
39 ... but I noticed the tape loading noise coming out of ... the speccy and the tape drive. With my trusty ... managed to sort the tape drive, but is there ... -
LERM Transpack 2Hi I am after LERM Transpack 2 Tape to Disc transfer utility for spectrum 48/128 to MGT +D has anybody got an original or a copy. It must have the m…
Hi
I am after LERM Transpack 2 Tape to Disc transfer utility for spectrum 48/128 to MGT +D has anybody got an original or a copy. It must have the manual with it.
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A different post/thread by me.....I usually post little comments here and there, or create a thread just about some mad/funny shit...this thread is er....different...:) My Spectrum …
... round, and there was 2 papers that had to be ... on for a good 1-2 years, I used to ... load of games on with tape counter number at the side of ... Evo Soccer Series, and the 2 getaway games. Apart from those ... SWOS(I know amiga!), Back 2 School, Turbo Espirit(love it ... -
Jericho 2 & Farmer Horace (Elephant Software)Martijn, Farmer Horace was a freebie game on side 2 of the Jericho 2 tape. Both have been dumped. Steve
Martijn,
Farmer Horace was a freebie game on side 2 of the Jericho 2 tape. Both have been dumped.
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128 +2 tape deckI am not 100% sure what to buy to fix it.. first. scuba dive worked / loaded.. then games after didn't.. should I just got for the tape belt?!?! or…
... I just got for the tape belt?!?! or for a new ... I could use an external tape deck, I tried and nothing ... -
tape belt size ?just curious of the exact size, of a +2 tape deck. I mean between 70 and 80 mm? I was taking a guess at 75mm.. also are the cpc / 128 drive and tap…
just curious of the exact size, of a +2 tape deck. I mean between 70 and 80 mm?
I was taking a guess at 75mm..
also are the cpc / 128 drive and tape belts the same spec?
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+2 tape motor?so I replaced the belt on the +2 deck, still doing the same thing.. either the roller or motor is at fault.. can't find a 6 volt DC motor.. usual pla…
... replaced the belt on the +2 deck, still doing the same ... -
Modification of +2: TAPE IN port?Hi. My friend got a +2. He is a hardware guy, so he would like to add a regular EAR port to it. However he prefers to have some schematix first. …
Hi.
My friend got a +2. He is a hardware guy, so he would like to add a regular EAR port to it.
However he prefers to have some schematix first.
Can You help?
Thanx in advance,
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rewire or adapter plug ?thought someone electronic minded might know about this.. got a [URL="http://www.old-computers.com/MUSEUM/computer.asp?c=419&st=1"]eaca[/URL] compu…
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Plus 2 Tape Deck Play ButtonHi All, Recently acquired a Plus2 that works except it has issues with the tape deck. When I had it, the tape deck was fully seized up. So I managed…
... it has issues with the tape deck. When I had it ... , the tape deck was fully seized up ... -
+2 Tape Deck - blue wireFound that the blue wire that connects to the Z70501 tape circuit board has broken off, to what part should it be resoldered to - please a nice clear…
Found that the blue wire that connects to the Z70501 tape circuit board has broken off, to what part should it be resoldered to - please a nice clear photo would do.
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Spectrum+2 Tape Deck Buzz<p>I've been messing with a Iss3 0500 Spectrum +2. So far I've replaced the electrolytic capacitors, flipped the transistors, add…
... with a Iss3 0500 Spectrum +2. So far I've replaced ...
