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  • Problem Reading the KeyboardHi Folks, I'm working my way through Toni Baker's rather good book and thought I'd write some code to scan the keyboard and store the results so tha…

    ... my code which is at fault.

    The code is ...
    KrazyKattapilla KrazyKattapilla July 2014 Development
  • Play button on tape deck does nothingFirstly this post is in relation to a CPC464 not a Spectrum but I have heard it shares the same tape mechanism as the +2 - mods feel free to move or …

    ... like there is some electrical fault or something stopping play from ...
    britain4 britain4 July 2014 Hardware
  • +2A: issue 1 no sound but better picture than issue 4?Hello everyone. I have a slight problem here and I am trying to figure out what could be wrong. :-( I have two spectrum +2A with two board revision…

    ... a wild guess here) the fault on issue 1 board causing ...
    Renegade Renegade August 2014 Hardware
  • Seriously weird Issue 2 issue... (RAM-related)Hi guys; I have been trying to fix up my Issue 2 and have run across a bizarre issue that I haven't seen elsewhere in the forums. Hopefully one of …

    ... . MEMCHK returned 32767, upper RAM fault. UPRAM85 returned 93, so IC18 ...
    Trafferth Trafferth August 2014 Hardware
  • Ubuntu Gnome HelpI've been workng wih UBuntu Gnome increasingly in my work and on my home computers. So much so that when my company surplused a dual core laptop I wa…

    ... first thought was a ram fault. So I ran Ubuntu's ... it's the HD in fault either because if it was ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk August 2014 Chit chat
  • Short Circuit Damage?Hey Spectrum fans, Currently trying to diagnose what is wrong with my 48K Issue 4B ZX Spectrum. The initial problem was the fact it would not boot -…

    ... assume that there is a fault in the lower 16K of ...
    Tekno Venus Tekno Venus August 2014 Hardware
  • Interfaces & ROMsHi everyone, I'm currently looking into the various modern interfaces for the Spectrum to allow me to run all my games from an SD card. I have a few…

    ... Spectrum with a 16K RAM fault, I could boot from the ...
    Tekno Venus Tekno Venus August 2014 Hardware
  • Upper Memory LinksI've got an 1982 Issue Two Spectrum 48k with an upper RAM fault. I've narrowed down the faulty IC and I'm in the process of removing the 8 IC's, sock…

    ... 48k with an upper RAM fault. I've narrowed down the ...
    retrogamemart retrogamemart September 2014 Hardware
  • Possibly daft Harlequin composite question... :SHi; My Harlequin Rev. F works fine apart from one aspect: there's no composite out... :( I have checked continuity and the discrete components. I.…

    ... suppose U48 could be at fault, but I just wanted to ...
    Trafferth Trafferth September 2014 Hardware
  • Issue 6 repair with a twist...(Starting with a slight grump - the forum ate my first attempt at this so this'll probably end up being a bit terse :)) I got a Issue 6 48K machine …

    ... later, and the machine was fault free and fully functional.
    fault.

    One last oddity ...
    balford balford September 2014 Hardware
  • Which did you own - Atari ST or Amiga?[I meant to make this a poll, but I clicked the wrong button (my own fault, I'm supposed to be writing a report for work, and it's so boring, so I ma…

    ... the wrong button (my own fault, I'm supposed to be ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2014 Chit chat
  • Issue 2 Spectrum - Black screenHi I have an issue 2 spectrum which I'm having some issues with. I bought it on ebay so have no idea of the history or how it came to be broken. Whe…

    ... this is an upper RAM fault.
    As instructed I measured ... the upper RAM and the fault stayed with those two locations ...
    whoremoan whoremoan November 2014 Hardware
  • 48K Upper memory issues?Having more issues with the 48K spectrum I just fixed that had the black screen in this thread [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread…

    ... as this is a different fault

    Tried a couple ...
    whoremoan whoremoan November 2014 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 / +2A keyboard faultI've found this in old Popular Computing Weekly issue: [U] [URL="http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=0b661e61e1cc2d7c"][IMG]http://images68.fot…

    I've found this in old Popular Computing Weekly issue:
    [U]
    [URL="http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=0b661e61e1cc2d7c"][IMG]http://images68.fotosik.pl/392/0b661e61e1cc2d7cm.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

    [/U]It's the first time I've heard ...
    PopoCop PopoCop November 2014 Hardware
  • 128K Spectrum - can't figure out what's wrongLong time no post :) So I have this 128K Spectrum (+2 ROMs) that I cannot for the life of me figure out where the problem lies. Let's take a look a…

    ... />
    Clearly a circuit board fault? Been up and down the ...
    Phu Phu December 2014 Hardware
  • 48K keyboard problemI have a strange issue with an issue 2 48k spectrum. Hopefully you guys can point me in the right direction in finding the fault. For some reason t…

    ... right direction in finding the fault.

