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  • 48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…

    ... Specchums wants a nice Spectrum 128K with the best possible ... Secara's instructions) and add composite out, either by eliminating the ... the same as the spectrum 128k roms - you get sinclair ... between this and a toastrack 128k+.

    You shouldn ...
    thingley thingley June 2008 Games
  • +3 Audio hates me with a passionHihi Since nobody seemed to have a spare +3B board, I've been trying to replace the audio entirely, aiming for a speaker inside the machine Since p…

    ... a schematic of the Sinclair 128k and am drawing up the ... and Amstrad +2.
    22nF capacitor between pins 17,3,19 ...
    FrankT FrankT June 2008 Hardware
  • Plugging a 48K rubberkey into a VGA/DVI monitor: doable?I'm sure this has been answered before but searching for "monitor" and "vga" gave me a squillion results, none of which appeared relevant. Simple ye…

    ... output of a +2 or 128k Spectrum. After that you get ... />
    The right way is Composite Video out - LCD VGA/Video ...
    piters piters September 2008 Hardware
  • Sinclair PC 200 - RF questionIs there any compatibility regarding the RF output of the sinclair pc 200? This week i got my 2nd unit and in both of them, when connected through R…

    ... - for an additional output of composite TV signal:

    ... of R922 R924, place a capacitor in series(some µF, for ... exmaple a 22µF electrolytic capacitor) to avoid signal limitting - ... this resistor is your new composite signal output. Place an additional ...
    ingo ingo September 2008 Hardware
  • Found 128k +2 in the garbageHey there, I had a 48k Plus when I was a kid (still have, actually), and used to play in a friends 128k +2, so I know the basic of these computers. …

    ... ;311490]
    I found a 128K +2 in the garbage last ... you can replace the electrolytic capacitor inside the power supply by ...
    ingo ingo October 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What computing platforms do you have in the house?Just took delivery of my first Mac so now in our house we have: Study: HP Compaq desktop running XP Living room: Dell laptop running Vista (spit)…

    ... ZX Spectrum 128K
    1 ZX Spectrum +2A (modded with composite out ...
    zxbruno zxbruno November 2008 Chit chat
  • +2 grey PSU capacitor changeHi I opened up a +2 grey power supply (2.1A max output) unit in order to replace the aged electrolytic capacitor inside, just like I always do with …

    ... 48k and the 128k heatsink (black) have a 4700uF capacitor inside and ...
    gtsamour gtsamour November 2008 Hardware
  • Speccy 48K to VGA Monitor?I want to get my original Speccy 48K running again (the only one still working in my collection) but the old portable TV I was using for a monitor di…

    ... modern tv, but do the composite video mod first (bypass the ... 's how I use my 128K here in the U.S ...
    zxbruno zxbruno November 2008 Hardware
  • PAL-I to PAL-B on a grey +2Hello. A friend brought over a grey +2 from the UK. The tv sets over here are PAL B/G and i can't tune the sound because of the frequency of the sou…

    ... one 15pF (or 22pF) ceramic capacitor between mc1376 pin7 and GND ... = Pin1 you can place the capacitor between pin 7 and pin ... usefull if one uses the composite signal of the +2 from ...
    ingo ingo December 2008 Hardware
  • 4116 DRAM for 48KSomeone told me I got faulty RAM in my broken 48K. They should be 150ns, right? What would be a good place to buy them from?

    ... /> Try to place a 180pF capacitor from RAS line of the ... /> I did this at one 128k heatsink speccy and it worked ...
    ingo ingo January 2009 Hardware
  • Is there any way to connect a zx spectrum to a modern PC ?Hello Is there any easy( I don?tknow anything about computing)way to connect a Spectrum to a modern PC? The same question now but regarding connect…

    ... this. To conver your pal composite output (48K, 16K) to VGA ... the RGB output of a 128K+ +2 to VGA.

    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk January 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Recommend Monitor for Speccy +2Just bought a speccy +2 to play on in my studio on downtime, can anyone recommend a good RGB monitor for it?? as the TV signal is a bit migrane indu…

    ... 1280x1024. It has VGA in, composite, S-Video, UHF and SCART ... 16k-48k+), RGB input (spectrums 128k+ to +3) and output to ...
    thomas3120 thomas3120 February 2009 Hardware
  • Component count/modern replacementsThere is a thread/project for replacing the old memory with simms There is also the ULA replacement. There's DEATH's composite replacement. What els…

    ... />
    16k
    48k
    128k
    +2A
    +2B
    128K)

    Not things like ... % compatibility.

    Things like composite or RGB output wouldn't ...
    dekh dekh February 2009 Hardware
  • Awful image on 128K +2B / CV mod not workingHello, My two +2 B output a terrible image through RF. Lots of shadows and moir&#233; patterns. One is slightly better than the other, but really ba…

    ... just to tell me the capacitor number. I have done the ... is time to fix the composite video output on the +2 ...
    memrah memrah March 2009 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 (Grey) Composite Out IssueHi, i have just acquired a grey Spectrum +2. I always use composite video to display output from my collection of machines. When i hook up my trusty…

    ... picture:

    Look for Capacitor C24 - it is a 33pF ... smooth and sharp picture on composite output. The aim is to ...
    ingo ingo March 2009 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 (Grey) Composite Out IssueHi, i have just acquired a grey Spectrum +2. I always use composite video to display output from my collection of machines. When i hook up my trusty…

    ... need it if you use composite or RGB. Follow the links ... issue when using the RGB Composite lead I have made up ... problem with 48k games, but 128k games are barely audible. Do ...
    +2MAN +2MAN April 2009 Hardware
  • Real 60Hz NTSC 48K ZX SpectrumNot a 3rd party mod. The joystick mod was added by the user, but the board and the computer is exactly what was sold in Chile, South America. We migh…

