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  • Is this fair/legal?About a year ago, I bought a (512MB) mp3 player, and after a while it stopped playing music in one channel. I took it back to the shop, and they repl…

    ... discovered it was a manufactering fault as the screws on the ... they knew it was a fault & should have recalled it ... 't just the lid - the keyboard was unusable, DVD drive was ...
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty March 2006 Chit chat
  • loading up my old tapeshey there people, perhaps you can help me out with a (not so) little problem i'm having.... I'm trying to transfer an old basic-coded text adventur…

    ... that might help correct the fault(s) on them?
    [ This ... could not load with with +2a. With MakeTzx, no problem. Just ...
    Timppa Timppa March 2006 Emulators
  • my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…

    ... very little in a black 2a that is of any use ... the tape deck from a +2a in a grey +2, you ... simply swop over the whole keyboard, the membranes are completely different ... it in favour of the +2a. It's the most compatible ...
    DEATH DEATH May 2006 Hardware
  • my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…

    ... make the point that changing keyboard buttons on this was never ... consider taking these from a +2a.

    I would think ... however.

    re: the +2a - i seem to have fixed ...
    Hungry Horace Hungry Horace May 2006 Hardware
  • Speccy MTBFHi, Looking at the old (issue 1-2) PCBs, they do look like someone knocked them up in an etching bath/with a soldering iron in their shed but has th…

    ... destroy a Speccy.

    Keyboard membranes, although they do suffer ...

    The most bizarre fault I've ever had to ... crystal into place that the fault cleared. Close examination revealed a ...
    DEATH DEATH May 2006 Hardware
  • Speccy MTBFHi, Looking at the old (issue 1-2) PCBs, they do look like someone knocked them up in an etching bath/with a soldering iron in their shed but has th…

    ... regulator heatsink literally burned through keyboard membranes. Amstrad +2s were pretty ... RAM death too. The redesigned +2A/+3 were a hell of ... broken datacorder keys on the +2A). In fact the only spectrum ...
    absorbentgnome absorbentgnome May 2006 Hardware
  • +3 psu schematics and partsHi everyone. Does anyone have or knows where to get the +3 psu schematic? I'm trying to repair one but i cant find any info on the parts reference. …

    ... . If the transistor is at fault, you may also have to ... .pdf[/url]
    The +3/+2A PSU is very simple, a ...
    absorbentgnome absorbentgnome June 2006 Hardware
  • What should I get??I want to add a Spectrum to my collection but having come from the Atari/Commodore/TI/Apple world, I am a little unsure what to get? Something that …

    ... software, it has the best keyboard of all Spectrums, and if ... . True, it has the same keyboard as the +3, but the ... the +2, you lose the keyboard legends (telling you what keys ... for the +2 (not the +2A, which has all of the ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2006 Hardware
  • did 128k machines dominate ZX market?I have a question about 128k Spectrums. Did they dominate the ZX market in late 80's / early 90's? I mean where there more 128k users than 48k users …

    ... Spectrum faults is a knackered keyboard membrane, or a break in ... machines have at least one fault, whereas around 80% of the ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers July 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Modulator trouble???Hi again, I posted about a week ago some questions about a spectrum 48. Now I have the aforementioned beast in my hands and I was given the order to…

    ... a +2A and a 48k+ both develop the same fault...Basically there ...
    garethrichardadams garethrichardadams August 2006 Hardware
  • The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…

    ... appliance that was happening. No fault of Commodore's; the exact ... because of price. Perhaps the keyboard and cosmetics contributed too.
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…

    ... , had such a stupid hardware fault. Then again, what can else ... ? Boot one up without a keyboard attached and you get a ... "keyboard not found, press [F1] to ...
    ewgf ewgf September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • External Speccy CommunicationHow does a speccy communicate with the outside world ?? Do you have to have the interface 1 for serial communications ( rs232 ) or are there other p…

    ... desoldered the RS232 on a +2A and have fitted a DB9 ... (just need to patch damn keyboard membrane too...).
    CF interface ...
    piters piters October 2006 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2a Keyboard bug?If anyone has a Working +2a... I bought a +2a for Christmas 1986 with an 80 Column thermal printer from Dixons. It was bundled with a tape supposed…

    The only keyboard faul;ts I know of regarding the +2a/+3 is ...
    DEATH DEATH November 2006 Hardware
  • Most keys don?t workHi there, Nice to see all those Speccy fans out here, i?m not alone :) I just bought a used Sinclair Spectrum 48 k but unfortunatly it has a major …

    ... the keyboard membrane to the keyboard have oxidised contacts and the keyboard ... goes into the keyboard assembly. That can result in fault #2, ... that extend from the keyboard to the mainboard contain ... beween the metal printed keyboard surround plate and the ...
    Womble Womble November 2006 Hardware
  • Keyboard Recognition problemHey Yo! After accidently breaking the old keyboard membrane in my ZX Spectrum 128k last week i have now replaced it with a new one. I have installed…

