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  • an easier way to do a composite modive noticed that there are all these complicated ways of doing a composite mod on a spectrum. also they involve removing wires, etc. i have found…

    ... complicated ways of doing a composite mod on a spectrum. also ... just get an old phono cable (or whatever connects to your composite ... the power wire. then i attach the ground wire to the rf shield ... it also means you can still use the rf out connector to a tv ...
    digital digital November 2018 Hardware
  • Sinclair Spectrum 48K with new membraneI am selling the 48K Spectrums I have on ebay in favour of Emulation. ;-) All have Composite mods and brand new membranes! Heres the first one...…

    ... ;-)

    All have Composite mods and brand new membranes ... this unit inside and out and the rubber keypad ... you go.

    The above mentioned mod can be easily put back to ... original RF Modulator output ...
    +2MAN +2MAN January 2008 Sales
  • A focus on old TVs for 48k spectrums The old 48k Spectrum is becoming harder to use "display wise" in its original state. This thread is about retaining originality and not going down …

    ... . Buttons cost money, so to reduce costs, set makers have ... the controls on the TV to the minimum they consider ... buttons if you can get to the menu. See if you can ... control.

    The composite mod where you just disconnect the resistor lead from ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK July 2016 Hardware
  • To claim or not to claim?Hmm.. Bit of a conundrum, lads.. Went out for dinner with my family. Parked on the street as the restaurant we went to doesn't have a parking lot. …

    Doyou have to claim? Cant you just report her to the police anyway? Even if othing comes of it, maybe the shock of a copper turning up will make her think twice?
    Antiriad2097 Antiriad2097 January 2015 Chit chat
  • photo of my composite modI took a photo of the composite mod I built into the modulator box of my spectrum+ for a thread on c.s.s just thought people here might like to see h…

    ... photo of the composite mod I built into the ... br /> just thought people here might like to see how ... the rf socket is now a properly matched composite out socket ... .png[/URL] (you'll have to excuse my hairy ... run out of space on my desk to actually put ...
    guesser guesser August 2007 Hardware
  • Best composite mod informationJust got my 16K (Issue 3) working. I'm in NTSC land so I need to run a composite signal through my PAL<->NTSC converter. I know there are a ton o…

    Just got my 16K (Issue 3) ... land so I need to run a composite signal through my PALNTSC ... sites out there telling you how to mod the video, but I want to make ... that is reputable and easy to follow.

    Any suggestions ...
    cbmeeks cbmeeks October 2015 Hardware
  • video quality issue on 48k machine after composite modHello! I just bought an 48k spectrum and did the composite mod. Unfortunately it did not end up as good as i hoped for. The screen after reset looks …

    Hello! I just bought an 48k spectrum and did the composite mod. Unfortunately it ... whether i put in the transistor or the capacitor to the mod. the ... idea where i should look to get rid of this ugly ...
    holovicc holovicc November 2015 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48K / composite mod / LCD TV: voltages out of the ULAHello Spectrum World I have juste bought again my first computer on ebay... a Speccy 48k issue 2 with a 5C112E-2 ULA. Just had to replace TR4 and …

    ... Just had to replace TR4 and it worked. Did the composite ... of the composite video signal which goes to the RF modulator ( ... .

    Thank you for your help, regards
    mod
    [img]https://i.postimg.cc/d0Ttbc6B/composite-out-transistor ...
    paf paf November 2018 Hardware
  • My first composite mod.Thought it was about time I gave the composite mod a go. I used a youtube video, the bloke in the video took 10 mins, I took about 2 hours :) but it…

    ... about time I gave the composite mod a go. I used a ... worked :)
    Might have to do a few more of ... was my soldering iron seemed to take forever before the ... before so I'm probably just crap.
    What's ... best type of soldering iron to use for stuff like ...
    Hairy Hairy January 2014 Hardware
  • no color zx spectrum 48k (rubber) composite modI have a problem, I just got my 48k speccy and I am waiting for my keyboard mebrane to arrive, meanwhile I did the composite mod and on startup befor…

