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Egg sandwich and ?100!Funny thing happened to me today and I promise there is a link to hardware. Last week me and the girlfriend went away for a few days. When we got ba…
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Dodgey R62 / D16 on Issue 2?Hello all, I am still beavering away trying to work out why my Issue 2 fails and after a much closer visual inspection I noticed what looks like som…
ZX Spectrum +2 (grey case) voltage converter circuit oddity.I'm working on repairing one of these and have encountered a possible problem and I'm not sure what I can best do about it, if anything needs to be d…
... re-assembled the circuit one component at a time, checking to ...Programmable joystick interface issueHello everybody. I have a programmable joystick interface but I am unsure whether it is working properly or not...:confused: I can assign keys to th…
Flickering RGB -> SCART output.Hello all, For my toast rack I have bought a [URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-128K-High-Quality-RGB-Scart-Lead-Video-Cable-TV-Le…
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Has anyone used Component or RGB to HDMI cables ... good?
Is the Component / RGB quality the same?New Floppy Interface for the +2a/b (black case)Hello everybody! For a long time I wondered about the posibility of adding a FDD to the +2a/b (black). I knew it was possible; All the logic is alre…
... +3 FFD controller circuit component by component which uses quite less chips ...Joystick PollDear WOS, I am currently building a home-made arcade stick for home use (and possibly mass production, if demand is high and if people like what the…
... layout), using parts from arcade component manufacturers (Suzo-Happ, Sanwa Denshi ...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…
... a solder bridges, placement or component capacity error, or other defect ...IDEA: ZX Spectrum dock.[LIST] [/LIST]The ZX Spectrum dock Inspired by my foray into RGB/SCART cables and my XPS 12 dock: [IMG]http://i.dell.com/sites/imagecontent/product…
... would provide SCART, RF and Component + Audio L & R.
component / SCART for the 16/48s ...Toastrack fault - anyone recognize it?Hi I took a chance on a toastrack on eBay lately although it had a fault. The problem can be seen on the linked picture below. The problem sta…
... spray to find the defective component but perhaps someone knows where ...Composite mod vs interfaceHey all, I was looking at the pinout for the edge connector of the zx and noticed that there are composite and component video signals available thro…
... that there are composite and component video signals available through it ...Issue 2 48k Yellow DisplayHi guys. As the title says, I have an issue 2 that's displaying the typical yellow/green colour screen at switch on. The picture is clear and stab…
... voltages present and correct.
Component video mod.
Recapped. Checked ...Issue 2 48k Yellow DisplayHi guys. As the title says, I have an issue 2 that's displaying the typical yellow/green colour screen at switch on. The picture is clear and stab…
... voltages present and correct.
Component video mod.
Recapped. Checked ...Spectrum +2 various problemsHey there, I just recently acquired a Spectrum +2 and it's got various problems with it. First off, I get a rolling picture through both RGB and comp…
... picture or is some other component at fault?A strange issue with a +2 SpectrumHello everyone! I am having a problem with one of my Spectrums, a +2 Grey Case. It has a strange picture on the composite video output, like doub…
... have and interesting RGB to Component converter schematics i can create ...Harlequin Rev G AssemblyAre there assembly instructions on the Rev G anywhere? I know there are some component load options wrt PAL vs NTSC on the schematic but I want to m…
... ? I know there are some component load options wrt PAL vs ...Just a grump about the lack of informative documentariesI watch a lot of these always hoping to learn a bit about how things work even when I'm already fairly up on the topic. What gets me is how anyone ca…
... various cottage industries making the component parts and talking about the ...Spectrum 128k +2 Grey and DivMMC reader problemHi guys, I am trying to figure out why the DivMMC reader do not work on a Spectrum 128k +2 grey I grabbed recently over the net. What is for sure…
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I do suspect a component regulating the I/O expansion ... to guide me through any component which could be the culprit ...Character wobbleHello, I have an Issue 2 board which shows vertical character wobble. This happens for a few minutes followed by a few minutes of character sta…
... received with one of the component leads shorting to
another ...no sound from speaker when trying to load games from tape and games are not loadingcould this be a blown component like a diode or something? it must be something simple. any help would be appreciated as im sure it wouldnt be that h…
could this be a blown component like a diode or something? it must be something simple. any help would be appreciated as im sure it wouldnt be that hard to fix.ZX Spectrum Issue 4S composite video fuzzy (horizontal blur)Dear people of WoS, Thank you very much for taking the time to read. I have an Issue 4S I recently acquired and planned to fix up as a gift for a…
... possibly had a crack at component swapping:
- TR1, TR2, TR4 ...Learning about MOD's and TrackersThanks to Messrs. Clowder, Colonel, Bedazzle and Prophet for bringing me into the 21st century on the previous thread about 'Awesome/Cool/Beautiful *…
... seems to be an essential component for any tracker as thats ...Re-created Multiface 128Just bought the bare board from the Bay and am wondering if anybody else on here has built one? Well made PCB, doc files online including a BOM an…
... like to use a polarised component when I don't have ...Harlequin G Video problem.Hi everyone! Last week I finished putting my Harlequin version G kit together. Nervously I tested it but it was only a partial succes. The keyboard…
... could be wrong or what component could be responsible that would ...RGB SCART Lead for +3 Spectrum. Picture issues. (Fades to Black, Rolling, Sync Issues)Hi there, I recently ordered a Sinclair Spectrum 128 +2 & +3 RGB Scart Cable (Ean13: 0705693506845) from coolnovelties.co.uk to use my Sinclair Spect…
... to darkness. If I select component mode on the PVM, I ...Music: If you like this, you will like that.So at work with our very high speed internet connections I have youtube on the go all day listening to Jean Michael Jarre, Gorgio Moroder, Todd Terje…
... music with a major electronic component.
However, owing to ...Quirky nerdy hardware quiz time[b]Quirky nerdy hardware quiz time[/b] [list=1][*]How many transistors are on the issue one ZX Spectrum PCB? [color=#FFFFFF].[/color] [*]Which d…
... the name of an electronic component. But can you name this ...Repairs and Reparing.Hi All, Just finished resurrecting an Issue 3A board. Had black lines, so replaced the lower 16K RAM chips, Amazed they just cost a couple of doll…
... the RAM, or just passive component failure that takes out old ...Hard Drive failureWas greeted by this message the other day. I have tried everything but it refuses to boot up, looks like i'll need to get a new HD. Had to drag out…
... a bit extreme for 1 component failure. Never swapped a hard ...