    ... think i have discovered the fault (or maybe not!?). The screw ... place (that hold the 2 keyboard ribbons in place) have become ... work either - so now the keyboard recognition problem is worse on ... ) so i tried that. The keyboard recognition problem is much better ...
    CU_AMiGA CU_AMiGA December 2006 Hardware
  • DivIDE and RWAP's DiwIDE*Opps, sorry, wrong forum, this thread must be in hardware topic.* I was planning to get a divide from Rwap, but I'm too afraid of long way the devi…

    ... does reset constantly here with +2A/+3 and "Rwap" ON also ... LOAD "" in 128K freezes the keyboard (same on ZXSpin).

    keyboard options for one player. However ...
    rwap rwap January 2007 Development
  • Best replacement for ZTX650?What is the best replacement transistor for the obsolete ZTX650? I've read that TIP31 will do the trick. Is there a decent equivalent from the BC or …

    ... the ZTX750. It's a 2A transistor like the 650, ony ... 's how to trace the fault. First, remove all RAM chips ...
    DEATH DEATH January 2007 Hardware
  • Best replacement for ZTX650?What is the best replacement transistor for the obsolete ZTX650? I've read that TIP31 will do the trick. Is there a decent equivalent from the BC or …

    ... the ZTX750. It's a 2A transistor like the 650, ony ... 's how to trace the fault. First, remove all RAM chips ...
    gtsamour gtsamour January 2007 Hardware
  • Keyboard Problem?Hey all. I'm Dave I'm in my last year of college before I go to University. I'm in the UK. I got a +2 a while back when I first told my mum and dad…

    ... +2s, and membranes for the +2a seems to be as rare ... is, as the +2 and +2a use different membranes. The original ... 9V input power plug. The +2a is darker grey and uses ... may have a spare +2 keyboard I can flog you - assuming ...
    DEATH DEATH February 2007 Hardware
  • Keyboard Problem?Hey all. I'm Dave I'm in my last year of college before I go to University. I'm in the UK. I got a +2 a while back when I first told my mum and dad…

    ... , as the +2 and +2a use different membranes. The original ... input power plug. The +2a is darker grey and uses ... may have a spare +2 keyboard I can flog you - ... the +2 membrane and the +2A membrane - I think the ... I have here is a +2A membrane - you cannot tell ...
    rwap rwap February 2007 Hardware
  • When i press shift and 3 i get # instead of ? whats wrongwell it aint me but my bro has rung me to say his Microsoft Word has just started doing what the post title says, i have never used Word, but i have …

    ... English - United Kingdom and the keyboard setting underneath also needs to ... be set to Keyboard - United Kingdom. If you see ... these settings which is at fault.
    rwap rwap February 2007 Chit chat
  • Spectrum +3 Problem & A Modification IdeaThis is a dual post. And it's also my first post, so I apologise if I get stuff wrong lol. My mate bought a Spectrum +3. I'm unsure about how many d…

    ... +3, the +3 and the +2A.

    No display could ... you get beeping sounds and keyboard lights indicating a problem. But ... done was put the laptop keyboard on top of the original ... keyboard, and the motherboard of the ...
    bzr_wolfetone bzr_wolfetone February 2007 Hardware
  • Help make Retro Gamer greatI'm more than happy with the articles that are now appearing in Retro Gamer, but I want it to become far more of a hub for the retro community than i…

    ... hot air around in my keyboard or anything...[/QUOTE]

    2a/+3 which had advanced weather ...
    Dunny Dunny March 2007 Games
  • Spectrum +3 Problem & A Modification IdeaThis is a dual post. And it's also my first post, so I apologise if I get stuff wrong lol. My mate bought a Spectrum +3. I'm unsure about how many d…

    ... "Uncommited Logic Array", although the +2a/3 has a "Gate Array ... ". Only source is a dead +2a/3. The PC doesn't ... sorts. The ULA deals with keyboard input, sound in/out (via ...
    DEATH DEATH March 2007 Hardware
  • Reasons for buying a QL ?It seems, from what I have read, that the QL was a bit of a failure back in the days. But apart from being a collectible, is there any useful/intere…

    ... was terrible; probably through no fault of the designers, as they ... been mentioned. I thought the keyboard was awful too and never ...
    Matt_B Matt_B March 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • About the Cronosoft GamesHello everybody, I just want to comment one thing that happens with the Cronosoft Games. I Load them on my Spectrum+2A and I have seen that most of t…

    Well I can't fault Mr. Chronosoft. I've been ... too carried away on the keyboard it crashed.

    Turns ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton March 2007 Games
  • About the Cronosoft GamesHello everybody, I just want to comment one thing that happens with the Cronosoft Games. I Load them on my Spectrum+2A and I have seen that most of t…

    Just powered-up my +2A, and I've had Farmer- ... />
    Other than a hardware fault of some kind, I'm ...
    bobs bobs March 2007 Games
  • Dead Spectrum +Hi all, I've recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing it. When I last looked at it, when I was much younger, I was soldering a …

    ... 've got a full working keyboard. Boot's up to the ... .

    However, a new fault has cropped up and before ...
    owdeuk owdeuk April 2007 Hardware
  • Dead Spectrum +Hi all, I've recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing it. When I last looked at it, when I was much younger, I was soldering a …

    ... it also mention's related keyboard issues as well.

    fault for the loss of -v ...
    owdeuk owdeuk April 2007 Hardware
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