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  • Sinclair Speccy +2A Tape Loading IssuesHi all I've just got a spectrum off eBay and it wont load tapes Here's a video: [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOvIMj3gKlg[/url] I have ju…

    ... belt
    2 open the cassette lid and shine a lamp ... to see this with the deck removed but you should be ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton July 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Audio in on Spectrum +2a - not working properly?I know this has been documented before but I seem to be having some issues. I have done the mod documented on here where the jack is desoldered, th…

    ... as I ordered a car cassette adapter for it. At first ... the adapter in the tape deck for my 48k and it ... it did work) or the cassette adapter is duff.
    britain4 britain4 July 2014 Hardware
  • Were +2A tape decks badly made?I remember as a kid in the early 90s(must of been as I started Secondary School in 1994 and this was before that) maybe even 88 or 89 I used to play …

    ... Spec-chum;794168]The cassette mechanism in the +2's ... Knog. Tanashin made cheap cassette mechs and still do for ... boomboxes, and car radio cassette etc. A bit like BSR ... like they have the same cassette mech, but they don ... had a dodgy tape deck as I remember my ...
    ryouga ryouga September 2014 Hardware
  • 48k noise problem..Hi guys, I need some hardware advice with my old 48k. The machine is VERY noisy - I've fixed the video noise by performing the 'composite' mod, but …

    ... mic connections plugged in your cassette recorder and Speccy whilst saving ... 's actually dependant on the cassette player. I used to always ... started using a different tape deck!
    Spirantho Spirantho January 2015 Hardware
  • 48k noise problem..Hi guys, I need some hardware advice with my old 48k. The machine is VERY noisy - I've fixed the video noise by performing the 'composite' mod, but …

    ... 's actually dependant on the cassette player. I used to always ... started using a different tape deck![/QUOTE]

    Yes I ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum January 2015 Hardware
  • Help!!! Loading problems.Hey guys. Just got my first spectrum sonce I was a kid. It's a 128k + toastrack. Was hoping to load tzx files from my phone. I've tried 3 different c…

    ... +3 to allow a tape deck to be connected.

    cassette walkmans, so will need some ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum August 2015 Hardware
  • Help!!! Loading problems.Hey guys. Just got my first spectrum sonce I was a kid. It's a 128k + toastrack. Was hoping to load tzx files from my phone. I've tried 3 different c…

    ... +3 to allow a tape deck to be connected.

    cassette walkmans, so will need some ...
    sir_bacharach sir_bacharach August 2015 Hardware
  • +2 QuestionI own a +2 i've had since 1987, recently the tape deck has become temperamental and could be ready to fail, game are refusing to load. Is there any …

    Use a cassette adaptor, the "dummy" cassette with a lead, normally sold ... MP3 cassette adapters. These do not care if the tape deck motor ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK October 2015 Chit chat
  • Success at recording WAVs to tape and them loading!Hi I thought i'd share my recent great experience of making reliably loadable cassette copies of games from TAP / TZX -> WAV -> audio cassette. …

    ... even pressing Play on the deck.

    You will need ... /discussion/34633/loading-games-with-cassette-adapter-no-play-required"]this ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu October 2015 Hardware
  • Squeaky tapesSqueaky tapes... Throw away ? Or fixable ? Out of my collection I have three or four squeaky non-loading annoyance inducing cassettes... I can't …

    ... you've got a tape deck with a good motor ( ... got more than one tape deck it's worth trying ... usual "half decent" tape deck doesn't like a tape ... splicing the tape into another cassette shell. If you're ... of cassette tape wrapped around the play head in my tape deck ...
    richl richl January 2016 Hardware
  • Squeaky tapesSqueaky tapes... Throw away ? Or fixable ? Out of my collection I have three or four squeaky non-loading annoyance inducing cassettes... I can't …

    ... last year!)

    - Cassette internal squeaks
    - Tape/Pinch ... the pinch roller on the deck not able to 'grip' ... saturated microfibre cloth to the cassette touching the tape and ... digital masters' in the old cassette box. Glass by Quicksilva, ...
    kenwonders kenwonders January 2016 Hardware
  • Recommend Cassette PlayerI've not needed to buy one for about 30 years so can anyone recommend a new cassette recorder and source please? Do they even make them anymore?

    Re above pic :- Sansui tape deck

    The quality (of ... the Sansui tape deck innards shown above) here is ... does not work and a cassette got jammed in . I got ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio January 2016 Hardware
  • Squeaky tapesSqueaky tapes... Throw away ? Or fixable ? Out of my collection I have three or four squeaky non-loading annoyance inducing cassettes... I can't …

    If giving the cassette a good whack against a ... , it's most likely the cassette shell is warped. I'm ... of tape sensor in the deck and stops. Only solution as ... 't roll properly - or the cassette player even stops completely. The ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum February 2016 Hardware
  • Recommend Cassette PlayerI've not needed to buy one for about 30 years so can anyone recommend a new cassette recorder and source please? Do they even make them anymore?

