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I can't get my +2B to work over RGB to SCART.Hi so I have a black +2B and no matter what I do I get a black screen using the RGB-SCART scart cable (specific for the model ) and I'm using a SCART…
... electrical connectors (including audio and video connectors). The current that will ... , if you connect a audio/video cable to another device, this ... . It is due to a capacitor (to reduce RF interference) that ... -
50 Hz / 60 Hz switch in Timex Computer 2068I'm not sure if this is common knowledge, I've certainly never read about it online, though it may be documented in Portuguese or Polish. There is a…
... of XTALs replacement also to match required frequency and video mode. Extracts ... -
New video about S-video on Spectrum 128 / +2I just made a video about an S-video modification on a Spectrum +2. Most of the technical details are in the video; if you have any questions about i…
... the TEA2000 using the coupling capacitor C31. The TEA2000 receives a ... /> In the modified +2 S-video circuit, the RF modulator is ... -
Most accurate display on emulatorWhich Windows emulator has the most accurate display. I am making a game and one of the tiles is not showing correctly on an real spectrum +2 machin…
... picture compared to the composite video circuitry in a ZX ...
Of all the different video connection methods, for analogue, the ... much better than composite video, is S-video. Not that I ... it outputs s-video signals, there is a marked improvement in the ... -
Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…
... and one with a modern replacement module in err, place of ... )...[/quote]
Is that "modern replacement" one of those Tynemouth Software ... ; thing is, with the composite video output that it has, I ... -
Reviving a Microdrive (and its notoriously fragile media)eBay has been getting a [i]lot[/i] of business out of me lately, which brings me to this... Context: some years ago I bought a job lot of Spectrum…
... track. In Techmoan's HiPac video, comparing with the Playtape, the ... of the shots, and the replacement was a fair bit thicker ... -
48k packed up after cap changeHi all, I'm relatively new to the Sinclair world, my 8-bit repairs in past was lurking in the dark sides of Acorn, Amstrad and Commodore! I've got…
... screen RAM and creates the video signal). The Z80 CPU is ... you have got each electrolytic capacitor in the correct way round ... screen print error for one capacitor (can't remember which one ... -
Modern Spectrum Games Advent CalendarSo... it is done. The main reason for my return from the shadows earlier this year was because I knew the greatest Christmas present I ever had was c…
... the last minute as a replacement.
For the record ... ] - I know there's a video on YouTube which I've ... bunch at the time the video was made.
[b]Maritrini ... -
Nasty vertical pattern on a 128K Toast Rack via RGBI managed to fix the busted membrane on my [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/55755/got-myself-a-128k-toast-rack-plus-a-simple-a…
... lines and treating it as video information.[/quote]
Hmm. I ... all gung-ho replacing every capacitor I see. -
Got Myself a 128K “Toast Rack”! (Plus a simple audio fix guide.)I got myself a 128K Spectrum off of eBay the other day. It’s in pretty good nick, but the membrane went the way of the dodo sometime during shipping …
Received a replacement keyboard membrane. The TRUE VIDEO and DELETE keys were not ... and promised to send a replacement.
Still, quality control ... -
Broken Issue 2 - likely culpritsI've just got hold of an issue 2 spectrum with an interesting layout (heatsink is vertical and goes down to the speaker, some variable resistors and …
... were secondary issues and the replacement ULA now makes it work ... is providing a clock and video output however it seems the ... properly.
Unfortunately the replacement I used isn't a ... -
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 …
... /> I found a good video here on hole replacement:-
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"Made by the ton" softwareGag time The obvious one is "Make a chip" Published by Sinclair Research and written by Incognito Software . For some reason this was produced…
... a small independent computer/TV/video shop) came with Horizons, the ... 've managed to buy a replacement copy from eBay though, so ... -
Better keyboard = better sales ?Just a random thought. I want to start this by saying although I did not have a + model new, I was never really a fan of this keyboard as it was n…
... keyboard it was a big improvement over my ZX81! The cost ... did buy a DK'Tronics replacement keyboard so may be there ... -
Better keyboard = better sales ?Just a random thought. I want to start this by saying although I did not have a + model new, I was never really a fan of this keyboard as it was n…
... or perhaps something like Inv Video and have it 'miss' the ... />
I had overlooked the replacement keyboard market actually in my ... -
New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
[b][u]S-video mod to ZX Spectrum[/u][/ ... cut needed.