    I have a problem, I just got my 48k speccy and ... my keyboard mebrane to arrive, meanwhile I did the composite mod and on ... when i move around the composite plug, i get color on ...
    duro00611 duro00611 January 2014 Hardware
  • Screen artifacts/shimmer after composite modHi folks,<br><br>I've done a little work to what I hope is going to be my work-horse rubber key speccy - It's a Samsung made issue 3b.<br><br>I notic…

    ... done a little work to what I hope is ... doing the composite mod that the letters on screen seem to have ... in real life, but you can see the extra ' ... made little difference. Prior to the mod, I installed one of ... Anybody have any idea how to cure the shimmer? Or is ...
    Will Woodvine Will Woodvine May 2015 Hardware
  • ZX81 Composite Mod<p>I've done a simple composite mod to my Issue 3&nbsp;ZX81 following a basic schematic I found on one of the ZX81 forums. Mod consists of a BC547, 1…

    I've done a simple composite mod to my Issue 3 ZX81 following ... , ground and a video output wire. I've disconnected the modulator ... attached the output from the mod to the modulator pin. All appeared ... or is this mod not suitable for composite output to LCD TV's ...
    retrogamemart retrogamemart June 2015 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... and noticed that there are composite and component video signals available ... one choose to mod the computer for composite video instead of just using already ... provided signals. Is there an advantage to doing the mod ...
    lunarul lunarul August 2015 Hardware
  • Games with a timer where you just need to surviveGames in which you don't have to do anything to progress except wait for some sort of timer to reach zero. As opposed to most games with a timer, whe…

    ... 4D[/url][/b] - IIRC, you just have to survive the attacks. When I ... elevation, so I tended to just avoid the diving enemies rather ... to collect any of the grass or plums do you? I think you just ... have to survive until the ...
    Morkin Morkin May 2016 Games
  • Statement from datacorder.....Ok...Ok.... I really like it here, the fun witty banter...talking of the greatest machine ever made!! So, I know I have been a pr!ck..had my chances…

    ... on here, this is getting to be a bit of circus ... important to me on here...Its my name....[/QUOTE]

    Cant you just ... hes got some important stuff to take care of so i ... bother waiting for mod's. Its just a name, just put a space in ...
    psj3809 psj3809 October 2009 Chit chat
  • Statement from datacorder.....Ok...Ok.... I really like it here, the fun witty banter...talking of the greatest machine ever made!! So, I know I have been a pr!ck..had my chances…

    [QUOTE=psj3809;389931]Cant you just create Rubber_Keys or something for ... hes got some important stuff to take care of so i ... bother waiting for mod's. Its just a name, just put a space in ...
    DATACORDER DATACORDER October 2009 Chit chat
  • 48K+ losing horizontal syncHello! I've got this 48K plus in perfect cosmetic condition and it works well except for when it gets a tad bit warmer the image rolls around. That w…

    ... the composite mod. There's no reason for using the RF any ... more these days.

    Edit: to be ... does no harm, just bypass it completely. You want to remove the two ... signal wire (nearer the back edge of the board) with your composite wire.
    Spirantho Spirantho October 2012 Hardware
  • 48K+ losing horizontal syncHello! I've got this 48K plus in perfect cosmetic condition and it works well except for when it gets a tad bit warmer the image rolls around. That w…

    ... with the composite mod. There's no reason for using the RF any ... does no harm, just bypass it completely. You want to remove the two ... of the board) with your composite wire.[/QUOTE]

    That's ...
    pkersey pkersey October 2012 Hardware
  • Games which are just about impossible to *not* completeWe've had a thread about games which can't be completed (revived by me to add Xavior to the hall of shame), so how about games which you're almost ce…

    ... Xavior to the hall of shame), so how about games which you ... 're almost certain to complete even if you play them ... Jumbly (even if you're crap at it, just keep pressing R ... for Repeat and you're bound to eventually ...
    robert@fm robert@fm September 2004 Games
  • Speccy plus composite modHi folks, I have 2 48K speccy plus machines both with really poor RF output, one is very weak and the other wanders and white tears across the scree…

    ... machines both with really poor RF output, one is very weak ... , Is it safe to assume that doing the composite mod would cure this ... as looking at it , it still appears to ... I would need a proffessional to do the mods anyhow. Anyone ...
    Heatsink128 Heatsink128 December 2007 Hardware
  • FS: 48k+ with RF/Composite ModI've been thinking about this for a while but ive got a 48k and a 128k but ive also acquired in a bundle a 48k+, I don't really need that, in fact, o…

