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  • ZX Spectrum +3 Query...Hi all, As common, I brought down my Spectrum from the attic the other day to have another stab at getting it running. I knew from the past it was a…

    ... there a PSU on the motherboard itself? Because I bought another ... just seems something on the motherboard isn't passing through the ... all? you say the tv picture flickers when you turn it ... even though there is no picture?
    If you monitor the ...
    guesser guesser March 2011 Hardware
  • +2 grey composite modWithout digging out the schematics, is it possible to do the composite mod like the 48k on these?

    ... rotted UHF Modulator from the motherboard... in fact it was that ... the wrong way on the motherboard) so I reversed it... this ... you can see in this picture, TR4 is now correct for ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 March 2011 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2B HelpHello there my fellow WoS'ers Recently I bought a Spectrum +2 from eBay, it turns out to be a +2B from China, according to the plastics. The unit f…

    ... some more images of the +2B[/B]


    [B ... for things like Serial numbers, motherboard revisions and chassis markings.
    Zetr0 Zetr0 April 2011 Hardware
  • So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…

    It's funny - I owned 4 or 5 Amstrad Spectrums (+2A, +2B, +3) and the sound was always ok on them. The picture looked dreadful but the sound was ok. Tried them on so many different TVs but still they looked horrid.
    itsallgood itsallgood April 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • likely damage caused to +2 by too highly rated supplyHi. did have a quick search but couldn't see an answer. I've been offered a +2 which the previous owner damaged by connecting too high a power supply…

    ... to exchange on the +2 motherboard?

    Oh for the ... CPU and power up the motherboard, see if you get a picture.
    Zetr0 Zetr0 May 2011 Hardware
  • 128K blues, part +2: picture and tape driveI recently purchased an original (grey) +2 which sadly seems not to be fully working. The computer powers up but there is no way to obtain a stable p…

    ... of the cables connecting the motherboard were detached from the small ... the right of the second picture.)

    When also considering ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2011 Hardware
  • 128K blues, part +2: picture and tape driveI recently purchased an original (grey) +2 which sadly seems not to be fully working. The computer powers up but there is no way to obtain a stable p…

    ... in the SILK of the motherboard - as such TR4 is backward ... stable [b]full colour[/b] picture through composite, I am yet ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 June 2011 Hardware
  • 128K blues, part +2: picture and tape driveI recently purchased an original (grey) +2 which sadly seems not to be fully working. The computer powers up but there is no way to obtain a stable p…

    ... you take a picture of the bottom of the motherboard?

    Zetr0 Zetr0 June 2011 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum + alive thanks to this site.I was given a dead unit several months ago. I finally had time to look at it yesterday. Using the repair guide on this site the thing is now alive.…

    ... realised when I saw a picture of an open unit. I ... video mod. It improves the picture no end, and allows you ... hardwiring a joystick to the motherboard, personally I'd be a ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 July 2011 Hardware
  • New game: BozxleHere is a new game called BOZXLE which has been written within a week. The screenshots are of the game running on a 48K. This runs also on the 128 …

    ... mode, Spectaculator) and the menu picture could enjoy some touch of ... emulators, on a 48k/128+2B/+3 it actually works well ... suggest making some fullscreen loading picture that remains on the screen ...
    polomint polomint September 2011 Announcements
  • Alternative power supply for a +2B?Hi friends, On impulse, I recently bought a ZX Spectrum +2 (unit only, untested) on eBay, thinking that the cables (specifically the power supply) o…

    ... on Ebay and won a +2B for 4.95 (+10 quid ... (but with a MUCH sharper picture).