    For some reason ...
    gazj82 gazj82 December 2014 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2a memoryHi all, Happy New Year. A quick question, I have a Spectrum +2a that I am seeing a very intermittent fault, once every 20 - 30 power ups. I plug…

    ... seeing a very
    intermittent fault, once every 20 - 30 power ...
    bagpuss22 bagpuss22 January 2015 Hardware
  • 48K Not booting properlyBought another faulty spectrum from Ebay. This one, when you turn it on, it looks like it's going to boot OK, but when it gets to the point where it…

    ... I still have a memory fault somewhere? Anyone got any ideas ...
    whoremoan whoremoan January 2015 Hardware
  • The best Tetris game on the Speccy?The recent [B]Tetris Ultimate[/B] debacle on the PS4 and XBox One* made me wonder what was the best version of Tetris on the Spectrum. I'm not famil…

    ... it's not the consoles' fault, they could run a fully ... (probably), it's Ubisoft's fault, but XBox One/PS4 owners ...
    ewgf ewgf January 2015 Games
  • 48k issue 2 video issueHi folks. I am currently tring to fix an issue 2 board. I was getting the yellow greenish screen. (also there there is a lower ram fault with it i th…

    ... there is a lower ram fault with it i think) I ...
    Firefox11 Firefox11 January 2015 Hardware
  • 48k noise problem..Hi guys, I need some hardware advice with my old 48k. The machine is VERY noisy - I've fixed the video noise by performing the 'composite' mod, but …

    ... sure this is a common fault with these old machines, so ...
    GameBaddie GameBaddie January 2015 Hardware
  • Meaningless Management SpeakThe team had a meeting yesterday with our Operations Manager about what he expects from us in 2015 and i have never heard so much bull**** in all my …

    ... can 'add value to the fault' another was 'governence the issue ...
    zx1 zx1 January 2015 Chit chat
  • TR4/TR5 replacementHi guys, I've got another Spectrum I'm working on now - an Issue 4S this time. When I originally got it, I powered it up and did the basic tests a…

    ... work fine apart from a fault with the upper 32K of ...
    Tekno Venus Tekno Venus February 2015 Hardware
  • No display on a 128 toastrackHi All, I just bought a 128k off ebay with the usual, "it worked last time I used it", so I read into this "it does not work". True enough, it does n…

    ... ZTX650 or ZTX213 transistors at fault.
    But I do not ...
    jagman5994 jagman5994 February 2015 Hardware
  • Video ZX Spectrum+ 48k<span>Good day ... is a bit of time that I try to fix my zx spectrum ... I replaced the ram 4116, all electrolytic capacitors ... but the monitor loo…

    ... left, because it's my fault lcd.
    http://i61.tinypic ...
    Puglisia Puglisia May 2015 Hardware
  • Spectranet and DivIDE 2k14This is a bit of an odd one - a customer purchased a Spectranet from me, and found that after an hours usage on his Spectrum +2A, he could no longer …

    ... , so could not check the fault.

    It transpired that ...
    rwap rwap May 2015 Hardware
  • No RF signal from modulatorGot a bit of a strange fault. I've got an Issue 2 spectrum which the TV doesn't lock onto. The TV locks to other Speccy outputs.<div><br></div><div>I…

    ... a bit of a strange fault. I've got an Issue ...
    Will Woodvine Will Woodvine June 2015 Hardware
  • Meaningless Management SpeakAs i work for Vodafone it seems no one can speak English anymore, everything is wrapped up in Corporate shitbbable. I was discussing an issue with m…

    ... can add value to the fault'. I said we're a ...
    zx1 zx1 July 2015 Chit chat
  • Memory testersHi, Just wondering which software people are using to test the memory in their spectrum. I have been using Zorn's memory tester as described here:…

    ... /41027/diagnosing-a-strange-software-fault-in-a-48k#latest
    vext01 vext01 July 2015 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Interference noise on TV Hi my 48k arrived but after tuning in to an old crt tv all I get is electrical interference noise on the TV . Picture is perfect apart from the so…

    ... sound
    Is this a fault with the spectrum , if so ...
    Gforceuk Gforceuk July 2015 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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