    ... with NTSC TV by using composite input (not RF)? Will it ... card in your PC with composite input, as the TV cards ... more complex (e.g. Spectrum 128k RGB port -> CGA -> ...
    Fred Fred April 2009 Hardware
  • Real 60Hz NTSC 48K ZX SpectrumNot a 3rd party mod. The joystick mod was added by the user, but the board and the computer is exactly what was sold in Chile, South America. We migh…

    ... card in your PC with composite input, as the TV cards ... more complex (e.g. Spectrum 128k RGB port -> CGA -> ... , +2/+2A and +3) with composite out to NTSC TV,
    superfo superfo April 2009 Hardware
  • Real 60Hz NTSC 48K ZX SpectrumNot a 3rd party mod. The joystick mod was added by the user, but the board and the computer is exactly what was sold in Chile, South America. We migh…

    ... because I accidentally fed PAL composite to my friend's NTSC ... PAL tvs with an NTSC composite signal, they work fine. Usually ... in a PAL Speccy with composite video into a NTSC and ... 60Hz) and added a eletrolitic capacitor 100uF x 16V(the positive ...
    Fred Fred April 2009 Hardware
  • Using a Spectrum in JapanHi all, at the moment I have a 48k Spectrum on its way (with a LOT of other stuff) to Japan where I intend to use it. So I have some fairly straight…

    ... works great, I managed the composite output modification no problem. I ... want to get myself a 128K Spectrum, so I need to ... presume that the all 128K models have the composite output, is this ...
    MagicKnight MagicKnight May 2009 Hardware
  • Using a Spectrum in JapanHi all, at the moment I have a 48k Spectrum on its way (with a LOT of other stuff) to Japan where I intend to use it. So I have some fairly straight…

    ... that the all 128K models have the composite output, is ... />
    [CODE]Composite video pin in the 128K's RGB socket ... Pin 1
    Original 128K Spanish version Pin 3 ... m using is the composite pin from the RGB ... br />
    The composite video pin isn't available ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2009 Hardware
  • What we gotI moved house and I have setup my Spectrum gear, I was looking at all that I have and was thinking what else do others have in there collection? Ok …

    ... />
    48K+ with composite video mod.
    128K+ toastrack with RGB cable ...
    Heatsink128 Heatsink128 May 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Currah speech on 128k toastrackWill these two work happily together? If not will it work on my composite video modded 48+(comp out of RF socket) as it seems to need to be plugged…

    It will work on the 128k but forces you into 48k ... correctly.

    As the 128k already has sound on the ... approach will work on the composite video 48k.
    Fred Fred June 2009 Hardware
  • Help - no tv receptionHi I've just bought a 128k Spectrum +2 from ebay & am having trouble getting any output on a tv. The specy seems to work - the power light comes on …

    ... /> I've just bought a 128k Spectrum +2 from ebay & ... the complete lack of a composite video signal if this is ...
    trellis trellis June 2009 Hardware
  • Which speccy do you use & why ?I`m lucky enough to have the choice of using a 48K original, a 48K+ and a 128+2B Sometimes I prefer the 128 because of it`s nice keyboard, crisp pic…

    Well I mostly use my 48K+ with the composite mod the zetr0 kindly did for me but otherwise I use my 128K+ with the RGB as despite its faults it's my original machine(as is the 48K+). I did have a 128k+2a but is was such a pain I sold it on fleabay.
    Heatsink128 Heatsink128 July 2009 Hardware
  • ZXPROJECT update: a replacement for TEA2000Just go to [url]http://www.zxprojects.com[/url]

    ... time I find a dead capacitor introducing noise to the line ... be needed if using the composite signal through the DIN connector ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix August 2009 Hardware
  • TV output from original +2I've modified my 48K Spectrum to output composite, and I have it working here in Japan on my old monitor (X68000). Hopefully my parents will bring ov…

    ... my 48K Spectrum to output composite, and I have it ... 128K, +2A,+3) includes a sound carrier. You don't have composite ... signal en the modulator.

    The spectrum +128K ... and +2 have composite signal in the RGB ...
    Jose_Leandro Jose_Leandro September 2009 Hardware
  • TV output from original +2I've modified my 48K Spectrum to output composite, and I have it working here in Japan on my old monitor (X68000). Hopefully my parents will bring ov…

    ... br /> Yes. Although the composite signal carries the FM modulated ... to eliminate it: locate capacitor C24 in your Spectrum PCB ... (a very small 33pf capacitor) and remove it. This ... if, for instance, the composite input of your monitor ... resistor, and a capacitor.
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix September 2009 Hardware
  • TV output from original +2I've modified my 48K Spectrum to output composite, and I have it working here in Japan on my old monitor (X68000). Hopefully my parents will bring ov…

    ... =mcleod_ideafix;382576]Yes. Although the composite signal carries the FM modulated ... way to eliminate it: locate capacitor C24 in your Spectrum PCB ... (a very small 33pf capacitor) and remove it. This is ... ago I'd done the composite mod on (building the buffer ...
    guesser guesser September 2009 Hardware
  • RBG monitor for Spectrum?I'm using a very old TTL RGB monitor with my Spectrum, with a RGB adapter that I made many years for my Sinclair QL. It works perfectly with my QL, b…

    ... it to output composite video?[/quote]

    Composite video is not ... ? Or your monitor can accept composite sync?

    If you ... />
    - If you have a 128K "toastrack" (or a +2 grey ... 'll have to live with composite video, as there's not ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix September 2009 Hardware
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