    3, I installed ... supply, but on opening the +2B supply the 3,15A fuse ... supply is rated at 700mA, +2B is rated at 200mA. Thanks ...
    nuggetreggae nuggetreggae October 2011 Hardware
  • I am looking: Molex connectors Spectrum+2 (board-> ribbon membrane)[B][SIZE="3"]Hi guys! I need a molex connector that connects the plate with the membrane keyboard for a spectrum +2 like this: [/SIZE][/B] [IMG]http:…

    [QUOTE=LCD;581189]But it has 8+5 Molex connectors, not the 11-Pins...[/QUOTE]

    The OP's picture is a +2B not a +2 :)
    guesser guesser November 2011 Wanted
  • Spectrum +3 and Commodore 1084S-D1Hi everybody, I know, we already talked about this here, but I still have the problem and cannot find the solution. I just bought a video cable from…

    ... digital RGB signal and +2A/+2B/+3 have analog signal. Fortunately ... I (intensity) signal to them, picture is poorer. Please do a ...
    Duddie Duddie December 2011 Hardware
  • Sam CoupeI know it's an extremely long shot but is anyone looking to part with their beloved Sam Coupe as I've got a loving home waiting for one.... Would pr…

    ... the black and white RF picture. If not then I'll ... the front edge of the motherboard. I don't know whether ... main thing!

    The motherboard is version 1.1 dated ... early '90. How many different motherboard versions of the Sam were ...
    cmonkey cmonkey February 2012 Wanted
  • +3 Games in shopsI was thinking today, when I was a kid back in the late 80s, how come I never used to see Spectrum +3 games in the shops? Were they mail order only o…

    ... +2B was still going into the 90s (the Issue 4 motherboard was ...
    guesser guesser March 2012 Games
  • +3 Games in shopsI was thinking today, when I was a kid back in the late 80s, how come I never used to see Spectrum +3 games in the shops? Were they mail order only o…

    ... +2B was still going into the 90s (the Issue 4 motherboard was ...
    WISE OWL WISE OWL March 2012 Games
  • RGB on a +2Do you have to actually make the circuit with the diodes and such to make the rgb ouput on the +2 work? [URL="http://mts.speccy.cz/doc/128_rgb.pdf"…

    ... .

    The +3 and +2B generate analogue RGB like this ... an option on the +2 motherboard two so that it could ...
    guesser guesser April 2012 Hardware
  • Do I have a Spanish +2B here?Hi everyone, been lurking here for a little while:) I recently bught a +2B from e-bay, one of those "no way to test it" ones. (I know I know!) I was…

    ... a faulty spanish ZX Spectrum +2B. I tried to repair it ... the +2B had a +2B with spanish ROMs, spanish case, spanish motherboard and ... got repaired with an english motherboard...
    Zup Zup April 2012 Hardware
  • Pictures of your ZX Spectrum collectionsI love seeing other people's collections of stuff. Be great to see your shelves or boxes full of games so we can have a nose at it too. I find it he…

    ... .jpg[/IMG]
    ^^not my picture but I have one
    picture)

    [IMG]http://timex ... +2, 128K+2A (2x), 128k +2B, 128k +3 (2x), ZX Printer ...
    Encarnado Encarnado April 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Release date of ZX modelsWhat is release date of other ZX models ? ?. ?.1980 ZX 80 5. 3.1981 ZX 81 23. 4.1982 ZX Spectrum (rubber speccy) ?. 6.1984 ZX Spectrum + ?.…

    ... 1987. The +2A shares a motherboard with the +3 (has the ... in 1988 Amstrad launched the +2B. Most of the early ones ... +2A cases. The +2B has the cut-down motherboard, missing the disk ... are several revisions of the +2B board.
    chev chev April 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Release date of ZX modelsWhat is release date of other ZX models ? ?. ?.1980 ZX 80 5. 3.1981 ZX 81 23. 4.1982 ZX Spectrum (rubber speccy) ?. 6.1984 ZX Spectrum + ?.…

    ... 1987. The +2A shares a motherboard with the +3 (has the ... in 1988 Amstrad launched the +2B. Most of the early ones ... +2A cases. The +2B has the cut-down motherboard, missing the disk ... are several revisions of the +2B board.[/QUOTE]