    ... able to "make do" with cassette decks without amps as the ... on the back of the deck would do the same job ... point I realized my old deck might be a useful Spectrum ... 50-90 Diameter Tape ,VCR ,Cassette" for a cost of £11 ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio February 2016 Hardware
  • Tape grade - does it matter?Never really gave this much thinking, but now that I am planning getting some real tapes, just to experience again the look and feel of real old hard…

    ... make an improvement for music cassette's on good quality ... quality ferric/normal bias music cassette is perfectly ideal for ... to be used in a deck with which the EQ ... or metal tape with a deck that doesn't have ... not compatible for use on deck that don't have ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum February 2016 Hardware
  • +2A to PC/AndroidIt's been so long now I forget, but do the +3 cassette leads work for the +2A with regard to hooking the Speccy up to a PC or an Android device? If …

    ... a standalone tape deck and recording the audio to cassette would work ...
    SimonLCFC SimonLCFC February 2016 Hardware
  • +2A to PC/AndroidIt's been so long now I forget, but do the +3 cassette leads work for the +2A with regard to hooking the Speccy up to a PC or an Android device? If …

    Cheers for the advice guys. Will pick up the Cassette Adaptor on monday - have got a seperate tape deck + cables already but the adaptor method seems more suitable. Will post how I get on after i've got it and played around with it a bit.
    SimonLCFC SimonLCFC February 2016 Hardware
  • The Compact Disc - Your First or early Memories and Experiences.I've been getting very passionate about my vinyl collection recently, but that has also got my thinking about CDs and casting my mind back to when I…

    ... to an open reel tape deck I'd got from somewhere ... a *lot* better than a cassette tape. I wish I still ...
    Winston Winston March 2016 Chit chat
  • Recommend Cassette PlayerI've not needed to buy one for about 30 years so can anyone recommend a new cassette recorder and source please? Do they even make them anymore?

    ... of this is how few cassette tape players have DIN sockets ... have to use a tuner deck or use a fudge from ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio April 2016 Hardware
  • Ultimate games with short machine code files loaded lastThis is a bit geeky, you've been warned! I remember early Ultimate games loaded from tape had the ascending beeping noise, a "Please wait" message, …

    ... cheap Alba tape to tape deck, and whilst if I borrowed ... many generations with a compact cassette tape to start having the ...
    RobeeeJay RobeeeJay May 2016 Games
  • Spectrum +2 Grey internal cassette connectorIs it possible to buy the internal white cassette connector (the bit with pins on the motherboard and the bit that dangles from the leads) from Mapli…

    ... -tape-deck-blue-wire#latest

    Maybe a +2 grey cassette ...
    MatGubbins MatGubbins July 2016 Hardware
  • Rituals to get your tape to loadI found this comment on the internet regarding the 'human sacrifice' video from cern : I get where they are coming from [quote]Back in the days o…

    ... side
    If failed bang cassette on the table with a ... use cleaning tape in tape deck,
    If failed give tape ... deck a good walloping and try ... game or try another tape deck (if available).
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk August 2016 Chit chat
  • Rituals to get your tape to loadI found this comment on the internet regarding the 'human sacrifice' video from cern : I get where they are coming from [quote]Back in the days o…

    ... side
    If failed bang cassette on the table with a ... use cleaning tape in tape deck,
    If failed give tape ... deck a good walloping and try ... game or try another tape deck (if available).
    [/quote]
    GreenCard GreenCard August 2016 Chit chat
  • Spectrum 48k won't start any software but passes all RAM testsI have a rubber key 48k which will not start any software - it appears to work perfectly right up until the end of the tape and the program would sta…

    ... method is a tape deck and car cassette adapter and the second ...
    britain4 britain4 October 2016 Hardware
  • Making your own tapesTowards the end of last year [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/53607/recommend-modern-1994-2017-games]I dropped in here to ask a…

    ... without a tape in the deck[/quote]

    Don't ... not a fault on the cassette units fitted to the black ... . With a tape in the deck, both spools turn whilst rewinding ... no tape is in the deck, only the rewind spool turns ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum February 2017 Games
  • Making your own tapesTowards the end of last year [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/53607/recommend-modern-1994-2017-games]I dropped in here to ask a…

    ... the Cube's mono tape deck (which I've been using ... the Marantz hi-fi tape deck, not the Cube or a ... routed the sound through a cassette adapter. This, I thought, should ... the Marantz hi-fi tape deck (with Dolby off).
    There ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone March 2017 Games
  • +2 grey - datacorder on/off switch?Hi everyone. Building a simple on/off switch to power up/down the tape deck will eliminate the noise in sound output? Is this a safe approach or …

    ... the noise from the deck is, that the deck's amplifier is ... inside the hole of the cassette and the magnetic shield inside ... the cassette is far away from the ...
    ingo ingo April 2017 Hardware
  • +2 grey - datacorder on/off switch?Hi everyone. Building a simple on/off switch to power up/down the tape deck will eliminate the noise in sound output? Is this a safe approach or …

    ... the noise from the deck is, that the deck's amplifier is ... inside the hole of the cassette and the magnetic shield inside ... the cassette is far away from the ...
    Renegade Renegade April 2017 Hardware
  • The health of the high streetToday i walked past Wh Smiths in Redcar while out shopping and it got me thinking, i know weve lost some long standing big name retailers before but …

    ... easy to use as a cassette recorder? Because some of the ... , korg kaos pad, amp, tape deck, cd recorder etc.

    deck has extra buttons and knobs ...
    mel the bell mel the bell June 2017 Chit chat
  • Recent hardware acquisitionsWell, not actually that recent but I've not had time to look at them until a few days ago... Two Speccy +'s. Both are semi alive. Both have semi d…

    ... power is getting to the deck and motor. There is also ... /spring switch also on the cassette mech which operates the motor ... . It's worked when the cassette function keys are pressed down ... source of parts for 464 cassette mechs is Commodore C2N decks ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum July 2017 Chit chat
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