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Bad RGB picture qualityHi I just received my RGB cable, and found out that the quality is not as good ex expected. [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6845970/loader1.jpg[/IMG] …
... , when divIDE is attached, the picture gets worser. There are some ... , middle and bottom of the picture moving from left to right ... /> I tried to sharpen the picture, but nothing changed.
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Wikipedia censorship[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpions_(band[/url]) Wikipedia has always boasted "Wikipedia is not censored". Sadly, as of Saturday 6th, and d…
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I've seen the picture in question (in fact I ... article) it's an extremely bad-taste picture and [I]borders on ... -
WTF? New HD crashes after 1 week!FFS, I've had enough of hard drives. My new one has crashed after only a week. Again, it's during the unrarring of a large 4 gig file which was dow…
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Buzzy Crackles in my Speaker and loss of USB HD.I have recently been hearing intermittent electrical interference in the build in speakers of my monitor which are not connected as the sound goes to…
... power supply might have bad caps.
Bad capacitors lead to an ... ripple when the capacitors go bad - put an oscilloscope on the ... with a PSU that has bad caps and you'll notice a ... -
grrr The Capacitor PlagueI'm getting fed up of The Capacitor Plague. If you don't know what this is, I'll tell you the result. Your computer stops working. Sometimes, it won'…
... nice and warm is a bad idea. Clustered around a CPU ... ? Within a batch there are caps that will last for decades ... damage and a couple of bad caps amongst maybe a dozen of ... -
The components of death!One problem thats slowly rearing its head these days,is our beloved machines like amiga are slowly suffering from battery or capicator leak,it is not…
... their boards?.[/QUOTE]
Bad capacitors are about the easiest ... cheaply - it won't be bad caps that forces everyone to move ... series resistance goes up, both bad things for the job they ... -
The components of death!One problem thats slowly rearing its head these days,is our beloved machines like amiga are slowly suffering from battery or capicator leak,it is not…
[QUOTE=Winston;468045]Bad capacitors are about the easiest ... cheaply - it won't be bad caps that forces everyone to move ... series resistance goes up, both bad things for the job they ... due with acid inside the caps,which rot if left idle ... -
Computer repair questionAn ewgf-style post: I'm usually able to find my way around things, search online for solutions and a few other things, but this time I'm unsure of w…
... bets are off. If caps are bad, you can have ... good mobo you could exchange caps (exchange [I]any[/I ... the power supply - check caps in there too, and ... needed.
Most bad caps I've seen were in ... as there's un-fixed bad caps problem - that only gets ... -
Computer repair questionAn ewgf-style post: I'm usually able to find my way around things, search online for solutions and a few other things, but this time I'm unsure of w…
... CPU? :-? ).
A possible bad caps problem on the mobo wasn ... -
Op-amp question for the more knowledgeable tech headI have a dual op-amp IC in a 9 pin SIL package. Pin 1 and 9 are Vcc as marked on the datasheet. The internal schematic as supplied on the datasheet…
... electrolytics, and two mylar (1n5) caps - the only original cap on ... zener diode, a handful of caps and resistors and that's ... pre-recorded tape. That screams "bad caps" to me, yet they are ... -
Happy birthday gorskiHope you have a great birthday! :-)
... eras of items in this bad phone picture :)
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48k ProblemsBought in a 48k at work just before christmas. Nice machine, boxed (box has seen better days) and i'm presuming it's an issue 1 machine (001-596759.…
Sounds like lower RAM and bad caps.
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48k ProblemsBought in a 48k at work just before christmas. Nice machine, boxed (box has seen better days) and i'm presuming it's an issue 1 machine (001-596759.…
[QUOTE=DEATH;812695]Sounds like lower RAM and bad caps.
Test voltages and report back..[/QUOTE]
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Help with TV repairHi spec-chums. I'm looking for some help with a repair I'm doing on a Polaroid P40LED13 TV. It's problems are there is no picture at all, no backligh…
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video quality issue on 48k machine after composite modHello! I just bought an 48k spectrum and did the composite mod. Unfortunately it did not end up as good as i hoped for. The screen after reset looks …
... typical of C44/C45 being bad (100uf caps used to smooth the ... Spectrum is particularly sensitive to bad caps, especially in the voltage converter ... not confident ordering the replacement caps yourself.