Desolder capacitor C65 (22uF). Keep this safe ... signal then goes to the capacitor that was formally C65 (22uF ... ). The other side of this capacitor has a junction with two ... -
New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
... signal then goes to the capacitor that was formally C65 (22uF ... function or polarity of the capacitor. We are simply just moving ... PCB to a new 'S-video' board. It then feeds the ... -
New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
... troubles with this S-video mod unfortunately. I decided ... to have the s-video cable hardwired to the ... has fried into the video circuitry of the Spectrum ... been damaged apparently but S-video has gone.
... scratch and replace the capacitor with a new one ... -
Which to buy? +2/+2a/+3?Sorry - I did a quick bit of lunchtime googling, it sounds like the grey +2 is the best machine, as it has the board without the reduced chipset. I …
... output, no composite video output, lack of replacement part for the brain ... -
New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
... because it is a substantial improvement over RF and even ... be better but S-video is not too far ... 'll soon realise that s-video is "already there" but ... is changed into composite video and in turn into RF ... /> I quite like S-video output and on some 'vintage ... -
I've bought a HIFI tape deck in 2018 - For the Love of Compact Cassettes.You may think it odd, but I've just brought a HIFI cassette recorder in 2018. I had a crappy one I picked up at a charity shop (goodwill), which sque…
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That' same video I watched talking about the ... tape (or not offering any improvement)....so basically if you want ... -
New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
... because it is a substantial improvement over RF and even ... be better but S-video is not too far ... 'll soon realise that s-video is "already there" but ... is changed into composite video and in turn into RF ... /> I quite like S-video output and on some 'vintage ... -
New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
... being important for an S-video connection.
For areas ... difference when using an S-video connection.
Although it ... only changes are to remove capacitor C65 and to cut or ... input connections to the modulator (video I/P and the +5V ... -
New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
... being important for an S-video connection.
For areas ... difference when using an S-video connection.
Although it ... only changes are to remove capacitor C65 and to cut or ... somehow incompatible or my s-video to bnc-cable (self made ... -
New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
... looking to get a s-video output on my Speccy plus ... c65 on here) to S-video female socket
[img ... does work and the s-video being quite clean the color ... worse when using an ULA replacement like the NebULA (red becomes ... -
New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
... am running two 48K s-video modded spectrums (board issues 3B ... recap the machine, use modern replacement modules for upper and lower ... -
Replacing voltage regulators - need to sanity check a few things pleaseHi Everyone I'm in the process (with a lot of help from some friends at Greenford Computer Club), of giving my three Speccys some much needed prev…
... doing that (straight wire connection, capacitor etc). would be greatly appreciated ... moment the +2's had video out on the edge connector ... 48K and I did the capacitor version. I did not follow ... -
Replacing voltage regulators - need to sanity check a few things pleaseHi Everyone I'm in the process (with a lot of help from some friends at Greenford Computer Club), of giving my three Speccys some much needed prev…
... you want to perform the video mod "the more complex way ... above I'll do the capacitor composite mod once I'm ... -
Replacing voltage regulators - need to sanity check a few things pleaseHi Everyone I'm in the process (with a lot of help from some friends at Greenford Computer Club), of giving my three Speccys some much needed prev…
... that (straight wire connection, capacitor etc). would be greatly appreciated ... 2 (grey) already have composite video outputs on the monitor/RGB ... independent of the composite video and RF/UHF TV ... are derived from the RGB video signals...).
For ... -
Replacing voltage regulators - need to sanity check a few things pleaseHi Everyone I'm in the process (with a lot of help from some friends at Greenford Computer Club), of giving my three Speccys some much needed prev…
... you want to perform the video mod "the more complex way ... above I'll do the capacitor composite mod once I'm ... we will definitely do the capacitor mod.
Regards power ...