    ... I modded it for composite video (works just fine, cleaned it up ... ) so anyway, anybody here want to make me an offer on ... theres no interest ill just hang on to it and maybe use ...
    Macc Macc July 2010 Sales
  • Question about QL composite modI am servicing my two QL machines (capacitor replacement, pcb and plastics cleaning, microdrives head cleaning, 7805 replacement etc). I already fin…

    ... composite mod on this QL because the QL has the exact same RF ... modulator with the speccy so i figured that its bound to ... work on this one too.
    I did the whole RF ...
    gtsamour gtsamour March 2011 Hardware
  • +2 grey composite modWithout digging out the schematics, is it possible to do the composite mod like the 48k on these?

    Without digging out the schematics, is it possible to do the composite mod like the 48k on these?
    Macc Macc March 2011 Hardware
  • Composite mod headachesI did the composite mod on my two 48k machines a long time ago, used them with my Composite to VGA adapter, and no problems. Then my adapter break, s…

    I did the composite mod on my two 48k machines ... ago, used them with my Composite to VGA adapter, and no problems ... adapter break, so I have to use my tv. However, when ... I hook the machines up to the Composite input on my tv ...
    Johan1973 Johan1973 November 2012 Hardware
  • Grey +2 Composite mod questionI did a composite mod, taking the composite from the RGB connector and connecting it to a phono out on a seperate pcb I knocked up. Picture is good i…

    ... a composite mod, taking the composite from the RGB connector and connecting it to ... a phono out ... capacitor do I need to remove to decouple the sound carrier? ... Can't seem to find any info when I ...
    Glenn Glenn December 2012 Hardware
  • Worst gig you've ever been toContinuing with the music themed threads, what is the worst gig you have ever been to? I have a top 3: Daisy Chainsaw!! Yes them of 'Love your mone…

    ... is the worst gig you have ever been to?

    I ... drunk, pathetic parody of what you were 10 years ago. Having ... , selfish morons constantly bashing into you,knocking your wife flying and ... , thinking that moshing is just an excuse to fight and kick people ...
    stupidget stupidget March 2013 Chit chat
  • Composite mod - which one?On all my 16K/48K and Plus Spectrums I use to carry out the "Womble" Composite mod: [URL="http://womblesretrorepairshack.blogspot.de/2008/11/zx-spect…

    ... Plus Spectrums I use to carry out the "Womble" Composite mod:
    [URL ... ="http://womblesretrorepairshack.blogspot.de/2008/11/zx-spectrum-composite ... -video-mod.html"]http://womblesretrorepairshack.blogspot ...
    schombi schombi April 2013 Hardware
  • Composite mod display problemI'm fairly ham-fisted with a soldering iron but I thought I'd have a crack at the composite mod on two of my 48K rubber keys, as I'd already opened o…

    ... have a crack at the composite mod on two of my 48K ... 'd already opened one up to change the membrane and I ... set to try it on, but I do have 2 other composite ... .

    Any suggestions/pointers to what I might do next ...
    Morkin Morkin July 2013 Hardware
  • Currah uSpeech and Composite modOne more silly question from my side. Most of my Spectrums have a Composite mod. Is it possible to use a Currah uSpeech with such a modified Spectrum…

    ... my Spectrums have a Composite mod. Is it possible to use a Currah ... such a modified Spectrum (and to hear the speech, of course ... understood the Currah mixes the RF signal with its speech and ... both to the TV, which will no longer work with a Composite mod ...
    schombi schombi May 2014 Hardware
  • ZX81 Composite mod on the cheap?Hi i'm looking for a good and cheap way to do a composite mod on a broken ZX81 that I have. I know there is a ZXvid on sellmyretro, but the price is …

    Hi i'm looking for a good and cheap way to do a composite mod on a broken ZX81 that I have. I know there is a ZXvid on sellmyretro, but the price is a bit to high to me.
    So I look for a cheaper way to do the job ;-)
    Reinier Reinier August 2014 Hardware
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