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Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... ) ! Some things we replace the caps on/for because they are ... power up an Opus with bad caps on it . It there are ... -
ZX Spectrum issue 4B acquiredI recently acquired a ZX Spectrum with serial number 138-363292 on the case, and a 1983 issue 4B board I got it for the purpose of repair. and have…
... again once i get the caps installed, i want to eliminate ... readings i might get from bad caps.
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Are there any differencies between Speccies in different countries?I am asking for differencies of ordinary Speccies, not clones. Can I travel to foreign country, buy Speccy from fleamarket and except it will run at …
... "wrong" PAL system give a bad quality picture?
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No picture from my Spectrum +2I just got my hands on a ZX Spectrum +2 but I'm having problems getting a picture through the RF port. I get a really faint signal (like watching TV…
... 'm having problems getting a picture through the RF port.
bad) picture from them.
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Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? Are you Happy with yours?Hello, Are you happy with your Spectrum +2 using RF? Does it give satisfactory picture. Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? If s…
... RF? Does it give satisfactory picture.
Is the Spectrum ... having bad RF output?
If someone could post a picture ... I have is a better picture, and I know it's ... a better picture.
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Issue two picture qualityDoes anyone know if issue two and earlier spectrums have worse picture quality (in general, beside colours) compared to issue 3 and later? I mean on…
... and earlier spectrums have worse picture quality (in general, beside colours ... and tr2 ransistors and electrolytic caps with new ones, i wonder ... -
Spectrum+ Noisey Picture ProblemHi fellow Spec-chums I need your help! I've recently brought a 48K+ Spectrum(issue 6A) that I'm trying to repair. I did all initial tests on it prio…
... something was wrong with the picture quality:-
[IMG][URL ... be coming from maybe another bad cap somewhere? -
Replacing Axial Caps with Radial CapsMany of the WOS members have complained of how difficult is it to get hold of Axial Capacitors when they want to replace the electrolytic capacitors …
... be to replace the caps with radial caps without having long ... frequencies around. ALL the caps except C65 must be ... proximity of the original caps in which the legs ... of the caps can be soldered into. ... to the left as in picture.
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grainy +128k toastrack picturei dont know if maybe its normal but the rf picture is really grainy if thats the right choice of word,and i read some were that replacing the caps wi…
i dont know if maybe its normal but the rf picture is really grainy if thats the right choice of word,and i read some were that replacing the caps will bring the picture back to as new is this true? -
Spectrum 48k picture quality distorts after 10 minsWould this be something to do with capacitors? the picture is fine then after 10 mins of play the quality goes bad sort of like the some of the colou…
Would this be something to do with capacitors? the picture is fine then after 10 mins of play the quality goes bad sort of like the some of the colours have been inverted. -
Bad (new) 100uF caps causing video disturbanceJust to let you know about one of my small experiences: I had a couple of 48K boards I was refurbishing: new electrolytic caps, composite video, te…
... I was refurbishing: new electrolytic caps, composite video, testing with several ... /> I always replace all electrolytic caps from those boards nowadays.
ZX Spectrum Issue 2 - 12V badHey there, I'm currently attempting to fix a ZX Spectrum issue 2 that I recieved. Overall the machine was generally working when I recieved it, bu…
... out the 12V line is bad (along with 1 74LS157 - causing ... . I've already swapped all caps, verified R58/R59, replaced D15 ... safe to assume TR6 is bad?
PSU I'm using ...Another Spectrum is brought back to life.Hi Spec-chums. I have been having bit of busy afternoon with repairs today. I've brought back to life a Panasonic Super-VHS recorder, and more intere…
... It wasn't too bad though once I got ... up but producing a poor picture, a garbled mess and ...
It doesn't look bad there, but when I received ... br />
Here's the bad solder on the modulator. God ... could do like replace the caps, although I really only ...48k one dead, one dodgyhello everyone. I have 2 48k spectrum +'s (the one with the QL case). Both boards have issue 3B on them near the speaker. The first will power up …
... on the screen. However the picture looks like its out of ... for a capacitor. Besides, the caps in both those machines are ... /> Other things that cause a bad picture are the transistors - either the ...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 …
... ULA.
If no picture, check for power on the ... , and have never had a bad 1889. change as a last ... the 25 year old electrolytic caps that are sitting on the ...
