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Which is the best spectrum to have ?Just wanted to know which is the best Spectrum to have as i know some have more bugs than others. All i wanted it for was to play games on both 48k …
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ii) The power supply and plug that attaches it ... the same transformer as the +3 - its virtually bomb proof I ... -
PC UpgradeIt's getting to the time when I need to upgrade my PC desktop. Due to the ammound of stuff I have installed and the requirements of some of it I'm be…
... with the stock cooling and 3.2 upwards if you throw ... to look at is the power supply.
A lot of ... cards now need there own power supply and its worth getting forking ... for a modular wiring system power supply if your making this out ... -
+3 3.5" drive B problemsGreetings, I have a chinon357 3.5" floppy with jumpers to work with the +3. Been using it for a while now. Works ok except every time I want to acc…
... 3.5" disks in my +3 box which has my spec +3 and +3 ... PSU, my chinon 3.5" floppy ... drive, a radio shack modified power supply ... one of those plastic 3.5" floppy storage ... amp; guesser, my chinon 3.5" drive has jumpers on ... -
R@RE as hens...erm...feathersI've just got back from a car boot sale this morning... Someone was selling a cassette storage drawer with a few Spectrum tapes in it for ?3.00 ... …
... Spectrum tapes in it for £3.00 ... a bit expensive I ... connector was all rusty, the power supply socket was missing and the ... -
True Spectrum laptop (no emulation)[url]http://user.tninet.se/~vjz762w/[/url] Hi All, I have build a speccy laptop, battery part is not ready yet.... I did it on 2 days, I will put s…
... voltage draw at the power socket of a issue ... help a bit if the 3.3v reg of the ... is driven from the 9v power supply instead of the from ... the regulated 5v supply.
There are ... the macrocells are in low power mode ;-) )
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True Spectrum laptop (no emulation)[url]http://user.tninet.se/~vjz762w/[/url] Hi All, I have build a speccy laptop, battery part is not ready yet.... I did it on 2 days, I will put s…
... help a bit if the 3.3v reg of the CPLD ... is driven from the 9v power supply instead of the from the ... regulated 5v supply.
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Is it possible to use external power supply for +-12; +-5 for ZX SpectrumRecently I acquired a damaged Sinclair ZX Spectrum, issue 3B. According to the maintenance manual I have to replace TR4 and TR5. These type of transi…
... America use a regular PC power supply. Since i don't like ... adapter that was used to power an external USB hard drive ... +12V, enough to power a +2A/+2B/+3. It's a lot ... -
Is it possible to use external power supply for +-12; +-5 for ZX SpectrumRecently I acquired a damaged Sinclair ZX Spectrum, issue 3B. According to the maintenance manual I have to replace TR4 and TR5. These type of transi…
... after I plugin a power supply 9V; 2,3A its ... used a more powerfull power supply, with voltage and current ... was dead. After replacement power supply voltage still drops to ... and D12 IN4148's (Issue 3's & 2). ... I use a external power supply, surely I can think ... -
Is it possible to use external power supply for +-12; +-5 for ZX SpectrumRecently I acquired a damaged Sinclair ZX Spectrum, issue 3B. According to the maintenance manual I have to replace TR4 and TR5. These type of transi…
... when it comes to power electronics, but I thought ... chapter 3 of the Spectrum Hardware ... talks about an extra 5V power supply.
There ... fact an unregulated +12V supply from the collector of ... thought your 2.3A supply would be enough. Even ... -
Is it possible to use external power supply for +-12; +-5 for ZX SpectrumRecently I acquired a damaged Sinclair ZX Spectrum, issue 3B. According to the maintenance manual I have to replace TR4 and TR5. These type of transi…
... 280248]...but I thought chapter 3 of the Spectrum Hardware ... more debugging first. Your existing power supply is just sagging because the ... being supplied for 2 or 3 minutes. After replacing the ... Voltage still sagging to 2,3 V.
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I/O on the Speccy - ideas/help wanted!I'd like an interface for the Spectrum that can control and monitor other items. I have a task in mind that would require: A: 4xbinary inputs (as in…
... (and probably an external power supply). The motors will give ... 74HCT138, which is a 3 to 8 line decoder ... url]
3. Look up the schematic for ... decoupling capacitors) on its power supply, and a ground ... capacitatively coupled via the power MOSFET doesn't ... -
Sinclair PC 200 - RF questionIs there any compatibility regarding the RF output of the sinclair pc 200? This week i got my 2nd unit and in both of them, when connected through R…
... , pin 2 is output, pin 3 is GND. Output measures 4 ... /> [B]so make sure the power supply does not produce 50 Hz ... -
+3 and amstrad 6128 disk b port compatibility questionAfter having read many web pages, secarica's long text and guesser's ascii-art diagrams for connecting a pc floppy to +3 drive B slot, I found myself…
... one of them on Spectrum +3, switched as DS1. It ... two 5.25", two 3.5" and one for motherboard ... red cable "far" from power supply (unlike you connect on PCs ... it, plug into the +3 port. The key present in ... far from power connector, because the Shugart +3 port has ... -
What computing platforms do you have in the house?Just took delivery of my first Mac so now in our house we have: Study: HP Compaq desktop running XP Living room: Dell laptop running Vista (spit)…
... DFS and floppy only)
3 x Spectrum 48K (2 that ... (awaiting repair - duff internal power supply), Spectrum +3
Apple PowerBook G4 (my ... -
end of term - toy daydid anyone else have these? we used to have them, they were wierd days, where you didn't take any lessons, but instead brought one toy in and played…
... remember having to stretch the power supply cable as far as it ... ]
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4116 DRAM for 48KSomeone told me I got faulty RAM in my broken 48K. They should be 150ns, right? What would be a good place to buy them from?