    Hmmm ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx April 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Release date of ZX modelsWhat is release date of other ZX models ? ?. ?.1980 ZX 80 5. 3.1981 ZX 81 23. 4.1982 ZX Spectrum (rubber speccy) ?. 6.1984 ZX Spectrum + ?.…

    ... model? (in the +2A and +2B models I mean)[/QUOTE]
    2B boards found their way into ... that after Amstrad redesigned the motherboard, they only used the +3 ... . There is no +3B. The +2B in its various revisions is ...
    chev chev April 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Release date of ZX modelsWhat is release date of other ZX models ? ?. ?.1980 ZX 80 5. 3.1981 ZX 81 23. 4.1982 ZX Spectrum (rubber speccy) ?. 6.1984 ZX Spectrum + ?.…

    ... 's correct. A lot of +2B boards found their way into ... that after Amstrad redesigned the motherboard, they only used the +3 ... . There is no +3B. The +2B in its various revisions is ... computer is a +2A or +2B? (for a non-expert in ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx April 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Release date of ZX modelsWhat is release date of other ZX models ? ?. ?.1980 ZX 80 5. 3.1981 ZX 81 23. 4.1982 ZX Spectrum (rubber speccy) ?. 6.1984 ZX Spectrum + ?.…

    ... computer is a +2A or +2B? (for a non-expert in ... has a partially populated +3 motherboard with the disk section missing ... some components. The +2B has a cut down motherboard missing the disk ...
    chev chev April 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Release date of ZX modelsWhat is release date of other ZX models ? ?. ?.1980 ZX 80 5. 3.1981 ZX 81 23. 4.1982 ZX Spectrum (rubber speccy) ?. 6.1984 ZX Spectrum + ?.…

    [QUOTE=Encarnado;621136]No they don't share the same motherboard.[/QUOTE]

    Yes they do.

    The wobbly edged board is the +2B (some of these were shipped in +2A cases)

    EDIT: Oops, too slow :)
    guesser guesser April 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • No video in Spectrum 128k +2A Grey[B][COLOR="red"]EDIT: 26-05-2012 = Thread topic edited[/COLOR][/B] Hi everyone, Recently i won a Spectrum 128k +2A Grey at ebay UK. The Spectrum …

    ... tell from the motherboard that yours is actually a +2B. The +2A ... /+3 and +2B use the same ...
    guesser guesser May 2012 Hardware
  • No video in Spectrum 128k +2A Grey[B][COLOR="red"]EDIT: 26-05-2012 = Thread topic edited[/COLOR][/B] Hi everyone, Recently i won a Spectrum 128k +2A Grey at ebay UK. The Spectrum …

    ... tell from the motherboard that yours is actually a +2B. The +2A ... /+3 and +2B use the same ... />
    So, someone change the motherboard ?

    Because if i ...
    g40rocket g40rocket May 2012 Hardware
  • No video in Spectrum 128k +2A Grey[B][COLOR="red"]EDIT: 26-05-2012 = Thread topic edited[/COLOR][/B] Hi everyone, Recently i won a Spectrum 128k +2A Grey at ebay UK. The Spectrum …

    ... +2B inside a +2A casing.
    +2A have the same +3 motherboard ... and other bits.
    +2B have the motherboard "cut out" just like ... Gray +2 have a rectangular motherboard smaller than +2A/+3 and ...
    Encarnado Encarnado May 2012 Hardware
  • External Tape / Audio Input on Spectrum +2AEvening all, I've just picked up a Spectrum +2A and have been trying to load TZX files from my Mac into the Spectrum. I know the leads and methods …

    ... genuine +2A (Z70830 motherboard) or a +2B (Z70833 motherboard). If the latter have ...
    guesser guesser June 2012 Hardware
  • 'Jumping' Composite Video Output on +2bNot having much luck recently... I have converted my +2b to composite out using the info contained [URL="http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.…

    ... ago to my +2B. I cannot say the picture is too good ... could do to better the picture :-? With an RGB cable the ...
    mr.spiv mr.spiv June 2012 Hardware
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