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eBay 128K Spectrum RGB cables overheat the Spectrum!?Hi everybody, For a long time I've wondered why Spectrum 128K Toastracks were overheating when using my Retro Computer Shack RGB SCART cable. Today …
... I found out why.
Turns out that they ... . If you want a quick fix, just desolder pin ... you composite, and if your TV allows you to select RGB/Composite, you can still switch to ... RGB. If you want RGB again, though, you'll need to wire it up to ... -
using the raspberry pi for the zx spectrumI just saw where they are now using a Pi to emulate a floppy disk drive for the Amiga. So it got me wondering if this could be done for the ZX Spectr…
... - you could certainly wire it up to a joystick port, where it just has to put ... different pins high or low to indicate the ... current position of the (virtual) joystick. (You might ... -
using the raspberry pi for the zx spectrumI just saw where they are now using a Pi to emulate a floppy disk drive for the Amiga. So it got me wondering if this could be done for the ZX Spectr…
... going here. Just going back to the radiation of RF with PLC ( ... signal, which would obviously filter out the 50Hz mains. I am ... was trying to explain that from the beginning, but you put it better ... s not that simple to turn any wire into a transmitting antenna ... -
+2A/+3 composite modHi, Anyone has experience doing a composite output mod for +2A/+3? (yes.. I also have a working RGB) A while ago I did one based on the instruction…
... ;742334]What s-video mod did you do? Was it based ... signal and output as composite.
To make separate luminance and ... resistor - and connected it to LUM OUT. This worked but the ... looked right.
To put luminance on the video connector ... -
Settings on oscilloscope to see composite video signalHello, Learning a bit more about my new Owon digital 2 chan. oscilloscope. Would like to know what settings I should use to view a composite signal…
... , will check that link out.
Yeah, I' ... Speccy all are analog (composite and RGB Scart).
... video instructor compared it to a video camera (capturing ... time) compared to a DMM where it shows you just a ' ... on a device? Could you put an example of testing ... -
128K RGB Display problem.I have just got my hand on a toast rack, but when powered and connected to the telly the picture jumps horizontally at random intervals. Could it be…
... if you can manually select external AV mode, RGB mode (NOT composite ... wire connected to pin 16. If there is no wire, connect a red wire to ... the black wire to the negative end, and the red wire to the positive ... its in my comfort zone. Just rigged up a test cable ... -
Settings on oscilloscope to see composite video signalHello, Learning a bit more about my new Owon digital 2 chan. oscilloscope. Would like to know what settings I should use to view a composite signal…
... QUOTE=pkersey;743536]Hi Thomas! Just checked a bunch of videos ... try to work all out. Again, not true for all monitors. Composite video ... />
Appreciate you checking out the vids :) Unfortunately I haven ... /> I did a small mod to my +3's RGB port ... -
Mouse in the house!A few weeks ago when working late in the basement. I heard a scurrying above my head and was sure we had a mouse/mice living in the house. I woke up…
... next to the train station used to be able to ... skirting board.. due to the idiot who owned ... things like wire wool you could put into any gaps you suspect. ... you don't know where they end up (i.e. stink out ... but just be careful as they need to bite stuff to keep ... -
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…
... on the mod, if you have some very small wire snips you can cut ... the video wire inside the modulator close to ... "just" long enough to solder to the socket (you may have to snip that resistor out ... -
Born again Speccy user with problemsHello all, Firstly I'd like to say a big hello - this is my first post! When I was 8 or 9 or so my dad bought a ZX Spectrum 48K and a whole bunch o…
... modern technology (my digital dictaphone) just doesn't cut the mustard ... to all of you who helped and gave me stuff to look out for ... with!
Now to do the composite mod while waiting for Zorn ... -
SAMPLE-TRACKER vast INSTRUCTION with screensHi, I wrote it mainly for CrashNicker and other 1-bit / Beeper users, but I suppose it could be also useful for every lo-fi musician (YM/AY chip, Co…
... just figured that out too. If the existing AY-engines are more MOD ... most are, if you want to mix samples to make complex sounds.)
put that theory to the test... Hmmmmm... ... that be modified to redirect to the Beeper just by using the ... -
How can I physically order files (under windows), please?I need to order some files on a USB stick, so that each file is physically located after the one that precedes it by filename and file extenstion. Wh…
... too (just put file splitter and joiner into Google and you'll find ... plenty of example tools to download)... ... computers and couldn't put the files to anything other than ... haven't thanked you for pointing out that brutal Doom mod a while ... -
Totally random idea for the hardware nuts to exploreWhen it comes to multi-player games, how hard would it be to generate a second display from a single Speccy, instead of trying to link up machines, s…
[QUOTE]If you were to hack up a 16k or 48k board (just leaving ... the video circuits, ULA and the "lower" DRAM) and put ... it and a complete 48k Spectrum in to a suitable case, you ... able to fit the whole mod in a standard case.
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Video on single transistor composite video modification for 48K SpectrumsI made a video on the single transistor composite video mod, using an Issue two Spectrum although it applies to all issues. Much better than the sing…
... about the picture quality you get from that mod with only the ... to keep both video signals, RF and composite video? Would it be okay to ... to the modulator and just add a rca socket to the left (like you ... did in the s-video mod)?
