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Bastard!!!!!!!!!!last night i blew my new puter up :( stuck an old rom cd in and the fucker exploded inside my new puter :( now it wont boot up, it wont even find th…
... reverse.
Did a capacitor in the CD Rom explode ... -
Bastard!!!!!!!!!!last night i blew my new puter up :( stuck an old rom cd in and the fucker exploded inside my new puter :( now it wont boot up, it wont even find th…
... reverse.
Did a capacitor in the CD Rom explode ... -
Bastard!!!!!!!!!!last night i blew my new puter up :( stuck an old rom cd in and the fucker exploded inside my new puter :( now it wont boot up, it wont even find th…
I think Scotty is referring to the Flux Capacitor. -
Snow on screen of 48K Speccyok you wizards I fixed up my 4116 ram issue as Winston and McLeod advised me before by replacing with 4164's.... all I could find here in Singapore (…
... of +12v, maybe because those ceramic ICs draw a lot of ... -
Tuning issue 48KHi. I have just bought a 48K rubber key version and am having trouble tuning it in. I have tried two newish CRT televisions but get the same picture.…
... modulator input and ground, a capacitor as mentioned in the proper ... -
Tuning issue 48KHi. I have just bought a 48K rubber key version and am having trouble tuning it in. I have tried two newish CRT televisions but get the same picture.…
... modulator input and ground, a capacitor as mentioned in the proper ... ' connector: Insert a 10 pF capacitor in the RF signal directly ... -
Tuning issue 48KHi. I have just bought a 48K rubber key version and am having trouble tuning it in. I have tried two newish CRT televisions but get the same picture.…
... ' connector: Insert a 10 pF capacitor in the RF signal directly ... -
Tuning issue 48KHi. I have just bought a 48K rubber key version and am having trouble tuning it in. I have tried two newish CRT televisions but get the same picture.…
Did you apply the "proper" mod using an electrolyte capacitor or just a straight connection from modulator input? -
Help identifying hardware peripheralA few months ago someone gave me all their Speccy stuff. The Spectrum itself was broken, but I got with it quite a few useful peripherals. Among thes…
... than straight ones), and a capacitor or two. The board is ... -
Spectrum +3 suspected memory faultHi, I've been using my +3 for the first time in a while and found that some games have problems with the display becoming corrupted and sometimes cr…
... was to put a 120pF capacitor from A15 to ground on ... -
Composite video and reset buttonOK, I've got some Kempston clone interface here, and I've added a phono socket and a small momentary switch to it (ages ago but forgot about it) . :)…
... 48+ is just across a capacitor (could be wrong here) , I ... -
Trying to repair a 128K (heatsink)I've bought another ZX Spectrum 128K (heatsink model), but unfortunately the last owner did not tell me it did not work.... Because this Speccy also…
... oscillator starting.
The trim-capacitor is used to reduce the ... . And try adding a decoupling capacitor (20-100 nF) between pins ... -
Trying to repair a 128K (heatsink)I've bought another ZX Spectrum 128K (heatsink model), but unfortunately the last owner did not tell me it did not work.... Because this Speccy also…
... are just a big watery capacitor after all, of a value ... work when you added a capacitor to ground (i.e. your ... -
Trying to repair a 128K (heatsink)I've bought another ZX Spectrum 128K (heatsink model), but unfortunately the last owner did not tell me it did not work.... Because this Speccy also…
... work when you added a capacitor to ground (i.e. your ... -
Spectrum +3 suspected memory faultHi, I've been using my +3 for the first time in a while and found that some games have problems with the display becoming corrupted and sometimes cr…
... . I've tried those three capacitor values, on both pins, but ... -
Charity shops, what did you buy today ?Nothing, but the other day I bought a load of Punk singles for 50p each, one is worth about ?100........ So what did you buy, and for how much ?
... I got her a tiny ceramic rabbit with cute teeth, and ... -
issue 2 sound /loading problemshi guys ive just done component video conversion on this issue 2 board that went well..but when i had case off i did notice that there was a glass di…
... a diode? In some Spectrums, ceramic capacitors were used that look ... -
zx spectrum loading problemshi sorry to bother you guys again. while i was removing 1 of the resistors that was discolured i have noticed 1 of the capacitors looks discoloured..…
Yes, you can use a 100nF ceramic disc (0.1uF)
They are non-polarized, meaning it can go either way around. -
Trying to repair a 128K (heatsink)I've bought another ZX Spectrum 128K (heatsink model), but unfortunately the last owner did not tell me it did not work.... Because this Speccy also…
... have that trim-capacitor, but a fixed 22pF capacitor.
I ... . Replace the trim-capacitor by a fixed 22pF capacitor
Or ... -
Trying to repair a 128K (heatsink)I've bought another ZX Spectrum 128K (heatsink model), but unfortunately the last owner did not tell me it did not work.... Because this Speccy also…
... . Replace the trim-capacitor by a fixed 22pF capacitor
Or ... -
flickering noisy screenI have just replaced the ram and ULA. The spectrum boots up OK but the screen is very noisy/wobbly/flickering really annoying :) I am wondering how …
OK got it it was a busted electrolytic capacitor must have crushed it while doing other stuff. -
IF1 and 48k Capacitor QuestionsHi, I am not very knowedgeable about electronics but I am willing to give stuff a go.. I have a microdrive that is not performing and for various r…
... in cases where an electrolytic capacitor is suspected to have lost ... -
Loading program over the MIC jackI put the plug into the wrong jack and loaded a program over the MIC jack. Is it possible that the ZX 48K is damaged because after a while the pic c…
... recorder there is one big capacitor on the output stage and ... this capacitor need to be charged to ... -
Takes a licking but keeps on ticking.So pcs are notoriously a pain in the arse and suposedly very sensitive pieces of kit, but what abuse have you seen a pc take and still keep running. …
... wiring a 2000 micro farad capacitor across the 5 volt line ... -
Takes a licking but keeps on ticking.So pcs are notoriously a pain in the arse and suposedly very sensitive pieces of kit, but what abuse have you seen a pc take and still keep running. …
... is the paper mains filter capacitor burning up in a cloud ... -
Spectrum 48K with a thyristor PSU possible?Is it posssible to use a Spectrum 48K with a thyristor switched PSU? I have a PSU with a thyristor, 4 diodes, one electrolyt capacitor, some resistor…
... thyristor, 4 diodes, one electrolyt capacitor, some resistors and a transistor ... -
Crappy video in +2B/+3Maybe it's not a failure in my ZX Spectrum, but I need some advice... I've got some spectrums (a ZX Spectrum +, two spanish ZX Spectrum +2B and a mo…
... of 12V
- Add a capacitor of at least 22uF in ... -
Crappy video in +2B/+3Maybe it's not a failure in my ZX Spectrum, but I need some advice... I've got some spectrums (a ZX Spectrum +, two spanish ZX Spectrum +2B and a mo…
... of 12V
- Add a capacitor of at least 22uF in ... lowering to +5v, but the capacitor will wait another week (shops ... -
Crappy video in +2B/+3Maybe it's not a failure in my ZX Spectrum, but I need some advice... I've got some spectrums (a ZX Spectrum +, two spanish ZX Spectrum +2B and a mo…
... removing anything.
The capacitor will remove the DC component ... USB capture device has a capacitor at its input so it ... , if you cannot use a capacitor right now, use the +5V ...