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Some technical queries regarding +2A, please help!Hi All! Been tryin to explain Jet Set Willy to the missus, and wanting to relive a bit of my youth, so I bought a Speccy +2A. When I got it, it wa…
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Bit of cosmetic surgerySince my +2's ula gave up loading tapes I decided to get rid of the redundant cassette deck and give the speccy a make over, using some silver wheel …
... a set of +2b key caps
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Whites are yellow - 48k Issue 2I have a 48k issue 2 that appears to be working fine. I've replaced all but 2 of the electrolytic caps (mostly because the 2 were not in stock at my…
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ZX Spectrum issue 2 has only blue tintsRecently I've bought a 16k speccy and ran into some issues with it. Faulty keyboard, broken caps, no stable frequency, faulty lower RAM chip, it bein…
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Spectrum CapacitorsLooking for some opinions here, if I may? In the 80's and 90's I used to repair Spectrums and other machines for a living so I'm reasonably famili…
... for the old wax paper caps, mind you!), a short time ... -
Bizarre ZX Spectrum faults (also possibly relevant to Spectranet compatibility problems).I'm attempting to repair an issue 4A 48K ZX Spectrum and am encountering some very strange problems. For my own records I've given this computer the …
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Silent Service - practical questions...first - is there a "Save/Load" option in game? I know... thanks to emulator, you can do with game whatever you want... but was there "built-in" Sav…
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New Spectrum+ membane problemsHi all! I have installed a [b]brand new[/b] mebrane in one [b]Spectrum+[/b] of mine and I have the following keys not working [b] INV VIDEO T…
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12V ripple with lower ram installedI repaired a speccy this week. Before doing anything I replaced all caps and measured the transistors in the power section. When doing this I found t…
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Help with a faulty +2AHi everyone. A friend of mine has his beloved Spectrum +2A malfunctioning. Unfortunately we are half-country apart and I haven't been able to tak…
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48K Issue 6a wobbly and flickering TV outputHi folks, Found an untested issue 6A Spec whilst tidying up and it had a warranty sticker on it from a past repair which seemed to be a socketed L…
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128k toastrack board changesI was working on my spectrums this weekend and opened up my toast rack to look at the possibility of changing out the Electrolytic caps. I was awar…
... of changing out the Electrolytic caps.
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Speccy 128k Toastrack capacitorsDoes anyone have a list of all the electrolytic capacitor values in a speccy 128k toastrack they could post...I've looked around and see plenty for …
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Xmas present from Hood:))Dear MB-02+ users, on my site[url="http://hood.speccy.cz"] http://hood.speccy.cz[/url] I have made quite significant update in download section. B…
... . No need to press constantly CAPS+1/2. This is a ... -
Which capacitors are electrolytic?Hi! I'm refurbishing my 48k issue 6a, and as recommended by many (and not recommended by some) I'm going to replace the electrolytic capacitors. Mind…
... -Layout.gif) and followed the caps list (http://www.1000bit.it ... #issue6a). However there are some caps listed as "ceramic" in the ... have a list of which caps should be replaced and which ... -
Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…
... VIDEO keys which are all Caps Shift plus a non-working ... -
ZX Spectrum border and sound problemAfter recap stange problem with ZX Spectrum (issue 3b) with sound and border. See video at: [url="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwhYHKW6xjI-aVdMcE…
... was replaced again with old caps and same thing. Upper 32KB ... -
ZX Spectrum border and sound problemAfter recap stange problem with ZX Spectrum (issue 3b) with sound and border. See video at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwhYHKW6xjI-aVdMcEY4ajVk…
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Can anyone help me identifying a chip?I have a Tiger LCD hand-held game which is malfunctioning and I am trying to put it back in working order, but it seem more difficult than I first th…
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High score table routineI wrote this general purpose high score table routine. It stores 5 scores and displays them alongside the player names, which are 8 characters long. …
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FLAG2 EQU 23658 ; forces Caps Lock when set to 8 ... ,8
LD (FLAG2),A ; Caps Lock
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In-game Screen FlickeringHi folks, today while playing 'Beyond the Ice Palace' I noticed strange behavior of my Issue 6a Spectrum+. When I pressed '2' (for UP) + 'O' (for …
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A Neat Redefine Keys RoutinePreviously, I’ve only shared this routine with a couple of people via PM, but I’ve now decided to make it public. I optimized it for size, so it uses…
... not, check if it is CAPS SHIFT
ld de,s_shf ... /> cs_key cp 39 ;is it CAPS SHIFT?
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Custom Menus on the ZX Spectrum +3Today, my Friends, i have the pleasure of presenting a program i have written which gives a set of custom menus on the +3. The main features of my p…
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+3 PSU fault, can it be repaired?First, i'm no electrical genius/engineer but can solder/de-solder when needed! Powered on my +3 today and the monitor was just flickering/breaking…
... funny or see any bulging caps and both glass fuses were ... -
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…
... signs of blowing leaking or caps so I changed them, fitted ... present before and after new caps installed and within 0.3v ... -
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…
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Dead +3 - Helps!!!!!Okay, just got a +3. It worked fine, apart from two things:- 1) clicking disc not reading discs 2) audio issue I bought a replacement belt. I ca…
... think I have damaged any caps or resistors. It seems like ...