Fixing/modding my new +3Hi, In december I won an auction for a working +3 with a dead floppy drive, + a Multiface 3, some disks and tapes, for a very low price (I think nob…
... project would be to take a +3 mobo and put it in ... up the tape deck, Dremel out the panel for the floppy ... motherboard you don't need to build the floppy controller - just the cable ... what you meant I'm sure); one small mod to the motherboard to make ...+2a no sound from rfHi, finally got my +2 working, the sound was working through the TV, then it started to crackle, which got worse and then the sound went. Sound is w…
... to see what I mean!
If you swap out ... you can disconnect the audio output by desoldering the white wire ... Thanks for this. I think you just nailed it. The odd ... was something I was just starting to half think of. ... re the +2 mod, I did this to my +2 ...Video on single transistor composite video modification for 48K SpectrumsI made a video on the single transistor composite video mod, using an Issue two Spectrum although it applies to all issues. Much better than the sing…
... the picture quality you get from that mod with only the ... to keep both video signals, RF and composite video? Would it be okay to ... to the modulator and just add a rca socket to the left (like you ... peak to peak, as opposed to 2 volts peak to peak coming out of ...How much would you pay for this FPGA clone?...given that a mint 128 goes for around ?125. [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659782/chloe280seboxed.jpg[/img] Features: [list] [*]100%…
... that... To have that independent of the composite output will ... ]... Yep... !)...
Out of curiousity, doesn't version ... Considering all the work you have put into creating the SEBasic ... the keyboard...
Just my two cents...
< ...Harlequin clone...PCB manufactured!Using Chris Smith's detailed schematics and project notes from the Harlequin... a Speccy fan in the United States by the name of Don (Superfo) has de…
... a SMD device was chosen? Just curious.
5. ... I get no picture from composite, which I guess is the ... mod does not interact with the generation of the composite signal. If you ... br />
BTW: I recommend to glue the loudspeaker using superglue ...Real Spectrum RamSoft colour issueHi, Using W7 Home thingy. I can set the prefs so Real Spectrum to full screen, but in full screen mode the colours are all wrong. Is it a Windows …
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Yes, you just need to change Blitting FX settings from ... /> If you want to do permanent changes you need to edit realspec. ... "VideoMode" put 352 288 resolution or another that you like and ... save ini file.
I cant find a way to ...Real Spectrum RamSoft colour issueHi, Using W7 Home thingy. I can set the prefs so Real Spectrum to full screen, but in full screen mode the colours are all wrong. Is it a Windows …
... QUOTE=Pegaz;778198]Yes, you just need to change Blitting FX settings from ... /> If you want to do permanent changes you need to edit realspec ... "VideoMode" put 352 288 resolution or another that you like and ... save ini file.
I cant find a way to ...New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
... video mod.
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@rga24: Did you ... in one go straight to a composite video output by the ... signal on the composite out pin is chrominance only (and you get the ... probe or an improperly insulated wire and the chip becomes a ...Retrogammer coveranyone seen the cover of this month retrogammer? I'm pretty sure they've done it already? (or are all retrogammers starting to look the same to me?)
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I just asked you nicely to ... don't want to get a mod involved. I want to spare them ... /> [quote]I find it easier to put you on ignore mr owen, as ... . I certainly don't set out to upset people which really does ...cf to ide adpatorI recently got a divIDE and i just bought a cf to ide adaptor. I know i have to do something to the adaptor but i cant find what is needed. Any ide…
... you have to do anything special to the adapter or divide it will just ... be to add a wire to ... get power to it off ... some boards do which is to put 5v on that pin and ...New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
... fed via a length (5 to 10m) of cheap telephone cable ... cheap 21 way/wire SCART cables are in fact just a 20 ... . So you will not see much difference between a cheap composite video ... long cable, then you would be able to see the differences.
48k TV IssuesHi all Quick question, how can i improve my 48k picture? (without composite mods...) currently it looks like this: [IMG]http://s26.postimg.org/oox…
It does look weird alright. If you've recapped the board then I'd just composite mod it to see if the problem goes away. If it does, it's probably a modulator issue.
B48k TV IssuesHi all Quick question, how can i improve my 48k picture? (without composite mods...) currently it looks like this: [IMG]http://s26.postimg.org/oox…
... another RF cable.
To hook up a temporary composite cable, all you ... low wattage iron just will not work) or to a nearby 0V ... /> Solder the inner conductor to the wire that carries the video (goes ... but be careful not to mix up this wire with the +5V ...Thirty years todayYes, 10/10/84 I got my first rubber keyed friend. :) I can still vaguely remember the bus ride back, clutching the box along with the 'addon' pack …
... speccy has just had (last week) the usual composite mod but using a ... holes just enough to get the long cap lead through to the board. Mod ... was removed / gutted and put back.
out too.Any Carte Noire drinkers here?Due to the long shelf life of instant coffee and bulk buy offers at the supermarket i tend to stock up on a years worth at a time. I've been drinkin…
... the original all black but you have to ask your local supermarket ... years).
To be honest i cant be bothered hassling Tesco ... for me so i'm just going to jump ship if i ... suitable replacement.
I put some Douwe Egbert's Gold ...RE: Skoolkit, Help neededHi all, Can anyone kindly tell me how to with an exact python prompt, convert a file from C:\games\exolon.sna to a skool file then into an asm file.…
... to put together that screen..!
[QUOTE=alienbanana;799154]I still cant ... get it to work, have copied exolon ... />
You don't have to use Python to run the commands. Just open ...
