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Buzzing Grey +2This is mentioned in another thread but I thought I had best start a new one regarding this. Basically Ive done TR4, put a 5.5k resistor to R38 and …
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divide problems.Just bought an divide that does not seem to work so I'm asking for any advice here. When I plugin I get the divide screen which then hangs. Press re…
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48k Missing D15Got a 48k here that is missing D15 (just below right molex connector), someone removed it in the past, only just noticed it was gone after replacing …
Got a 48k here that is missing D15 (just below right molex connector), someone removed it in the past, only just noticed it was gone after replacing a few caps. My question is, what behaviour would I expect to see on screen if it was missing? -
Interface 1bis updateSupport for connecting a standard PC keyboard to the interface?s PS/2 socket, in place of a mouse, has been added. The external keyboard?s output is …
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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? -
48K rgb output? Also, OTLA.A couple of weeks ago I scored 2 48K Spectrums on eBay for ?27 with 1 PSU, 1 TV cable and about 10 tapes....score or what!!!! One turned out to be a…
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First game with OPQA controlsHi, I've got quite an interesting question today, what is the first game that uses QAOP(M/SPACE) controls? I was searching a bit and found Gobbleman…
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DEATH is getting old.....I don't know, maybe it's just me getting old or something... There's a few things happening on here that I just don't understand. We have people th…
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Next step for fixing my speccy?Hi guys, I've picked up my faulty Spectrum aiming to fix it. So I followed the excellent JouledperCoulomb videos on Youtube for the basics and I am …
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Machine Code in 30 minutes - car gameWotcha folks, 30 years on and I'm still struggling with Machine Code. I'm going through the 30-minute tutorial on the Chuntey blog and it's all made…
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Spectrum Issue 2 - TR6 ReplacementI've just got my hands on an Issue 2 ZX Spectrum, that needed some repairs. The picture quality after doing a composite modification was pretty shodd…
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Positive or Negative Capacitor?Quick question, I'm just replacing all my caps on my 48k.. I've come to this one and I just want to make sure my assumption is correct. [IMG]http://…
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48k - Why Won't it Buzzzz?Hi WOS ;) I bought a load of Spectrum games off eBay and thrown in for good measure was a 48k 1984 Issue 6a circuit board that I was told was for sp…
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48K misplaced coloursHello to everybody! Slowly recapping a otherwise working Issue 6A 48K. All new caps aroud LM1889, 7805 and DC-DC converter, which improved ripple an…
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Microdrive repair - GREAT NEWS!Microdrive repair facts: We know (almost) pure alcohol and cotton swabs are needed a lot to clean the Microdrive head. We know cartridges degrade, so…
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Issue 4s - Not 'Jailbars' but lines alloverIt's not another 'Jailbars' question!, but I've got this Issue 4S that aside from the 'Jailbars' on the Paper area of the screen which I can live wit…
... /> I've replaced all the caps, composite modded it, swapped c5 ... -c8 with 1uf multilayer ceramic caps and also changed TR1/TR2 ... -
'Ocean Draw' instructionsHere are the instructions for the screen and sprite editor used in-house at Ocean Software, possibly typed up by Joffa Smifff (as the 2 of the sprite…
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Weird 1982 Copyright message after cap change.Hello All, As mentioned before I had a busted Issue 6 48K Spectrum+, one of the capacitors had leaked, and trashed the keyboard membrane ribbon. Us…
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Lo Profile keyboard issueWorks great except two keys, Caps lock produces 2 and full stop on the numeric gives an m. Anyone any ideas?
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48K No Sound?Repaired a 48K spectrum the other day that had the wrong PSU Plugged into it. Replaced 5v regulator, TR4, TR5 and all Electrolytic Caps. Spectrum th…
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Spectrum +2 QuickyI've got Spectrum +2 (grey case) and I've just been reading online a vague article about a problem where Amstrad put components on the mainboard the …
... advisable to swap out the caps on a +2. Don't ... wondered if freshening up the caps might resolve it.
Project: Stealth Fighter keysThere is a document called ProjectStealthFighter_keys.txt that list the keys used in this game, but it has some missing keys and other keys are wrong…
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Caps Shift - Pause
Joystick ...I broke my 48k Speccy!!!!Hey guys, I am looking for some advice, I hope you can point me in the right direction. So, I went about replacing all the capacitors on my issue 4…
... was poor hence changing the caps.
I inspected each ... I should remove all the caps I replaced and start over ...128K Toastrack - Missing coil?Hiya! I recently acquired a fleabay 128K, and before putting power through it, I thought i'd open it up to see if anything looked obviously wrong (e…
... anything looked obviously wrong (exploded caps, missing chips, etc). Here's ...Heatsink for ULAHi, My Speccy 48k issue 4s starts to get temperamental when it's been on for a while. Machine itself is fine but loading gradually becomes more unre…
... /> It's had all its caps replaced and has a new ...Strange keyboard port reads on 48+Hi all, I don't know whether it was already discussed (I also searched forum, but there are too much of results searching "48k keyboard" so I didn't…
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When I press CAPS+9 on 48k+ keyboard and ...Guess the video faultI've two dead flesh Spectrums, one a 16K issue 2 outputting white with a tinge of blue (not as extreme as photo shows) with two pink horizontal lines…
Removal of "reset on break" protection (old basic program)Hi, Long time lurker, here! This is hopefully quite simple but there's an old basic game in the I'd like to bring up to date / take a look at …
... /> However, if I try to caps shift+space = break into it ...Recovering a Sinclair ZX PrinterI have recently bought a Sinclair ZX printer, with the intent to bring it to working order. The motor runs, but I may have to replace some of the ca…
... to replace some of the caps.
As usual, it's ...