... the board. A single +5V power supply, and a good look at ... less, and just over 1/3 of normal energy consumption. Oh ... -
128k heat sink - ULA problems and a hintHello, I had two ZX Spectrum 128k with a similar behaviour. One item worked only a short time after switching on and then there were increasing RAM …
... . How much current does the power supply have to provide whilst keeping ... get the same problem on 3 different 48K Rubber Spectrums
3 amp) on a little daughter ... heatsinking on the standard issue 3+ 48K isn't brilliant, and ... -
R.I.P. spectrum 48kRecently one of my 48k rubber key (issue 4) machine bit the dust the other day when I tried to power it on. When powering it on, it gave a weird 'bee…
... but it worked flawlessly for 3 years, but could be one ... transformer needed (only for my +3) It isn't regulated but ... wondering if a regulated 9v power supply is better?
btw, why ... wouldn't a 5v power supply work (since the spectrum basically ... -
plus3e simple ide interface problemhi, I prepared a 8bit simple ide interface 3 days ago, but I got problems (with or without ide cable connected). 1.First of all, I have to press re…
... powering the HD from the +3's supply, Extra decoupling, particularly on ... your tapping from the +3's power supply, you should also add ... well. Usually resetting after initial power on seems to fix the ... could be related to the power issue, however, never had ... -
plus3e simple ide interface problemhi, I prepared a 8bit simple ide interface 3 days ago, but I got problems (with or without ide cable connected). 1.First of all, I have to press re…
... /> If your not tapping power from the +3 for the hard drive ... rest were caused by the power supply issues. -
Issue 2 Spectrum overheating keyboard membraneI think I have an issue 2 ZX Spectrum. I don't want to take it apart again as I had problems replacing the keyboard membrane. With Interface 1 conne…
... with a [I]regulated[/I] power supply that outputs around 7~7 ... waste heat vs. unmodified.
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Advice on cooling a PC needed.I am about to build what is gonna be my final PC but i want it to be a humdinger and need advice on keeping it cool as in the past i have built prett…
... my 6600 quad core at 3.6gig (default 2.4) and ... behind the CPU, Over the power supply and directly out of the ... -
Using a Spectrum in JapanHi all, at the moment I have a 48k Spectrum on its way (with a LOT of other stuff) to Japan where I intend to use it. So I have some fairly straight…
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You know any old Power supply will do so long as ... .com/COMPACT-VARIABLE-LINEAR-DC-POWER-SUPPLY-3-12V-2a_W0QQitemZ350184037220QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item350184037220& ... -
At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
... an N64 with 2 or 3 games but left it as ... ZX 128K +2 without its power supply and a copy of Scrabble ... -
At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
... ZX 128K +2 without its power supply and a copy of Scrabble ... now are selling em for ?3-?5, ive even seen some ... -
Using a Spectrum in JapanHi all, at the moment I have a 48k Spectrum on its way (with a LOT of other stuff) to Japan where I intend to use it. So I have some fairly straight…
... 'm using a 9V 1A power supply and my X68000 monitor, as ... away with a 1.2A power supply for the 128 model? 128 ... , and the +3 give me the impression that suitable power supplies might ... -
Using a Spectrum in JapanHi all, at the moment I have a 48k Spectrum on its way (with a LOT of other stuff) to Japan where I intend to use it. So I have some fairly straight…
... uses a 9V 1.85A power supply with a plug similar to ... uses a 9V 2.1A power supply with a plug again similar ... />
The +2A, +2B and +3 use a different type of ... , +2B and +3 models I could just get a power supply similar to ... -
ID a SpeccyI was given a rubber key Speccy a few days ago. But it has no power supply or stuff so I have no idea if it is a 16k or 48k one.. Is there anyway t…
... any ZX power-supply. Unless it's psu to +2A/+3... Hm. Right ... also test it on standard power-supply although it should have stabilized ... power and changeable polarity.
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ID a SpeccyI was given a rubber key Speccy a few days ago. But it has no power supply or stuff so I have no idea if it is a 16k or 48k one.. Is there anyway t…
... any ZX power-supply. Unless it's psu to +2A/+3... Hm. Right ... also test it on standard power-supply although it should have stabilized ... power and changeable polarity.
I ...
